For years, we saw the Pittsburgh Steelers atop the league in sacks as their personnel and scheme consistently generated pressure on opposing quarterbacks. Last season, Pittsburgh’s production in the sack department fell off (40), and understandably so with former DPOY OLB T.J. Watt missing a good chuck of the 2022 season due to a pec injury he suffered Week One.
However, Watt is now fully healthy heading into 2023 and the Steelers have bolstered the depth around him, forming one of the better edge rusher groups in the NFL. NFL analyst Louis Riddick seems to believe so as well, stating on Get Up this morning that he thinks the Steelers are going to get after the San Francisco 49ers and QB Brock Purdy come Sunday.