The Pittsburgh Steelers lost safety DeShon Elliott’s services to injury in Weeks 2 and 3. Consequently, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense struggled with intensity and communication.
There are too many missed assignments and blown coverages without Elliott in the secondary. But once he returned in Week 4 in Dublin, Ireland, against the Minnesota Vikings, the defense corrected itself.
Outside of a blown assignment leading to an 81-yard catch-and-run by Jordan Addison in which the Steelers were down to their last few bodies at secondary in the game, the Steelers communicated well, tackled at a clean rate, and made plays left and right.