Throughout much of the season, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense has been rather good at bending but not breaking, particularly in the red zone.
But on Saturday against the Baltimore Ravens, this late in the season, the Steelers broke twice in the red zone, allowing two easy touchdowns to Baltimore tight ends Isaiah Likely and Mark Andrews, primarily due to miscommunications.
Those miscommunications and the inability to force the Ravens to settle for field goals have Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin feeling “displeased”. Speaking with reporters Sunday on a short week ahead of the Christmas Day matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs, Tomlin lamented the defense’s work in the red zone.