The Pittsburgh Steelers are searching for answers after getting blown out by the New England Patriots lost night, a loss that was replete with failures on both offense and defense. Both sides of the ball have seen a considerable overall, relatively speaking, since last season, so it’s reasonable to expect there to be some growing pains on opening weekend, especially on the road against the New England Patriots, but that doesn’t account for the 33-3 landslide we saw on the field.
Tom Brady threw a trio of touchdown passes, all of them of the explosive variety, all of them involving blown coverages in some form or fashion, though for the first, Josh Gordon’s 20-yarder, it was a matter of catching and running and not simply getting beat over the top.