It seemed, at least on paper, like an impossible task. Entering the Week 6 matchup at Acrisure Stadium against Tom Brady, Mike Evans, Chris Godwin and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ offense, the Pittsburgh Steelers were going to lean heavily on the likes of James Pierre, Josh Jackson, Quincy Wilson and even Arthur Maulet at cornerback, not to mention Tre Norwood at safety.
That meant the guys like Ahkello Witherspoon, Cameron Sutton, Minkah Fitzpatrick and Levi Wallace were out for an all-important game with the Steelers in the midst of a four-game losing streak and in the middle of a gauntlet stretch of games in the month ahead.