The Pittsburgh Steelers were just short of embarrassed on primetime in their 25-10 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers Sunday night. As has been the case in the four losses suffered this season, where the defense held firm, the offense faltered.
After the game, a clearly frustrated Mike Tomlin boiled the game down to the predictable results of an offense that didn’t convert its first third down until halfway through the fourth quarter while also losing the turnover battle.
“Just on the grass too long,” Tomlin said after the game. “We didn’t convert enough third downs.