Steelers Coach Tomlin tried to motivate players with Broncos defense being NO.1

By keeping referring to the Broncos as a team with the world’s best defense everyone who wears Steelers jersey, the Pittsburgh Steelers Coach Mike Tomlin tried to motivate his players while preparing for Monday’s game.

“We’ve heard coach Tomlin say it 1,000 times already this week,” quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said. “They’re a great defense, a big challenge for us … an awesome challenge.”

He mentioned it during the weekly team meeting; before practice on Wednesday; before practice on Thursday and it is very likely that he will keep saying it until game time. In this way he reminded his players that the 6-1 Broncos are playing better statistically than the 5-2 Steelers and the Steelers offense must prove that it can move the ball in Denver and its defense will improve and get nearer and nearer to the No. 1 place.

Being the NFL’s best defense statistically the past two seasons, the Steelers, however, rank No.8 this season. The running is still No.1, but their passing has slide into No.16, dragging down their overall ranking.