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Carter’s Classroom: Two key factors to stopping splash plays

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Artie Burns tackles Packers' receiver Davante Adams. - MATT SUNDAY / DKPS

You've seen the plays that the Steelers have given up recently and how a defense that is ranked in the top six against the run, pass, overall yardage and points allowed has seen an uptick in big pass plays allowed in recent weeks.

Dejan Kovacevic covered how the defense performed with its big plays and big plays allowed in his analysis of the Steelers' 31-28 victory over the Packers. Mike Mitchell  defined the defensive lapses against the Packers as the Steelers beating themselves; so we take a look at a few of those big plays to identify common reasons why these breakdowns are happening:

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