The Pittsburgh Steelers don’t always make it pretty, but they typically get the job done. And so far, they have gotten the job done eight times out of eight opportunities in 2020, producing their league-best 8-0 record.
While it has come as a shared responsibility between the offense and the defense, the two sides going back and forth as to who would have the need to play closer when the game is on the line, the defense has been stepping up more frequently than the offense in recent weeks.
In fact, over the course of the past three games, each game came down to the final play of the game, with the defense making a stand or forcing a field goal attempt after the offense was unable to close out the game with possession, something that they had been very successful doing earlier in the year.