Pittsburgh Steelers defensive coordinator Keith Butler wanted “Dadgum Buffalo” to have to figure out what their plan was going to be in the secondary in today’s season opener. Head coach Mike Tomlin talked about wanting to keep things “mystical” beforehand.
In hindsight, I think we can understand why the Steelers didn’t want to tip their hands about how they intended to field things in the secondary against one of the toughest teams they will face all season, because they used a lot of different looks to get the job done.
They opened with Joe Haden and Cameron Sutton on the outside, and rookie seventh-round pick Tre Norwood in the slot.