Generally, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ preseason defense is vanilla. Base defense against run personnel, nickel defense against passing personnel. Play some Cover 2, some Cover 3, and the occasional slot blitz. But in what felt like the “tune-up” game, Pittsburgh showed their first look at the six-defensive back dime package they could unveil in obvious passing situations.
There were just two snaps, technically, one of which whistled dead for a Buffalo false start. They came on the Bills’ second drive facing 3rd and forever: 3rd and 16, followed by 3rd and 21 after the penalty. Here are the 11 Steelers on the field.