Deshaun Watson looked like an All-Pro in the first half. The Pittsburgh Steelers made sure not to make him look like that All-Pro for a full 60 minutes. The Steelers’ defense did a much better job containing him in the second half and pitched a shutout in a 28-21, come from behind victory. Following the Week 3 win, Mike Tomlin explained how they slowed Watson and the Texans’ offense down after halftime.
“We mixed some things up with our coverages,” Tomlin told reporters. “We rushed a little bit differently. He was finding escape lanes not to necessarily in an effort to run but in an effort to buy time and break some of our zone coverages down and find open spaces.