The Pittsburgh Steelers are a franchise known for their dominating defenses. The teams of the 1970s were some of the greatest of all time, but the defenses the Steelers fielded in the 2000s were also legendary. Players like James Harrison, Troy Polamalu, and James Farrior continually imposed their will on opposing offenses. Playing the Steelers was never going to be pretty. For this reason, former running back Chris Johnson pointed to the Steelers as the hardest matchup in his entire career.
Johnson played in the NFL from 2008-2017, most notably with the Tennessee Titans, but also with the New York Jets and Arizona Cardinals.