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Tyson Alualu: ‘We Take A Lot Of Pride In’ Defense Setting Tone To Begin Games With Deferring Possession

There was one season a couple of years back—it may have been 2014, when they scored a team-record 426 points—when the Pittsburgh Steelers actually elected to receive the ball to start the game as often as possible. That is pretty much the only time I can recall them ever doing that consistently.

Once in a blue moon, otherwise, they might opt not to defer to the second half. This past Sunday’s game against the Tennessee Titans was one such game, and it helped enable them to build a 14-0 lead and drain more than 15 minutes off the clock on their first two drives.