In 2025, the Pittsburgh Steelers\u2019 offensive line made big strides. The franchise\u2019s investment in the trenches finally began to pay off. Zach Frazier is a Pro Bowl-caliber center. Troy Fautanu showed why he\u2019s a former first-round pick. Mason McCormick settled in at right guard. Broderick Jones improved, while Dylan Cook could enter 2026 as the starter, and Isaac Seumalo was the steady veteran.<\/p>\n
The group passed the eye test. They also passed the penalty test. Pittsburgh\u2019s offensive line played incredibly clean football for an entire season. Using the handy website NFL Penalties,<\/a> we can track the Steelers\u2019 numbers in relation to the rest of the league.<\/p>\n Collectively, Pittsburgh\u2019s main starters received just eight flags. The entire offensive line was called for just 13 infractions. Here\u2019s the player breakdown.<\/p>\n Offensive Lineman Penalties<\/p>\n Isaac Seumalo \u2013 Zero Spencer Anderson was flagged twice, and Andrus Peat was penalized three times. It\u2019s worth noting that a would-be third penalty on Fautanu, a holding, was declined.<\/p>\n That in itself is impressive. But like any data point, it\u2019s important to stack it up to the rest of the NFL. Pittsburgh continues to shine. Here are the penalties and yardage for all accepted flags along the offensive line, via the previously referenced NFL penalty website.<\/p>\n Team Steelers Rams Ravens 49ers Lions Raiders Colts Panthers Patriots Seahawks Bills Dolphins Broncos Buccaneers Bengals Packers Commanders Falcons Cowboys Bears Titans Vikings Jets Eagles Browns Jaguars Chiefs Giants Cardinals Texans Chargers Saints Pittsburgh easily ranks the best. Not just in total penalties, but in penalty yards as well, with 92. The Steelers are the only team to be under 100 yards, with the second-place Los Angeles Rams amassing 32 more penalty yards than Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n The Los Angeles Chargers and New Orleans Saints were the worst offenders. They had more than triple the offensive line penalties and nearly triple the yards.<\/p>\n Some penalties are subjective. Sometimes, a lineman gets away with a call. Sometimes, he gets called for a ticky-tack play. Still, those things tend to come out in the wash over a 17-game season. For such a young offensive line playing with a veteran quarterback, the unit\u2019s cleanliness is remarkable. Rodgers\u2019 cadence is a weapon<\/a>, and Pittsburgh\u2019s offensive line held its water with just four false starts all season.<\/p>\n Avoiding these penalties helped avoid negative plays that often ruin drives. A false start on third down can change the complexion of the conversion. A holding call that creates 1st and 20 often ends any chance of the possession being successful. No group avoided those pitfalls better than Pittsburgh, which will remain its mission in 2026 under the new coaching staff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In 2025, the Pittsburgh Steelers\u2019 offensive line made big strides. The franchise\u2019s investment in the trenches finally began…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":759884,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2055],"tags":[465,7,9314,21418,6,520,57,2360,426,691,12356,11462],"class_list":{"0":"post-759883","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-pittsburgh-steelers","8":"tag-broderick-jones","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-isaac-seumalo","11":"tag-mason-mccormick","12":"tag-nfl","13":"tag-pittsburgh","14":"tag-pittsburgh-steelers","15":"tag-pittsburghsteelers","16":"tag-steelers","17":"tag-trending","18":"tag-troy-fautanu","19":"tag-zach-frazier"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116090587376141235","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/759883","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=759883"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/759883\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/759884"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=759883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=759883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=759883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Broderick Jones \u2013 One (holding)
Dylan Cook \u2013 One (false start)
Mason McCormick \u2013 One (false start)
Troy Fatuanu \u2013 Two (one holding, one false start)
Zach Frazier \u2013 Three (two holding, one false start)<\/p>\n
\nPenalties\/Yards<\/p>\n
\n13\/92<\/p>\n
\n17\/124<\/p>\n
\n19\/134<\/p>\n
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