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Steelers' offseason defensive additions prove vital

PITTSBURGH -- Donte Jackson pointed excitedly to signal a change in possession and began celebrating before the ball even made it to DeShon Elliott's hands.

The cornerback recognized the Atlanta Falcons' route combinations in the first quarter of Sunday afternoon's win and knew the Pittsburgh Steelers defense was in the perfect cover-4 alignment to beat it.

"As soon as I saw [Drake London] break in, I just put my hand up because I knew [Kirk Cousins] didn't have time to pump or pull it down," Jackson said.