The Pittsburgh Steelers running game is off to its worst start in 62 years, with 195 yards rushing and a 2.64-yards-per-carry average.

Isaac Redman has started the first three games as Rashard Mendenhall recovers from a torn ACL.

“We’re looking for him to come in and be the feature guy,” Redman said Thursday.

“We’ve got talented receivers, we’ve got a Superman at quarterback, and it’s easy to say that the pass is doing better,” left guard Willie Colon said. “To kind of sum it all up, we’ve got to put in more work.”

Redman and Jonathan Dwyer are inside runners, while Mendenhall is a turn-the-corner back capable of breaking a big run.

“But I don’t think (the running game) is too much different than it’s been,” Mendenhall said. “It might be perceived that we’re struggling, and it’s not the case. It’s a different offense, we’ve got some different guys, and we’re trying to figure out how to put it together.”

Ben Roethlisberger insists that he has no issue with offensive coordinator Todd Haley.

Roethlisberger used some of Bruce Arians' terminology to call no-huddle plays on Sunday against the Raiders.

“I really didn’t think it would get blown up as much as it did, and I know some people are saying that I’ve been resistant to Todd,” Roethlisberger said. “But it’s one of those things that we went to Todd, and it’s in the playbook now. It was simply a signal that I used with our receivers on two different occasions. One was on the fourth-and-1, we got the ball to Mike (Wallace). The other one was later on third down to Emmanuel (Sanders). We converted both plays. It worked out."

When asked about his close relationship with Arians, who is now the Colts’ offensive coordinator, Roethlisberger said, “We talk every week.”

The Oakland Raiders scored 13 fourth quarter points to record a 34-31 come-from-behind victory against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Both teams are now 1-2 for the season.

The Raiders had a +9.0 advantage in The Trench Counter, as they had 56 fewer penalty yards, one fewer turnover and a far more effective running game. The Steelers had a +11 edge in Total Rushes/Completions.

Carson Palmer went 24-for-34 for 209 yards with three touchdowns and one interception, but Darren McFadden's 18 yards for 113 yards and a 64-yard touchdown helped establish Oakland's offense.

Ben Roethlisberger went 36-for-49 for 484 yards and four touchdowns, spreading the ball amongst 10 targets. Mike Wallace caught eight balls for 123 yards and a touchdown.

But Pittsburgh's running game struggled against a Raiders' defense that itself struggled in that area against the Chargers and Dolphins. Isaac Redman had nine carries for 27 yards.

Alex Smith leads the NFL in sacks since the start of the 2011 season with 51.

Ben Roethlisberger is second with 48, followed by Blaine Gabbert with 45 and Aaron Rodgers with 44.

“Alex Smith has grown into a man,” Phil Simms said on “NFL Monday QB” on CBS. “Of course he’s being taught well, but he’s just gotten physically stronger. When you look at his first three or four years, I didn’t think he was strong enough to be an every-week starting quarterback. He is now.”

The Pittsburgh Steelers avoided a rare 0-2 start, beating the New York Jets 27-10.

The Steelers held a +4.6 advantage in The Trench Counter, holding a 3.7 edge per play in the passing game. More impressively, the Steelers had a +20 advantage in Total Rushes/Completions.

Ben Roethlisberger went 24-for-31 for 275 yards and touchdowns to Heath Miller and Mike Wallace.

Pittsburgh struggled, however, in establishing their running game against the Jets. Jonathan Dwyer and Isaac Redman each received 12 carries and were held to fewer than 2.5 yards per attempt.

Mark Sanchez was ineffective with 10 completions on 27 attempts and a touchdown.

James Harrison is not expected to return to the Pittsburgh Steelers' lineup until after their bye week on September 30th.

Harrison had arthroscopic knee surgery on Aug. 15.

Darrelle Revis has been ruled out for the New York Jets' Week 2 game at the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Revis suffered a mild concussion in Week 1 against the Bills.

Kyle Wilson will replace Revis as the starting cornerback opposite Antonio Cromartie.

The Minnesota Vikings have spent more on players from 2005 until 2011, $804.4 million, than any other team in the NFL.

The Pittsburgh Steelers rank last during the period with $621.3 million. The Steelers won the Super Bowl in 2005 and 2008, while also winning the AFC in 2010. RealGM's Trench Counter statistically ranks the Steelers as the top team in the NFL between 2007 and 2011.

The Oakland Raiders, Indianapolis Colts, New Orleans Saints and San Diego Chargers round out the top-five highest spenders.

The next four lowest spending teams are the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New York Giants, Detroit Lions and Denver Broncos.

1. Minnesota Vikings $808.4 million
2. Oakland Raiders $797 million
3. Indianapolis Colts $786.7 million
4. New Orleans Saints $782.2 million
5. San Diego Chargers $771.7 million
6. Green Bay Packers $768.6 million
7. Dallas Cowboys $760.7 million
8. Houston Texans $760.4 million
9. Miami Dolphins $760.3 million
10. Baltimore Ravens $750.2 million
11. Cleveland Browns $748.6 million
12. Arizona Cardinals $747.4 million
13. Atlanta Falcons $746.5 million
14. Buffalo Bills $744.4 million
15. Jacksonville Jaguars $746.2 million
16. New England Patriots $742.4 million
17. Philadelphia Eagles $741.2 million
18. Carolina Panthers $737.8 million
19. St. Louis Rams $737.5 million
20. Washington Redskins $736.8 million
21. Chicago Bears $733.5 million
22. Cincinnati Bengals $732.2 million
23. Seattle Seahawks $731.1 million
24. Tennessee Titans $718.6 million
25. San Francisco 49ers $718.3 million
26. Kansas City Chiefs $716.7 million
27. New York Jets $702.9 million
28. Denver Broncos $701.5 million
29. Detroit Lions $697.2 million
30. New York Giants $695.9 million
31. Tampa Bay Buccaneers $682.4 million
32. Pittsburgh Steelers $621.3 million

The Pittsburgh Steelers will give Jonathan Dwyer more carries following his impressive running in Week 1 against the Broncos.

Dwyer ran nine times for 43 yards, a 4.8-yard average per carry and one touchdown that was overruled by replay in the 31-19 loss at Denver.

"I thought Jonathan Dwyer provided a spark play and represented himself well and will probably get an increased opportunity because of it," coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday.

Isaac Redman started at running back, carrying 11 times for just 20 yards.

Rashard Mendenhall continues to get closer to returning from a torn ACL and MCL.

The Denver Broncos had the best DVOA in Week 1 as they defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers, followed by the Baltimore Ravens over the Cincinnati Bengals and New England Patriots over the Tennessee Titans.

Football Outsiders also has a stat calle DAVE, which stands for DVOA Adjusted for Variation Early. After Week 1, DAVE accounts for 90 percent and the current VOA counts for 10 percent.

The Patriots rank first in DAVE at 41.0%, followed by the Falcons, Packers, Bears and Ravens. 

Here are the full rankings for DAVE with the preseason DVOA ranking in parentheses: 

1. Patriots (1)
2. Falcons (3)
3. Packers (2)
4. Bears (6)
5. Ravens (7)
6. Jets (8)
7. Broncos (11)
8. Saints (5)
9. Steelers (4)
10. Texans (13)
11. Eagles (12)
12. Cowboys (14)
13. Panthers (10)
14. Giants (9)
15. Buccaneers (22)
16. Lions (21)
17. Chiefs (15)
18. 49ers (23)
19. Chargers (19)
20. Bills (16)
21. Titans (17)
22. Redskins (20)
23. Raiders (24)
24. Bengals (18)
25. Vikings (29)
26. Seahawks (28)
27. Jaguars (26)
28. Dolphins (25)
29. Colts (27)
30. Cardinals (30)
31. Browns (31)
32. Rams (32)