For fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers, every game can feel like it’s a nail-biter, whether the team wins by 30 or loses by two. This season especially, winning “ugly” has been the team’s model and many have criticized the Steelers for being worse than what their record says. This is still the NFL though, the highest level of competition in the sport, and cliché as it is to say, any team can win on any given Sunday.
However, there are some aspects of the way that the Steelers play that could explain why winning looks ugly, with one glaring issue being the explosive plays allowed by the defense.