Dating back to the Week 9 bye week, the Pittsburgh Steelers have played some pretty solid football overall in all three phases. It’s no surprise that since the bye week the Steelers are 4-2 in that span.
One key reason is because Pittsburgh has done a great job of tackling consistently defensively. In the six games since the bye week, the Steelers have missed just 25 total tackles, an average of 4.16 missed tackles per game. Compared to recent seasons, that’s a remarkable number from the black and gold.
The Steelers continued that strong showing in the tackling department Sunday on the road against the Carolina Panthers, recording just five missed tackles in the 24-16 win, including none in the first half and just three total by the defense overall.