One week after a much-needed bye week, the Pittsburgh Steelers picked up right where they left off in the tackling department: struggling.
After a 15-missed-tackles performance on Sunday Night Football against the Detroit Lions in Week 8, the Steelers came back in Week 10 on the road against the Indianapolis Colts and proceeded to miss 20 total tackles, good for the second-worst performance of the season.
That includes a first half in which the Steelers missed 13 tackles as a team, trailing 10-3 at the half.
Total Missed Tackles at Colts — 20
Ryan Shazier – 5
Mike Hilton – 4
Cam Heyward – 2
Sean Davis – 2
Bud Dupree – 2
TJ Watt – 2
William Gay – 1
Mike Mitchell – 1
Anthony Chickillo – 1 (special teams)
Total missed tackles through 10 weeks (9 games) — 117 (average of 13.