While it was preceded just one play earlier by a significant injury suffered by their franchise quarterback, the true turning point in Sunday’s loss by the Pittsburgh Steelers to the Arizona Cardinals came on 4th and goal from the 1. QB Kenny Pickett’s scramble got them right on the precipice, but they could not punch it in with RB Najee Harris, stuffed at the goal line for no gain.
What followed was, of course, awful. The Cardinals proceeded to execute a 99-yard touchdown drive, on which they converted on third down five times, never picking up a first down on first or second down.