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Teryl Austin ‘Surprised’ Defense Didn’t Play Well Sunday: ‘That Really Comes Back On Me As A Coordinator’

If you thought that the Pittsburgh Steelers were going to have a field day against a makeshift Houston Texans’ offensive line, you wouldn’t be the only one. We at Steelers Depot as well as numerous analysts across the league thought that the Steelers’ pass-rush duo of T.J. Watt and Alex Highsmith was going to have a big performance against an offensive line that was without numerous starters, playing with guys like Austin Deculus, who had never started a regular-season game, as well as LG Kendrick Green and RT George Fant.

However, the Texans ran all over Pittsburgh, rushing for 139 yards on the day while keeping QB C.