The Pittsburgh Steelers lost their Thursday Night Football game to the New England Patriots. That makes back-to-back weeks that the Steelers lost to two-win teams at home which puts their season firmly at risk. They controlled their own playoff fate, but are now on the outside looking in.
The Steelers continue to have slow starts on offense that they struggle to overcome throughout each game. In this game, it proved to be too much. The Patriots scored on their opening drive and the Steelers answered with a field goal. They scored just three points in the first quarter and ten in the first half while the Patriots put up 21.