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Steelers’ Defensive Splash Plays Save The Day As They Sort Themselves Out For Long Haul

The Pittsburgh Steelers defense stepped up in a major way last season, but it was only sufficient enough to get them out to an 8-8 record by season’s end—but the time that they were on their fourth-string quarterback at least.

It’s fair to say that the team’s 8 wins were due primarily to the defense, with an offense that pretty consistently ranked among the least efficient units in the entire league in nearly every measure. With Ben Roethlisberger returning this year, however, the question faced was whether or not they could live up to the same standard.

Two games into the 2020 season, the early signs are positive, to say the least.