Historically, the Pittsburgh Steelers are a proud franchise known for their tough defense. Unfortunately for the current 6-6 team, that tough defense was nowhere to be found in Sunday’s loss to the Buffalo Bills, and has been absent for most of the year. The Bills put up 372 total yards and 26 points against Pittsburgh, and they did that behind a dominant rushing attack, running for 249 yards.
The abysmal performance by the Steelers' defense has resulted in a lot of people talking about the current state of the franchise. The words that really capture how far Pittsburgh’s defense has fallen came from former NFL lineman and 2009 Steelers draft pick, A.