Fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers, rejoice! The Steelers decimated the Cleveland Browns en route to a 27-6 victory, allowing zero touchdowns and sacking Deshaun Watson eight times. As evidence of the unit's defensive excellence, there are several players worth recognizing using Pro Football Focus' grading scale.
From Daylen Everette's outstanding level of play despite limited playing time to Patrick Queen's continued bounce-back performance, here's a look at the highest-graded Steelers defenders from Week 8, per PFF.
Top 10 PFF grades on defense
- CB Daylen Everette — 98.0
- DT Yahya Black — 82.6
- LB Patrick Queen — 75.6
- LB Nick Herbig — 73.1
- DT Cameron Heyward — 72.5
- S Robert Spears-Jennings — 71.4
- CB Asante Samuel Jr. — 67.9
- S DeShon Elliott — 67.0
- S Jalen Ramsey — 66.1
- LB T.J. Watt — 63.8
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for Week 8 vs Browns: Patrick Queen bounces back
