The Pittsburgh Steelers came into today’s game needing just one sack in order to die the all-time NFL record for the longest sack streak in NFL history. Dating back to the middle of the 2016 season, they had recorded at least one sack in every game for 68 consecutive games, totaling 228 sacks during that span, which has been the most in the NFL.
In fact, they have led the NFL in sacks in each of the past three seasons, and continue to lead in sacks in 2020, coming into this game with 41 on the year, which was three more than anybody else—with the second-place Philadelphia Eagles having already played 12 games.