After a 25-10 beatdown against the Chargers, the Steelers suddenly feel the Ravens breathing down their necks in the division race. And while most of the attention has (rightfully) gone to the offense’s struggles, the defense didn’t exactly have its cleanest night either, especially on the play that earned Mike Tomlin’s linebacker Nick Herbig a fine.

Herbig was docked $6,656 for a hip-drop tackle on Justin Herbert, a penalty filed under “unnecessary roughness.” It could’ve easily been higher, but as a first-time offender, he avoided the steeper end of the fine structure.

The hit came midway through the first quarter, when Herbig looped behind Herbert as he tried to escape the pocket. He wrapped him from behind, pulled him down, and Herbert’s legs got caught underneath just enough to make

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