Mike Tomlin is citing injury and scheme as key reasons why the Pittsburgh Steelers ended their Week 2 loss with a whimper defensively. Allowing 17 fourth-quarter points after giving up 14 through the first three quarters, albeit seven of those coming from Kaleb Johnson’s colossal error, Tomlin said a walking wounded defense impacted personnel and scheme as Seattle imposed its will late in the game.
“I thought our defense wore down some, particularly as the game went on,” Tomlin said Tuesday during his weekly press conference via the team’s YouTube channel. “We had a desire to improve our run defense and I thought initially we did.