Nick Herbig played just 29 snaps against the Cincinnati Bengals in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 33-31 loss, yet, Tomlin says that his low snap count was in large part due to the team’s inability to stop the run, which made Herbig’s super power as a pass rusher far less important throughout the game.

Herbig played just 29 of 72 defensive snaps, just 40 percent of the team’s snaps, after becoming a star throughout the three and a half game stretch he starred in for Alex Highsmith.

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