The Pittsburgh Steelers returned to the field yesterday evening after a week off, and you might say that it showed, as the defense gave up a season-high 39 points, or about double what they had been averaging per game. Of course, the four turnovers on offense didn’t help.
Neither did any number of missed tackles, as has become par for the course, and, as usual against Seattle, it was cornerback Antwon Blake who was the main offender, missing a number of tackles and very clearly playing through an injury that is affecting his ability to carry out a most basic function of his job: tackling.