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Just figure out which gap youвЂ™re supposed to occupy and then go do it. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin joked when you play nose tackle, thereвЂ™s really not much to learn. After getting gashed for a month while allowing 180.5 yards per game on the ground, Pittsburgh limited the Ravens to just 107 yards with the 6-foot-3, 304-pound Adams clogging up the middle for large chunks of the game.

He helped us and we think heвЂ™ll continue to help us.вЂќ вЂќAdams came in and did a good job for us,вЂќ Butler said. Adams, plucked off the SeahawksвЂ™ practice squad at the beginning of last week to add some heft to PittsburghвЂ™s sagging run defense, had two tackles and swatted down a pass in 34 snaps. All of them were on the field during crucial moments of SundayвЂ™s 20-19 high-wire escape against Baltimore.Д¬harlton and fellow linebacker Tuszka, both signed in September, combined for three tackles while helping keep Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson relatively in check. Heck, Adams was in Seattle for Thanksgiving.

All of them were elsewhere when September began. Taco Charlton, Derrek Tuszka, Montravius Adams and Ahkello Witherspoon.

#8 est to cst series

A series of injuries to high-profile veterans вЂ“ from Watt to linemen Tyson Alualu and Stephon Tuitt to cornerback Joe Haden вЂ“ has forced the Steelers (6-5-1) to scour opposing rosters in search of help.

ItвЂ™s a lesson Butler has imparted frequently during his teamвЂ™s wildly uneven season. вЂќDo what he does and youвЂ™ll be around for a while. вЂќI just tell all the defensive lineman, `watch (Heyward),вЂќвЂ™ Butler said Tuesday.