Mike Tomlin likes to say there’s never a bad time for a bye week. But the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Week 9 off-week was perfect for the team to right the ship. Since then, they’re 3-1, climbing back into the playoff conversation, with an offense that looks far better than it had. Accountability was something players spoke on improving during the bye, bettering the culture in the room, and those are words and phrases OC Matt Canada attributed to the offensive success over the last month.
“We’re playing better,” Canada told reporters Thursday as transcribed by the team. “We’re executing better.