Even though they’ve been managing to win games over the past month, it hasn’t always been pretty. The second halves especially have been at issue for both sides of the ball, and that certainly applies to today’s win over the Atlanta Falcons.
The story of the first half was the Pittsburgh Steelers offense driving the field but not finding the end zone as often as they should. They didn’t move the ball as well in the second half, but the defense allowed the Atlanta Falcons to.
Defensive lineman Cameron Heyward is appreciative of the long drives his unit did get to sit out, however, especially in the second half while the Falcons running game was gassing them, perhaps even wondering how things might otherwise have gone differently.