Too often lately the biggest story for the Pittsburgh Steelers heading into a game has been something other than the game about to be played. Whether or not it should have been that way is neither here nor there, but that is the reality—that the narrative shifted away from football.
That was the case as the Steelers prepared for their first postseason game since 2017, set to face their division rivals, the Cleveland Browns. It built around a comment made by veteran wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster when he was attempting to answer a question about whether or not the Browns were the same team that he has faced throughout his career.