Tomlin Explains Why Steelers’ Defense Lacks Sacks

Nick Herbig Steelers sacksThe normally ferocious Pittsburgh Steelers pass rush has been muted this season. Usually sitting atop the leaderboard in sacks, they’re closer to the bottom in 2024. With just 25 through 11 games, they’re on pace to finish with 38 of them. It would be their fewest since 2016 and on a per-game basis, worse since 2014. Speaking to reporters during his Tuesday press conference, Mike Tomlin explained why the Steelers’ sacks are down.

“Probably a lot of reasons, to be honest with you,” Tomlin said via the team’s YouTube channel. “We’ve had people missing at times. Often times, the strength of the pack is the pack. For a large portion of the early portion of the season,…