Behind the Steel Curtain
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense has been one of the worst in the NFL over the first two weeks of the NFL season. They are allowing the fifth-most rushing yards per game and the second-most passing yards per play. Additionally, they are leading the NFL in missed tackle percentage.
The pass defense has been especially under fire over the last week. The Seattle Seahawks beat Pittsburgh on the exact same concept in which the New York Jets scored in Week 1. The Steelers were playing a condensed cover-1 look with man-coverage shading to the outside. Both teams ran double crossing routes, causing the safety to have to pick which receiver to follow. Both times, Justin Fields and Sam Darnold threw touchdown passes.
Speaking to the media on Thursday, defensive coordinator Teryl Austin was asked how they can avoid that happening again.
“Not to do that sh*t,” Austin said. “That sh*t was f—king bad .”
Austin added that the team went over that play during practice leading up to Week 2, and that it angered him even more that they got beaten on it again.
The Patriots rank eighth in the NFL in EPA per pass. Drake Maye won’t be an easy matchup for this defense that has struggled to slow down Justin Fields and Sam Darnold.
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