Is it me, or is the pass protection literally entering midseason form at midseason? In the three games leading up to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ bye week to demarcate the first eight games from the last eight, the offensive line has allowed just one sack, with none in the past two games.
This was around the time a year ago that the offensive line really began clamping down against opposing teams’ pass rush. From the eighth game through the 15th, I believe they only allowed something like six sacks over an eight-game span, before backups helped allow four in the season finale.