What a beatdown.
For all the talk that the Pittsburgh Steelers had a good matchup with the Baltimore Ravens due to familiarity with their AFC North rival, and for all the talk about it being a clean slate and a new season and a real opportunity to wash away the four-game losing streak to close the regular season, the Steelers fell flat on their face Saturday night.
Pittsburgh came out slow, fell behind 21-0, had no answers for Baltimore’s run game, and didn’t get going offensively until the third quarter. It all resulted in a 28-14 loss that wasn’t all that close compared to the final score in the playoff matchup.