MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- Mike Tomlin has seldom avoided opportunities to emphasize how important splash plays are on defense.
And in the Steelers' 16-10 loss to the Dolphins on Sunday night, they had plenty of opportunities to make those plays -- four to be exact, and any of them could have made all the difference in the outcome.
"They made the necessary plays to secure victory, man, and really we didn't, and oftentimes, particularly when's it's a defensive battle the way game developed into, it's about who catches the interception opportunities and who doesn't.