As we’ll do every week to get you ready for the upcoming game, our X Factor of the week. Sometimes it’s a player, unit, concept, or scheme. Our X Factor for the Turkey Day showdown between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens.
X Factor: Vince Williams And Robert Spillane
In the first Steelers/Ravens matchup, our X Factor went to Keith Butler. But in a sense, coaching matters less this week. It’s a short-week and as Butler admitted when speaking to reporters, it’s hard to do much “new” as a defense. The condensed week doesn’t allow you to install new concepts and have enough practice reps to feel confident in them heading into a game.