One week after turning in a surprisingly strong showing in the tackling department against the Dallas Cowboys, the Pittsburgh Steelers were again strong in the first official week of the preseason across the league, this time against the Philadelphia Eagles Thursday at Lincoln Financial Field.
In fact, the Steelers missed just two total tackles on defense against the Eagles, which is outstanding. However, the Steelers were woeful on special teams in the tackling department, recording five misses overall, which won’t make Danny Smith too happy when reviewing the tape.
Overall, seven missed tackles against the Eagles and 12 missed tackles overall two weeks into the preseason is much better than even I could have anticipated.