Despite holding the Patriots to 14 points, the Steelers still have major issues on defense, particularly on advantageous possession downs. Pittsburgh was quite poor against New England yesterday, allowing the Patriots to convert on 10 out of 13 third- and fourth-down sequences. And especially concerning is the fact that they forced many 3rd-and-long scenarios on which they couldn’t capitalize, Chris Hoke observed.
“Guys are in position to make plays”, Hoke said about the Steelers’ possession-down defense on the KDKA Extra Point show. “Patrick Queen on that fourth down on that flip, he was in position, didn’t make the play.