Any fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers remembers the 2016 AFC Championship game like it was yesterday. Watching the New England Patriots throttle the black-and-gold at Gillette Stadium has never left the fan base’s craniums.
In the following days, fans wanted the team to stop playing their usual zone coverage schemes, and move to more man coverage schemes. Believing this would be the cure-all for slowing down Tom Brady and company.
While the Week 15 game vs. the Patriots at Heinz Field lingered over the team, and fans, the majority of the season, when the time finally faced the Patriots Keith Butler gave fans just what they wanted — more man coverage.