Defense Third Down % is bad

[MikeWest502]

The Tennessee Titans have a good defense on 1st & 2nd down. They couldn't stop the Steelers offense on 3rd down which cost them the game. The kicker missing the late field goal to tie was small compared to the 72% success Pittsburgh had on 3rd down, 13-18 was pretty solid. And there were many 3rd & +10 the Steelers converted against the Titans defense!

“We're not as detailed as we need to be, whether it's third-and-short, third-and-medium, or third-and-long, we're giving up all the varieties,” safety Kevin Byard said. “So, we have to be better and we have to go watch this film and continue to correct those things.

“It comes down to pride, honestly, I think it comes down to pride and taking pride that we have to be better on third down.”

Tennessee came into the contest with the NFL’s worst third-down defense having allowed opponents to convert 57.8 percent of the time. It came out even worse today!