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  "id": 11620081,
  "title": "Steelers defensive snap counts, Week 4: Secondary falls flat vs. Browns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/steelers-defensive-snap-counts-week-4-secondary-falls-flat-vs-browns",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-03T06:11:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/steelers-defensive-snap-counts-week-061102606.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Pittsburgh Steelers faced a disappointing Week 4 loss to the Cleveland Browns, with their defensive performance particularly lacking on Thursday Night Football. A significant issue was the excessive number of snaps taken by their secondary, especially rookie cornerback Jalen Ramsey. Here's a breakdown of the Steelers' defensive snap counts:\n\n- LB Patrick Queen played all 64 snaps, which equated to a 100% snap percentage.\n- S Jaquan Brisker also appeared in every snap, with a 100% snap percentage.\n- CB Jalen Ramsey saw 63 snaps, constituting a 98% snap percentage.\n- CB Asante Samuel Jr. played 58 snaps, making up 91% of his total snaps.\n- CB Daylen Everette had 52 snaps, representing 81% of his appearances.\n- LB Payton Wilson and LB T.J. Watt each had 52 and 47 snaps respectively, with 81% and 73% snap percentages.\n- LB Alex Highsmith and LB T.J. Watt had 45 and 46 snaps respectively, making up 70% and 72% of their appearances.\n- DT Cameron Heyward and DT Keeanu Benton appeared in 45 and 39 snaps, with 70% and 61% snap percentages.\n- S Robert Spears-Jennings saw 37 snaps, which was 58% of his total snaps.\n- DL Yahya Black played in 29 snaps, constituting 45% of his appearances.\n- LB Nick Herbig and DT Sebastian Joseph-Day had 28 and 23 snaps respectively, with 44% and 36% snap percentages.\n- CB Jamel Dean played in 16 snaps, making up 25% of his total snaps.\n- LB Jack Sawyer appeared in 15 snaps, with an 23% snap percentage.\n- S Rayshawn Jenkins had 13 snaps, which was 20% of his total snaps.\n- LB Cole Holcomb appeared in just 5 snaps, constituting an 8% snap percentage.\n- DT Derrick Harmon and CB Brandin Echols each had 5 snaps, constituting 8% and 3% of their total snaps.",
  "summary": "Here is a look at the Steelers defensive snap counts from the Week 4 loss to the Browns, where Pittsburgh's secondary struggled.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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