this stupid streak which is finally over was mostly correlation-not-causation. here’s the graphic from the game: LINK

here’s a breakdown of those records vs 16-game and 17-game schedule:

team	games streak	record	16game Wins	17game Wins
raiders	75	18-57	3.8	4
steelers	58	34-23-1	9.5	10.1
niners	55	22-33	6.4	6.8

here are some facts:

• 34-23-1 translates to 0.596 winning pct.
• during this 58 game stretch, the steelers held the opponent to under 400yds 41 times. that is, 71% of this stupid streak, BOTH teams were under 400 yds.
• during this streak, the .596 pct ranks 9th of all teams.
• and it ranks 1st among the AFC North in this time period.

here’s the AFC north winning % during this same 58 game streak:

team	winning %	16game Wins	17game Wins
steelers	0.596	9.5	10.1
ravens	0.593	9.4	10.0
bengals	0.553	8.8	9.4
browns	0.551	8.8	9.3

yes, the steelers went 58 games in a row where they were sub-400yd

• but during this stretch they were 9th in the NFL in wins
• during this stretch they were 1st in the AFC north in wins

the media is bad at math.