PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Steelers have seen running back Jaylen Warren perform like a star when he got the football, but he was outsnapped by running back Kenneth Gainwell against the Chargers. On top of that, he played on zero third downs.

Head coach Mike Tomlin said that Warren is the designated early down back, while Gainwell is the third down back, and they do not want to ride Warren until his wheels fall off.

“We win more third downs, we’ll get Jaylen more touches. It’s as simple as that. Jaylen was having the trajectory of a really, really good day in LA, but we didn’t convert enough third downs for you to really feel it...I’m comfortable with both backs on possession down ball. Not taking anything away from Jaylen. He plays a lot on first and second down; you got to give

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