No Larry Ogunjobi. No DeShon Elliott. No Donte Jackson. Early into the game, no Joey Porter Jr. For DL Cam Heyward, there’s no excuse. Regardless who was or wasn’t on the field Saturday evening in Baltimore, the Pittsburgh Steelers defense simply wasn’t good enough in a 34-17 loss.
“Injuries play a part, but the guys that went in have played before,” Heyward said via the team website. “And I’ll never discount what they do. We just didn’t get the job done. Guys step up in different ways. We came in here before and had guys step up in those ways.