Over the course of the last few weeks, the run defense for the Pittsburgh Steelers has made significant strides. While much of that may have to do with the return of star defender and reigning league DPOY T.J. Watt, the team had pieces together a nice four-game quartet, winning three of them.
However, the bottom fell out in this last Sunday’s heartbreaking 16-14 loss to the rival Ravens, who also were playing with their third-string quarterback. It didn’t matter though, as the Ravens gutted Pittsburgh for 215 yards on the ground, 120 of which coming from running back J.