In what was billed as a matchup between two desperate teams, only one team looked capable of getting back on track. A few self-inflicted mistakes kept the Pittsburgh Steelers from going into halftime with a bigger lead. Although Dan Quinn’s group bounced back in the second quarter, they were second best in every department. Ben Roethlisberger’s shaky first half gave the Falcons momentum going into halftime. A disastrous second half quickly erased their hopes of pulling off an upset.
The second half encapsulated what most feared about the Falcons going forward. If the offense isn’t firing on all cylinders, they will struggle to stay competitive against talented teams.