It was a rough game for the entire Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense so it’s unfair to point out any singular player but Mike Tomlin was asked specifically about Artie Burns’ performance. Tomlin called it “spotty,” a rare moment of some non-praise for a player.
“I thought it was spotty,” he said at Tuesday’s press conference. “It needs to be more consistent but I think that could be said for a lot of guys, particularly the young ones. Whether it’s crack/replacing in run support or keeping the ball in front of us, those two big plays we gave up in the first half I thought was a significant element of the game from a defensive standpoint in the first half of the game.