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Mike Tomlin Calls Minkah Fitzpatrick’s Lack Of INTs ‘Circumstantial’, Tells Media To ‘Stay Tuned’

The Pittsburgh Steelers currently rank tied for 29th in the NFL in defensive takeaways, recording only five through the first six games of the season, though their most recent takeaway was rather significant, a strip-sack fumble recovery in overtime that set up the game-winning field goal.

Of those five takeaways, only two have come via the interception, which is the third-lowest mark in the league, and those interceptions have come from strong safety Terrell Edmunds and cornerback James Pierre—not traditionally primary sources of takeaways.

Where is the production from their biggest playmakers? T.J. Watt has been forcing his fumbles, of course, but what about free safety Minkah Fitzpatrick?