The Facts: Last year the Steelers' offense averaged 26.4 points per game in the regular season. Not a bad number at all. But that wasn't the goal. Offensive coordinator Todd Haley set the goal at 30 points a game last year, and it's the same this year. Having success in the red zone definitely will help them achieve that goal. "Thirty points per game is still a goal," said Haley. "I think what we did great last year was we got in the red zone a bunch. We probably scored 6 out of the 10 times we were in there and we always want that to be better."
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Haley said the goal for the offense is to be the best in the NFL, and 30 points a game will definitely help them attain that. When discussing the prospects for the Steelers offense last year, Roethlisberger said that the team had a goal of scoring 30 points a game during the 2015 season. As Profootballtalk.com notes, the Steelers won’t have suspended wide receiver Martavis Bryant helping the cause this season, but running back Le’Veon Bell won’t be suspended to start the year this time and is healthy after last year’s knee injury. That might not be enough to get the Steelers to 30 points a game, but Roethlisberger and the rest of the players on hand should keep the offense among the best in the league.