Well, not too many teams beat Bill Belichick, Tom Brady and the New England Patriots at home and sadly the Pittsburgh Steelers just found out how that group gained such a reputation. With a final score of 36-17, the Steelers were out of the race by the 3rd quarter. Here are my gut reactions on the AFC Championship game.
The game-plan came off the rails quickly when running back Le’Veon Bell went out with an injured groin. I don’t know if it was the Patriots’ pride or the offensive line’s loss of motivation but I haven’t seen that unit get dominated at the point of attack since some point in the Steelers four-game losing streak.