For the second straight week the Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense turned in a solid performance in the tackling department, but this time, the Steelers came up short in the win column, dropping an embarrassing decision to the Jacksonville Jaguars, 30-9, Sunday afternoon.
Last week against the Baltimore Ravens, the Steelers missed just 12 tackles in a 26-9 win. Despite dropping a decision to the Jaguars, the Steelers actually improved in the tackling depart in Week 5.
Let’s take a look.
Total missed tackles vs. Jaguars — 9
Ryan Shazier – 3
JJ Wilcox – 1
TJ Watt – 1
Artie Burns – 1
Mike Mitchell – 1
Bud Dupree – 1
William Gay – 1
Total missed tackles through 5 weeks — 66 (average of 13.