Making improvements to better stop the run was a major point of emphasis this offseason for the Pittsburgh Steelers, especially coming off the AFC Wild Card beatdown by the Baltimore Ravens in which they allowed 299 rushing yards.
Offseason moves reflected that, including the selections of Derrick Harmon and Yahya Black in the 2025 NFL Draft.
Now, the Steelers appear better equipped — at least on paper — to stop the run, especially early in the season. They’ll need to do that right out of the gate Sunday against the New York Jets, who aim to be a run-first team under first-year head coach Aaron Glenn with running backs Breece Hall and Braelon Allen and quarterback Justin Fields.