The Pittsburgh Steelers’ run defense (and defense in general) has looked like a ghost of its former glory self to start the 2025 season. This is a franchise whose defense once held the moniker Steel Curtain. Too many great players suited up on that side of the ball for this to be overlooked. And there is simply too much talent for it to be this bad, right?
But the numbers say otherwise. The Steelers have allowed 299 rushing yards through two games. The New York Jets in Week 1 gave fans flashbacks to the Steelers’ season-ending loss to the Baltimore Ravens in the Wild Card round last January.