The 10 Best NFL Offenses From the 2015 Season
4. Pittsburgh Steelers
Adjusted NEP/P: 0.142 (4th)
Adjusted Passing NEP/P: 0.194 (7th)
Adjusted Rushing NEP/P: 0.063 (4th)
Chalk it up the wealth of talent at the skill positions for the Steelers that they were able to endure a four-game suspension to Martavis Bryant, 10 missed games due to suspension and injury to Le'Veon Bell, and a knee injury that cost Big Ben Roethlisberger four games himself to finish the year as the fourth best offense in the league by our NEP metrics.
A lot of the credit for this goes to All-Pro wideout Antonio Brown and rejuvenated veteran tailback DeAngelo Williams.
While Brown wasn't the most efficient of receivers this season -- his Reception NEP per target of 0.76 ranked him just outside the top 25 in this category -- he did finish second in receiving yards with 1,834. Not bad considering that, at times this season, the Steelers were forced to start Michael Vick and Landry Jones in place of Roethlisberger.
In the absence of Bell for most of the year, not only did Williams amass 1,274 total yards and 11 touchdowns in just 10 starts this season, but the eight-year veteran also finished as the eighth most efficient tailback with at least 50 carries this season.
All in all, these performances allowed the Steelers to produce the fourth most points in the league with 423 and a playoff berth for the 2015 postseason.
