The Pittsburgh Steelers have a league-best 28 takeaways this season. Overall, the Steelers are +17 in turnover differential, which is tied for best in the NFL with the Buffalo Bills.
The Steelers have forced 3+ takeaways in four straight games. It’s the longest 3+ takeaway streak in the league, according to Daniel Valente of The Score. No other team has an active streak of more than one game with 3+ takeaways.
The Eagles are well aware of the Steelers turnover culture, especially due to the behind-the-scenes look on Hard Knocks. It’s something that Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni has preached at practice this week.
“You can tell that it’s part of their culture. You can tell Coach Tomlin talks about it a lot,” Sirianni said of the Steelers turnover culture. “I guess you get to see it a little in the episodes of Hard Knocks when he talks about it. It’s an advantage, you get to see some of those things.”
The last line by Sirianni is interesting, as that’s the sole reason why Mike Tomlin is not found of Hard Knocks.
“There’s just certain things as a leader that I talk to the collective about, that I have zero intentions of sharing with the larger public,” Tomlin said about being on Hard Knocks during an appearance on the Pat McAfee Show on Thursday. “I can’t give you all the ingredients to the hot dog. You might not like it.”
Despite the headache of Hard Knocks cameras being around, Tomlin has tuned it out. He’s locked in on winning football games.
“It’s kinda been a nonissue for me and for us. I just go about my normal business,” Tomlin told McAfee. “HBO’s agenda is a little bit different than ours. Our business, man, is winning football games. I try to just remain focused on that. More than anything, I want the guys to mirror the behavior that I display. I’m not gonna not be myself or be different under those circumstances. I think that’s when it becomes a distraction. So I’m focused on being my normal self and I think the players have done the same thing as well.”
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