While the Week 3 matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers was disappointing as a whole for the Silver and Black, third-year defensive end Malcolm Koonce was one of the team’s few bright spots on the evening.
Koonce had just seven career pressures heading into the game, but he broke through with four last Sunday which was the second-most on the team behind Maxx Crosby (nine) and a personal best for him. To make the 2021 third-round pick’s performance even more impressive, he reached that figure on just 15 rushes and actually received a higher PFF pass-rush grade than Crosby; 77.