From 2017-21, the Pittsburgh Steelers were the cock of the walk in defensive pressure. For five consecutive years, they led the NFL in sacks (with 50 or more in each season), something no team had ever done more than three years in a row.
Things have changed since then, beginning with OLB T.J. Watt’s injury in 2022. They finished that year with just 40 sacks, barely cracking the top half of the league in a year in which the Philadelphia Eagles compiled an astonishing 70 (nobody else had more than 55).
Though they fared better in 2023, they still fell short of their standards (especially given that they play 17-game seasons now), ending up with 47 sacks for the season.