Rather quickly, in the first half of Thursday night’s matchup against the New England Patriots, the Pittsburgh Steelers found themselves in a significant 21-3 hole.
That might not seem like that big of a hole in general when it comes to football, but for the Steelers and their style of play in recent years, that hole seems rather insurmountable. That was the case Thursday night, as the Steelers couldn’t come all the way back, falling 21-18. They turned the ball over on downs twice in the fourth quarter, leading to a second straight loss to a team eight games under .