Atrocious Pass Defense Is Steelers’ Biggest Worry

December 2, 2014   ·   Andrea Hangst   ·   Jump to comments

The Pittsburgh Steelers defense was supposed to be better in Week 13.
They got back safety Troy Polamalu and cornerback Ike Taylor from their respective injuries. They were coming off of the bye week. They were facing the then-4-7 New Orleans Saints as the 7-4 home team, preparing for a potential trip to the playoffs as either the AFC North champion or as a wild-card entrant.
Instead, the Steelers lost, 35-32, in a game that was not nearly as close as the final score seems to indicate.
The problem? The defense, most particularly the secondary. Saints quarterback Drew Brees threw for 257 yards but most notably threw five touchdown passes, each to a different receiver. That the Steelers held tight end Jimmy Graham to zero targets doesn't matter—not when nearly each member of the secondary holds blame for Brees' big day.
Particularly troublesome for the Steelers was receiver Kenny Stills, who caught five of six passes thrown his way, for 162 yards and a touchdown...

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