Ask Steelers linebacker LaMarr Woodley about the difference between the first half of the season and the second, and he just sort of shrugs the boulders that double as shoulders.
"I can't even really say," Woodley said. "I'm just able to get in there a little bit faster."
A half-step is about the best explanation Woodley can offer as for why he has 9 1/2 sacks in his past seven games after notching just two quarterback takedowns in the Steelers' first eight games.
The third-year veteran has been the Steelers' most disruptive defensive player in the second half of the season. And his play Sunday is a major reason why the Steelers are still clinging to the hope that they get a chance to defend their Super Bowl title.
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