While the Steelers’ run defense allowed 2017 yards to the Ravens last week, DC Teryl Austin still defended their performance. Baltimore averaged 5.4 yards per rush, but it’s true they didn’t threaten consistently throughout the game. But they still had a run success rate over 50 percent during the game, and it wasn’t miraculously better in the second half.
“There are going to be some errors involved”, Teryl Austin said on Thursday while discussing the Steelers’ run defense against the Ravens, via transcript provided by the team’s media department. “I just think that we just have to be more consistent.