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Keith Butler Credits 7-Shots Drill For Steelers Defensive Takeaways Inside Red Zone

Heading into Week 15 of the 2015 NFL season, the Pittsburgh Steelers defense leads the league in both red zone takeaways (7) as well as takeaways inside their own 10-yard-line (4). During his Thursday interview on Steelers Nation Radio, defensive coordinator Keith Butler chalked up that takeaway success to the team utilizing the 7-shots drill every week in practice.

“We work on this every Thursday and Friday,” said Butler. “Seven shots, we do it every Thursday and Friday. It’s really a two-point play but it happens to be inside the 5-yard-line for us.