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Keith Butler praises Mike Hilton’s innate ability to blitz the quarterback

The Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense is good. Who am I kidding? The Steelers’ defense is a top tier unit in the NFL. After just two games, check out some of these team statistics for Keith Butler’s defense:

Team Defense after 2 games played:

Yards per game: 305 (2nd)
Pass Yards per game: 238.5 (14th)
Rushing Yards per game: 66.5 (1st)
Points Per Game: 18.5 (6th)
Sacks: 10 (2nd)

Team Turnover/Takeaway

Give/Take: +1
Takeaways: 4 (T-2)
Turnovers: 3

The defense is in elite status, and is now preparing for the Houston Texans coming to Heinz Field in Week 3.