A mishap that occurs once is an accident. A second occurrence is a habit waiting to form. The Pittsburgh Steelers were blessed with access to the AFC playoff bracket, but January football has a way of stripping teams down to their true identities. In this space, bad habits are exposed, and good habits are rewarded.
Head Coach Mike Tomlin understands that reality better than most, and he isn’t shying away from one of his team’s most glaring tendencies: allowing opposing wide receivers to tilt the game.
Tomlin has seen this movie before. The latest example arrived in the tail end of a heated Week 18 grudge match against Baltimore.