The Pittsburgh Steelers are known for their defense. And for the last five years, they’ve returned to their status as one of the NFL’s best. So it’s not a stretch to have high expectations for that unit in 2024, still expected to be better than their (hopefully) improved offense.
But even beyond reasonable expectations, the Steelers’ defense could have a big year. There’s plenty of reason for optimism.
Off the top, tip your hat to how well the defense played a year ago. Despite all their injuries and issues, the Steelers still finished sixth in scoring defense.