PITTSBURGH -- At the most necessary time, the Pittsburgh Steelers came with the throwback performance built on defense, the running game and a few moments of brilliance between Ben Roethlisberger and Antonio Brown.
And not many outside the Steelers' locker room expected it all to come together at once.
Fueled by two touchdowns apiece for James Conner and Brown, the Steelers' 41-17 win Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons eases the tension surrounding the 2018 season and injects life into a defense that badly needed it.