Steelers

Carter’s Classroom: Fourth and not enough

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Ben Roethlisberger throws downfield on 4th and 1. - MATT SUNDAY / DKPS

While the Steelers offense managed to score six touchdowns, that wasn't enough in their 45-42 loss to the Jaguars. We will be doing an in-depth study of all the things that went wrong on defense later in the week, but now we focus on two moments when the offense had fourth-and-short situations and failed to convert in Jaguars territory.

The first opportunity came in the first quarter when the Steelers were already down 14-0 and feeling the pressure mount. After the Jaguars called a timeout because they only had 10 players on the field, the Steelers took fullback Roosevelt Nix off the field and set up for a pitch play to Marcus Gilbert's side.

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