Throughout much of the 2022 season, the Pittsburgh Steelers have been rather good in arguably the most important category of defensive football: tackling.
It’s the most basic part of playing defense at any level of football, and yet teams struggle mightily in that department year after year, especially at the college and professional level.
This season though, the Steelers haven’t really struggled, cutting way down on the misses per game compared to years past.
In frigid, poor conditions on Christmas Eve, the Steelers took a slight step back against the Las Vegas Raiders in the tackling department, finishing with eight missed tackles, two of which resulted in the Raiders’ lone touchdown of the game.