A lot of things about the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 2019 season have been what one might describe as ‘ugly’, in one sense or another. They have had significant injuries to significant players, crucial mistakes at the worst moments, and that’s not even going back to the extensive off-field drama of the offseason.
None of that was quite as ugly as the way the end of the Steelers’ game against the Cleveland Browns transpired on Thursday night, to the extent that it was the only word that head coach Mike Tomlin could conjure in discussing in in his first lengthy remarks on the topic since it occurred.