Christopher Carter of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, hosts the Locked on Steelers podcast, and is joined by Alan Saunders of SteelersNow.com.

The Pittsburgh Steelers' offense looked like it lacked answers in the passing game against the Los Angeles Chargers. But Christopher Carter and Alan Saunders think the answers are there on the roster and in the scheme. Aaron Rodgers just has to get back to doing the unconventional things that made the Steelers a good offense in the first half of the season, which means more passes for Jaylen Warren, Darnell Washington, Pat Freiermuth and the players that defenses aren't scheming up to stop. Also, Chris and Alan go over this week's Stars and Skulls grades. While Rodgers and the offense receive plenty of skulls, the Steelers' defensive front got their share of stars. That was especially the case for Keeanu Benton, who might be on the verge of being a rising resource for the defense that could make the difference for this team against other running offenses like the Baltimore Ravens.

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