Harris dropped a lateral from Wilson on Sunday against the Eagles. It was Harris's fault, but officially Wilson's fumble.
Harris dropped a lateral from Wilson on Sunday against the Eagles. It was Harris's fault, but officially Wilson's fumble.
This probably should have been expected. Harris is one of the league's least efficient runners and was bailed out of underwhelming box scores thanks partly to long runs in Weeks 14 and 15. Unfortunately, that long run was not to be had against the Eagles, who bottled up Harris and the Steelers' ground game all day and forced them to lean into a passing game that was short George Pickens (hamstring). Harris will hope to bounce back in next week's game against the Ravens, where he'll be a volume-based RB2.
There's not much to say here. As a team, the Steelers rushed 17 times for 56 scoreless yards and were quickly demoralized by a physical Eagles' defense. Warren's 12 rushing yards were just two less than the 14 Najee Harris had on the day, and his two targets were his fewest since Week 10's game against the Commanders. Warren profiles as an RB3/FLEX play in next week's game against the Ravens.
The Steelers only had 12 RB carries against the Eagles and no runners had over 14 yards on the day. Najee Harris ran six times for 14 yards while Jaylen Warren ran four times for 12 yards. It was a disappointing day all around. They each had one catch on the day as well.