Heading into the fourth week of the season, the Pittsburgh Steelers are allowing by far the fewest rushing yards per game at just 54 yards on average, with the week two victory over the Denver Broncos serving as an outlier. They only allowed about 30 yards combined in their other two games.
It’s a remarkable start, no doubt, that included stopping one of the best backs in the league in Saquon Barkley in week one, tackling him for a loss more often than not, and then containing former All-Pro David Johnson on Sunday. To what credit do they owe this success?