Do you remember the last time the New England Patriots won back-to-back games? The answer is November 2022, when the team of then-head coach Bill Belichick won three in a row. A lot has happened in Foxborough since then, and most of it not necessarily positive.

This Sunday, however, the Patriots will finally get another shot at breaking their almost three-year drought without consecutive victories. In order to do so versus the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers, however, they will need to build on their win over Miami last week and also come out on top as far as the game’s X-factors are concerned.

X-factor vs. Steelers: Tackling

The Patriots’ tackling issues over the first two games of the season have been well-documented, and have prompted the team to put a special emphasis on it this week.

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