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Steelers 2019 Defense Also Wasn’t Great Against Pass With McCullers In Middle

On Monday, I took a statistical look at how the Pittsburgh Steelers defense fared in 2019 against the run with three defensive linemen on the field and with Daniel McCullers manning the nose tackle position. Today, thanks the exquisite defensive charting done last season by Alex Kozora; I can look closer at how the defense performed last season against dropbacks with McCullers in the middle of a three-man defensive linemen front.

In total, McCullers was on the field for 37 total dropbacks last season when lined up at nose tackle. Of those 37 dropbacks, opposing quarterbacks completed 22 of 36 pass attempts for 335 yards with no touchdowns and two interceptions.