Historically, I think this team has had difficulty matching teams with a lot of physicality/intensity. Sometimes hard to quantify but just a sense I've gotten. Will this year be any different? Who knows. I hope so. The defense should be better almost by default.
I will say, I remember watching the Steelers play the Ravens in the playoffs, I think, 2 years ago. Those 2 teams were trying to kill each other on virtually every snap. I remember thinking to myself that we were a long way from holding our own in a game like that.
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