The Steelers' 24-17 Sunday night victory over the Chargers at Dignity Health Sports Park featured several big plays from the defense. They shut out Phillip Rivers and the Chargers in the first half and only allowed late scores when the Chargers' time was running out.
Rivers targeted his top two receivers, Mike Williams and Keenan Allen, 16 times and only completed seven passes to them for 105 yards, zero touchdowns and two interceptions.
Keith Butler and the Steelers' defense had a plan to take away Rivers' top threats, and it worked. Let's break down how big the effort was from the Steelers' coverage unit:
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