Throughout the years, the Pittsburgh Steelers under head coach Mike Tomlin have followed a fairly simple yet effective approach to playing defense. Their goal is not to reinvent the wheel or be overly exotic, but rather to win with consistency and high-level execution.

As a consequence, they repeatedly rely on zone coverage in the backend coupled with an aggressive rush plan up front. One big part of that plan so far this season is using extra rushers to attack the pocket: Pittsburgh is ranked fourth in the NFL with a blitz rate of 39.3 percent.

The Steelers have found success with their blitz-heavy approach. Even though they have only registered three sacks, tied for 25th in the league, their 26.2 percent pressure rate is the sixth best in football through two games. Based on those numb

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