There was panic in living rooms and bars and at opening-day parties Sunday, not just in Pittsburgh, but across Steelers Nation. Their team was tied with the Cleveland Browns, of all opponents, in the second quarter. The alleged dynamite offense had done nothing. Le’Veon Bell played as if he missed all of training camp and the exhibition season and looked nothing like the best running back in franchise history. Browns rookie quarterback DeShone Kizer had just led a 12-play, 68-yard touchdown drive. Stephon Tuitt was out with a serious biceps injury.
Predictably, the Twitter world was in a state of hysteria.