Blitzburgh is officially dead. Long live the offense in Pittsburgh.
The Steelers will now pummel you with high-flying offense instead of ferocious defense, and their weapons through the first two weeks of the season look every bit as terrifying as the Steel Curtain in its 1970s prime.
As if a red-hot Ben Roethlisberger throwing to the even hotter Antonio Brown to lead the NFL’s No. 1-ranked offense wasn’t intimidating enough, Pittsburgh gets 1,300-yard rusher Le’Veon Bell back from a two-game league suspension this week against the Rams.
It’s easy to see why the Steelers jumped up 10 spots to No. 6 in The Post’s NFL Power Rankings after they pounded the 49ers 43-18 last week. This is a dangerous team that figures to get even more dangerous as the season moves along.
This week’s rankings (last week in parentheses):
1. Patriots, 2-0 (1): Tom Brady’s Revenge Tour (754 passing yards, seven TDs and no interceptions) is off to an even more terrifying start than thought possible.
Aaron Rodgers eludes a tackle in a revenge win over the Seahawks.AP2. Packers, 2-0 (2): Your first thought is not having Eddie Lacy this week would be a big setback, but nothing seems to slow down Aaron Rodgers.
3. Cowboys, 2-0 (3): Treading water in a terrible division is now the goal until Tony Romo and Dez Bryant return in December.
4. Broncos, 2-0 (4): If Gary Kubiak doesn’t let Peyton Manning run the offense out of the shotgun, Kubiak needs to go.
5. Cardinals, 2-0 (6): If you think Tom Brady is on fire, check out Carson Palmer’s comeback from knee surgery (a 124.4 rating with seven TDs against just one interception).
6. Steelers, 1-1 (16): The wondrous Antonio Brown is on pace for a 2,624-yard receiving season, which would obliterate Calvin Johnson’s NFL record of 1,964 yards in 2012.
7. Bengals, 2-0 (7): Who are you, and what have you done with Andy Dalton (120.3 rating, no interceptions)?
8. Seahawks, 0-2 (5): The record looks bad, yes, but this is still an extremely talented team. And remember: They haven’t played a home game yet.
9. Chiefs, 1-1 (8):You should have taken a knee and played for overtime, Andy.
10. Jets, 2-0 (21): It looks like the only thing that could screw this up is going back to Geno Smith next month.
11. Bills, 1-1 (9)
12. Falcons, 2-0 (18)
Cam Newton dives over the Texans’ Jared Crick for a Panthers touchdown.AP13. Panthers, 2-0 (12)
14. Chargers, 1-1 (10)
15. Vikings, 1-1 (26)
16. Dolphins, 1-1 (11)
17. Rams, 1-1 (13)
18. Ravens, 0-2 (14)
19. Colts, 0-2 (15)
20. 49ers, 1-1 (20)
21. Browns, 1-1 (28)
22. Redskins, 1-1 (29)
23. Lions, 0-2 (19)
24. Giants, 0-2 (23): They had 10-point fourth quarter leads on two currently undefeated teams, so it’s not a matter of lacking talent. And even at 0-2, the division is still ripe for the taking.
25. Eagles, 0-2 (17)
26. Texans, 0-2 (27)
27. Jaguars, 1-1 (30)
28. Titans, 1-1 (22)
29. Raiders, 1-1 (31)
30. Buccaneers, 1-1 (32)
31. Saints, 0-2 (24)
32. Bears, 0-2 (25)
