In the previous six quarters entering Sunday’s Week 15 matchup against the Carolina Panthers on the road, the run defense for the Pittsburgh Steelers was rather leaky, allowing 333 yards to the Atlanta Falcons and the Baltimore Ravens.
The 215-yard performance by the Ravens in Week 14 all but ended the Steelers’ hopes at the playoffs, but on Sunday the Steelers cleaned up the run defense issues in a massive why by keeping it rather simple, according to defensive captain and star defensive lineman Cameron Heyward.
Outside of throwing some new fronts and faces at the Panthers Sunday, the Steelers did what good defenses do.