The Steelers defense (plus special teams) took the ball away 10 times in the first four games but has since come up dry. In over two games, the Steelers have failed to record a takeaway, and it’s starting to cost them. Even the players know this is not a defense so efficient that it doesn’t rely on splash.
“We’ve prided ourselves on getting that splash, and I don’t think we had one last week, don’t have one this week”, T.J. Watt, one of their defensive captains, said via the Steelers’ website. “If you’re not stopping the run and getting off the field and not creating turnovers, you’re in [a] whole world of hurt”.