The Pittsburgh Steelers got a lot out of their defense today, and they needed all of it to squeeze out a last-second overtime victory over the defending AFC North, and AFC conference, champions. Coming out the victors in the first regular season game inside of Paycor Stadium, Pittsburgh’s defense certainly shares as much of the credit as any of the other phases.
With four interceptions, a fumble recovery, and six sacks, the effort from all three levels of the defense proved critical in slowing down a high-powered Bengals offense enough to keep the game close and allow them to hold off for a win, which head coach Mike Tomlin acknowledged in his post-game press conference.