Those sloppy Pittsburgh Steelers. Too often, their mission is to not only beat their opponent, to make more plays than the group they’re competing against, but to also not beat themselves. “Shoot ourselves in the foot” is a phrase repeated the last two weeks. It’s why the team’s win over the Cincinnati Bengals was as close as it was, screwing around in the first half before ironing things out in the final 30 minutes to emerge victorious.
Sunday’s game against the Arizona Cardinals began with a similar script. This time, it didn’t change. They didn’t figure things out.