DK's Daily Shot of Steelers

The Pittsburgh Steelers are back in action Sunday as they take on the Cleveland Browns and look to win their third in a row. To do that, the Steelers are going to have to generate turnovers on defense and flip the field on the Browns.

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The Pittsburgh Steelers had a week off this week, but that didn't mean teams within the AFC North would be dormant as well. The Cincinnati Bengals have now won in both Baltimore and Pittsburgh this season and the entire division seems to be up in the air.

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Despite coming away with a win the defense of the Pittsburgh Steelers struggled mightily at bringing any Seattle player to the ground Sunday night. If the players haven't struggled at tackling before, it's on the coaches to correct it.

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The Pittsburgh Penguins were already down down Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby due to injuries and now, they'll be down Tristan Jarry and Jeff Carter. Jarry and Carter's presence on the Covid list forces the Penguins to face more adversity in the early going of the season, but serves as something to strengthen the team as well.

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When Ben Cherington took over as GM of the Pittsburgh Pirates, the farm system ranked 20th out of 30 teams. Now, just two years in, the organization is ranked No. 4 and still climbing. Where it's started has been the instruction given at all levels.

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The Pittsburgh Steelers have a lot to replace in the passing game in the absence of JuJu Smith-Schuster. One player who's primed for a breakout campaign is tight end Pat Freiermuth who could benefit from stepping into JuJu's role.

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The Pittsburgh Penguins lost Brandon Tanev to the Seattle Kraken in the NHL Expansion Draft and when they did so they lost an integral part of the 2020-21 Penguins. Since then, it's been Brock McGinn who's picked up the slack on the third line in place of Tanev.

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It's no surprise the Pittsburgh Pirates are brought to mind anytime the words salary cap and baseball are mentioned in the same sentence. What's surprising is the inability for any of the national baseball writers to even mention a syllable about the need for a salary cap in the game.

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At times this season, the Pittsburgh Steelers have struggled defensively especially at inside linebacker. One of the issues has been Robert Spillane being forced into action in the dime package.

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The Pittsburgh Penguins have gotten at least one point in each of their four games this season and Tuesday's matchup against Dallas was no different. The Penguins salvaged a point despite playing against a Dallas system that has no place in the game of hockey in 2021.

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