During their loss to the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 7, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense was criticized heavily for its lack of adjustments. The Steelers elected to keep one deep safety and play man coverage across the board for a large portion of that game, and were promptly torn apart.
This time around things were much better. Part of the reason for that is the Steelers played with two high safeties more than they usually do, which helped minimize Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins as downfield threats. Pro Football Focus’ Dalton Wasserman liked that adjustment and thinks the Steelers should utilize it more going forward.