One of the things that the Pittsburgh Steelers defense has done a good job of over the course of the team’s three-game winning streak has been putting a cap on the top of the defense. During that span, they have only allowed eight plays through the air of 20 yards or more, an average of fewer than three per game, though two have resulted in touchdowns.
That is tied for the third-fewest explosive plays allowed through the air over the course of the past four weeks along with the Dallas Cowboys, the fewest allowed being by the New Orleans Saints, who have only given up six in their past three games.