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Week 15 Patriots vs Steelers: Pittsburgh’s defense needs to get creative to slow down Tom Brady and company

The Pittsburgh Steelers started inconsistently into 2018 and one quarter into the regular season found themselves sitting at 1-2-1 behind an offense that had yet to hit its groove and an inconsistent defense that gave up 29.0 points per game. Since then, however, things have changed in Pittsburgh and both the team’s offense and the team’s defense improved noticeably — helping the Steelers win six straight games.

During the win-streak, Pittsburgh’s defense surrendered just 18.2 points per game as the team started to play impressive complementary football. However, the Steelers proved to be a streaky team even in the defeat: the team lost each of its last three contests, giving up 27.