I doubt Keith Butler actually listened but we can all pretend he heard us anyway.
The number one request from this Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense was to become more aggressive, send more blitzes and defenders. And Butler responded to that as the defense dominated the Kansas City Chiefs.
On Sunday, Butler sent 5 or 6 rushes on 19 of 58 opportunities. That’s just under one-third of the time, easily the highest mark of the season. And he blitzed 24 times, 41.4%, also his highest.
Here were Butler’s game-by-game totals in each category in the previous three games.