Short week, Thursday Night Football game on the road, and an AFC North opponent. It’s all a recipe for disaster for the Pittsburgh Steelers under head coach Mike Tomlin.
That’s exactly what the 33-31 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 7 was Thursday night at Paycor Stadium. Though the offense looked very good, the defense couldn’t stop anyone, and the Steelers’ tackling was their worst of the season.
Just a few weeks ago it looked like the Steelers had turned a corner in the tackling department. But on a short week, they reverted back to the ugliness in that department from early in the season.