It’s hard to quantify heart. How much a player is trying, how much a player cares. There’s so many factors and variables that make those heavy inferences tricky. But the product the Pittsburgh Steelers displayed Sunday afternoon made it undeniable. The Steelers did not play with heart. They weren’t the more physical team. They didn’t bring it. It was brought to them.
After the game, even Steelers’ players admitted as much. Speaking to reporters following the team’s 30-6 loss to the Houston Texans, QB Mitch Trubisky said the team must show more heart. That’s what he said via the PPG’s Ray Fittipaldo, who tweeted the comment after the game.