In a must-win situation, the Pittsburgh Steelers were thoroughly outclassed by the 2-10 New England Patriots in the first half of Thursday’s Week 14 game. At the half, the Steelers trail 21-10 after 30 minutes of an ugly, messy offense and a defense that couldn’t cover or get key stops.
The first downs went in the Patriots favor. As did the years, 219 to 112. And the big plays went New England’s way, too. Despite being a historically bad offense with 13 combined points over their last three games, the QB Bailey Zappe fired three touchdowns in the first half.