As we do every week to prepare you for the upcoming game, we give you our X factor of the week. Sometimes it’s a player, unit, concept or scheme. Here’s our Pittsburgh Steelers X factor against the Baltimore Ravens.
STEELERS VS RAVENS X FACTOR: PITTSBURGH’S LINEBACKERS
The Steelers expected to get a lot more from their defense than they have this season. One position group that’s been bad on the unit is at linebacker. Payton Wilson, Patrick Queen, Malik Harrison and Cole Holcomb, when he’s been on the field, just aren’t doing the job.
The issues against the pass have been there, but the more prevalent problem is defending the run.