Mike Tomlin

They don't have to when you have corners and edge rushers like that.

I'll start first with the edge rushers.

Will Anderson and Hunter are simply the most dynamic edge rush tandem in the National Football League in 2025.

They got 27 sacks between them.

I think it's 12 for Anderson, 15 for Hunter.

They're a formidable group.

You can talk about the things that you need to do schematically to minimize them and all of that.

It's nothing that they haven't seen.

We better stay out of a bunch of one-dimensional passing circumstances because if we're in those circumstances, we're going to be in trouble.

And that's just the reality of it.

They do a good job of being aggressive and combative in coverage.

They've got a really good secondary.

Petrie, their safety slash nickel is very versatile, and he displays that versatility on the back end in safety circumstances and also in his ability to cover and blitz as a nickel.

They've got a real good linebacker tandem, man, that's highly active and productive defensively.

They minimize big plays.

I was just looking at their statistical profile.

They're top five in most statistical categories, points.

I think they're number one in yards per game.

They're in the top five in rush defense and pass defense, scoring, yards.

And so certainly they've been top tier and elite in just about all areas all year with that group.