Though it was a dominant defensive performance Sunday in Atlanta against the new-look Falcons, the Pittsburgh Steelers saw some key defenders struggle in the very basic portion of playing defense: tackling.
In the 18-10 win over the Falcons, the Steelers missed seven tackles, which was a bit concerning despite a dominant showing in which they allowed just 54 second-half yards and allowed just 226 total yards for the game.
It was who missed the tackles that was the real concern.
A win is nice, but there is plenty of room for improvement defensively, which is saying something.