On the surface, the Pittsburgh Steelers defense has played much better this season than most of us expected them to. However, while takeaways and sacks are up this season, the defense still has problems when it comes to giving up yards and getting off the field.
For starters, you might be surprised to know that the Steelers defense has been on the field quite a bit this season. In fact, their average defensive plays per game of 66.3 is currently the ninth most in the league. While many will want to try to point to the team’s 3rd down conversion rate of 39.