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Tomlin Downplays Defense Forcing Three Jags Turnovers: ‘They Weren’t Ones That Teed Up The Offense’

If your defense forces three turnovers in a game, you’d think that would put you in prime position to win the game, right?

Well, it appears as if the Pittsburgh Steelers said “hold my beer” to that assumption on Sunday.

The Steelers recovered two fumbles forced by LBs Kwon Alexander and Nick Herbig as well as nabbed an interception by S Damontae Kazee to get the ball back to the offense on Sunday, doing their best to keep the Jacksonville Jaguars out of the end zone for nearly the first three quarters of play. Still, it proved to not be enough as Pittsburgh couldn’t get its offense going and the defense eventually surrendered a 56-yard touchdown pass from QB Trevor Lawrence to RB Travis Etienne on a coverage bust, breaking the game open for the Jags.