By the skin of their teeth, the Pittsburgh Steelers managed to squeak out a 21-14 win against the New England Patriots Sunday at Gillette Stadium. Like in Week 1, the Steelers didn’t secure victory until the final minutes of the game. While their defense struggled, Brandin Echols had a big game, recording an interception and a huge tackle for loss on fourth down. The Steelers have a lot of notable names in their secondary, so Echols hasn’t received a ton of attention. He understands that brings a different kind of attention.
“I feel like I’m always getting targeted because I’m not a household name like everybody else,” Echols said after the game via the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Brian Batko.