As we’ll do every week to get you ready for the upcoming game, our X Factor of the week. Sometimes it’s a player, unit, concept, or scheme. Our X Factor for tomorrow night’s game against the Buffalo Bills.
X Factor: Defensive Communication
Pretty obvious one given the injuries this team is dealing with. Keith Butler said it right. The two things that will kill you as a defense are missed tackles and miscommunication. Right now, Pittsburgh is facing the latter smack dab in their face.
“You’ll probably hear me say this 100 times, the two things that get you beat on defense are mental mistakes and missed tackles,” Butler told beat writers earlier in the week.