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Blitz-heavy Steelers will test entire Packers offense

The Green Bay Packers not only have to deal with a disruptive Pittsburgh defensive front, but also a defense that blitzes at one of the highest rates in the NFL.

Pittsburgh enters Week 10 with the sixth highest quarterback pressure rate in the NFL. This is a product of having TJ Watt and Alex Highsmith at edge rusher, both of whom rank in the top 15 in pressures generated this season, but the Steelers also blitz at the third-highest rate in football, sending additional defenders on nearly 40 percent of their defensive snaps.