Even though the Pittsburgh Steelers ended up surrendering 24 points to the Tennessee Titans, including 17 points in the second half, there were some standout performances on the defensive side of the ball, players who didn’t really factor significantly into that negative turn the game took.
Aside from the fact that one of the Titans’ touchdowns came on a single 73-yard passing play, Tennessee’s play-to-play consistency and efficiency was far from spectacular. Everything that they got, they earned, outside of perhaps that one major play. Of note was the run defense, which held Derrick Henry to 75 yards, holding his run success rate to under 50 percent, and linebackers Vince Williams and T.