Marcus Gilbert tried to give the politically correct answer.
“It’s just another week for us,” he started out, talking to reporters about how he’s approaching Sunday’s AFC North contest with the Cincinnati Bengals.
And then he changed his tune.
“We have a chip on our shoulder, especially because we’re playing the Cincinnati Bengals.”
That’s more like it. And why wouldn’t they? They lost the first game, 16-10. They lost their star running back for the season. They believe Vontaze Burfict disrespected Le’Veon Bell – and by extension the Pittsburgh Steelers – for celebrating after Bell’s injury.