The Steelers improved to 4-0 over the weekend beating the Eagles 38-29. Following the week 5 win, there has been a lot of cries about the Steelers’ 3rd down defense after watching a former UDFA WR, Travis Fulgham, single-handedly torch the secondary. However, I think what has been overlooked is the fact that Pittsburgh’s offense also had a breakout game in their own right converting 11 of 15 times on 3rd downs.
For as bad as the Eagles have looked this season their defense was far from the problem as they ranked in the top 10 for most team defense stats heading into the game, including the league-lead in sacks.