The Pittsburgh Steelers’ pass rush is usually their greatest strength. That’s been true in recent years, with T.J. Watt, Cam Heyward, and Alex Highsmith headlining that group. This year, it looked like their defense would once again be among the NFL’s best. While it got off to a bad start, the Steelers’ defense has picked things up recently. That includes their pass rush, which has been red-hot. Mike Tomlin recently gave his reasoning for why that’s been happening.
“For us, it’s about opportunity,” Tomlin said Wednesday on the team’s YouTube channel. “We get ahead in football games, you’re gonna feel it from us.