PITTSBURGH _ If you’re head coach Marvin Lewis and defensive coordinator Paul Guenther, you’d take Sunday’s stat sheet in any game against the Steelers.
Hold Antonio Brown to four catches for 39 yards, a four-year low working with Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. Hold DeAngelo Williams to less than three yards per on 32 lugs. Hold Roethlisberger to a 78.5 passer rating with two interceptions.
“I thought for the most part we played well,” said cornerback Adam Jones. “I tip my hat to Ben and those guys. They were one play better than us today.”
The 24-16 loss at Heinz Field came courtesy of a field position thumping and a struggling offense that could muster just four first downs on 16 third-down conversions and no touchdowns on three red-zone trips.