Behind the Steel Curtain on Deshaun Watson

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Deshaun Watson had 27 short passing attempts in Week 7 and led all quarterbacks with 255 yards on those attempts. The Steelers can't allow Watson to dink-and-dunk on their defense all afternoon.
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Watson's short-passing dominance (255 yards in Week 7) poses a key defensive challenge for Steelers.

Deshaun Watson led all quarterbacks with 255 yards on 27 short passing attempts in Week 7. The Steelers' defense must prevent Watson from executing a dink-and-dunk attack all afternoon. For context, Tyler Shough had 33 short pass attempts against Pittsburgh last week and the Saints consistently converted on third down. The Steelers' defense ranks second in the league in total EPA against the pass while in Cover Three, and the Browns' offense ranks 25th in EPA per play against Cover Three, suggesting the Steelers should deploy heavy Cover Three looks to force Watson to beat them with his arm.

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