Hurts, Brown torch Witherspoon twice, secondary repeatedly

The Eagles' A.J. Brown catches a touchdown pass over Ahkello Witherspoon Sunday afternoon at Lincoln Financial Field.PHILADELPHIA -- While it's no surprise the Steelers lost Sunday afternoon to the undefeated Eagles, how the game finished with a 35-13 final score exposed just how bad this Pittsburgh football team is heading into the bye week.

Penalties were a killer for the Steelers, but giving up big plays on defense is ultimately what slammed the door on any chance of avoiding a 2-6 start to the season.

"We got to keep a lid on it. If you don’t keep a lid on it in the NFL, you don’t give yourself a chance to play. We didn’t do that," Mike Tomlin said. "I thought it was a domino effect from…