“I just wanted to come out and get involved as early as possible,” said Watt. “I try to do that every week. It just energizes the group from the start.”
It was one of two 5-yard losses Cleveland running backs took in the game, as Elandon Roberts also have a tackle for a 5-yard loss on a fourth-and-1 run by the Browns, turning them over on downs at midfield.
For Roberts, it was a little bit of redemption – at least in his eyes.
“The key was just getting back to playing our style of game,” Roberts said. “I was really down on myself. I just wanted to make sure I got back to rolling as one of the leaders on this team and get back moving in the right direction. In Cleveland, there was a fourth-and-1 that I missed the tackle on. And then last week, I missed some plays. I just wanted to get back to doing what I feel I needed to do to help my team.”
This is not only a very good defense, it’s a proud defense.
And it always wants to be the more physical team on the field. That might not always mean that it leads to a win. But you can always manage your own physicality.
“I feel like if we play together, we can be a great defense,” said Elliott, who led the defensive effort Sunday with 13 tackles. “We got the guys up front. It starts there. It starts with the bigs. If the bigs are having a great game, it makes everyone else’s job easier. We have great linebackers and we have a technically sound and play-making secondary.
“Once we get going, I think we’re a great defense. We will be a great defense. We haven’t shown it full yet. Once we put a good game together, everyone will see that.”
What the Steelers have been thus far is an opportunistic defense that makes big plays.
There were plenty of them in this game. The Steelers sacked Cleveland quarterback Jameis Winston three times. They hit him six times and hurried him into a number of bad throws with 16 pressures, according to NFL NextGen stats. They intercepted…
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