One troubling mini-trend this year is the Pittsburgh Steelers defense not coming through in the clutch. Pittsburgh’s defense blew both the Cleveland Browns game and Dallas Cowboys game this year by allowing late fourth quarter game-winning scores. Although they beat the Baltimore Ravens and held them off on a two-point attempt, they did allow them to march down the field at the end of the fourth quarter and score a touchdown with a chance to tie the game.
If Pittsburgh is going to make a playoff run, their highly-paid defense is gonna have to buckle down more. Steelers beat writer Gerry Dulac was on the Steelers Wrap Up Show and blamed Pittsburgh’s defense for the loss on Thursday, highlighting the troubling trend of allowing late touchdowns.