Fichtner intent on fixing mistakes from opener

The first step in correcting a problem is admitting you have one.

Steelers offensive coordinator Randy Fichtner took that step when talking about the mistakes made and the problems that troubled the Steelers in their season-opening 33-3 loss to the Patriots.

Fichtner was not in a forgiving mood because of it. Starting with himself.

"I'll be honest, we wanted to and we tried," Fichtner said of the Steelers' running game, which produced just 32 yards on 13 attempts against the Patriots.

"We ran the ball 10 times in the first half. It probably wasn't as efficient as we would want. I probably got a little bit down when we didn't make the first third-and-1. I think we had more in (the run game) and…