Progress apparent: The numbers didn't lie in Ireland.
The Steelers rushed a season-high 29 times for a season-high 131 yards in last Sunday's 24-21 win over Minnesota in Dublin. They also averaged a season-high 4.5 yards per carry and scored two rushing touchdowns, after having managed just one of those over the season's first three weeks.
According to the stat sheet and the eye test, the offensive line played its best game to date.
"Yes, we did," offensive line coach Pat Meyer confirmed.
But it wasn't just the offensive line, Meyer emphasized.
"Obviously, it's a collective group," he continued. "It's everything. It's the line, the backs, the tight ends, the wideouts.
"We were jelling more as an offense."
The Steelers' previous best output on the ground had been 72 yards on Sept. 14 against Seattle.
This time, they surpassed 100 yards on the ground and out-rushed an opponent for the first time in 2025.
"We're working it every week," Meyer said. "We're working to get better each and every week and that's what we expect. There's a lot more to it when you talk run game than just an offensive line. It's the quarterback getting us into the right checks and doing that stuff.
"We'll continue to work it. It's been good for us, especially this past week."
Another difference in Dublin was the amount of times backup offensive lineman Spencer Anderson was deployed as an additional tight end.
Anderson played 19 offensive snaps against the Vikings, often lining up next to tight end Darnell Washington.
Anderson had played nine offensive snaps in the first three games.
"We saw something with that team that we were like, 'We can go heavier and do that and build off of that,'" Meyer said. "We have a heavy tight end (Washington) as it is. He's bigger than most of the linemen.
"Spencer did a nice job. He did a nice job last year when he was in there as a starter for the four games he started. He's a big, twitchy, athletic, physical lineman, a kid that's got twitch to him. It was just a way to get him on the field.
"It's something we'll look into each and every week."
The Steelers thrived against the Vikings despite multiple low snaps delivered by center Zach Frazier to quarterback Aaron Rodgers in shotgun formation, an issue Meyer acknowledged but one he doesn't anticipate will linger.
"In a game, we talk to him," Meyer explained. "You don't want to say too much in a game because you don't want him thinking about it too much, either. Aaron will say something, like, 'Hey bro, just be you." We tell him, 'Hey, it's gotta be better.'
"That's something that's non-negotiable, it's like jumping offsides. The snap has to be there. In the 'gun' it's just gotta be consistent and it's gotta be 100 percent. Not 99 percent, it's gotta be 100 percent. It's gotta get done the right way.
"He'll fix it. He's a football guy, he loves it. He understands the consequences when something like that happens. I don't expect it to continue at all."
