Mike Tomlin brushed off any notion that the Pittsburgh Steelers may have taken the Arizona Cardinals lightly prior to Sunday’s 24-10 loss. Pittsburgh running back Jaylen Warren, however, feels that it may have been a contributing factor in the Steelers losing to a team that had won just two games prior to Sunday.
“I guess just taking them lightly,” Warren said afterwards, via Steelers Now. “Lighter than we should have.”
Does Warren think the Steelers possibly taking the Cardinals lightly contributed to the team’s preparation beforehand and, ultimately, the lack of execution that took place during Sunday’s game?
“Yeah, could be,” Warren replied.
Warren said that acknowledging “what it was” is how the Steelers can address the issue going forward. Pittsburgh has a short week before it hosts a Patriots team that fell to 2-10 following Sunday’s 6-0 loss to the Chargers.
“Obviously, I’m assuming no one likes this feeling after a loss like that (and) a team like that,” he said. “We’ve just got to get on the same page and get to work.”
Sunday’s game was in some ways a microcosm of the Steelers’ season to this point, with big wins typically followed by gut-wrenching losses. Pittsburgh, after dropping a 13-10 game in Cleveland in Week 11, responded by defeating the Bengals last Sunday in a game that saw the offense compile over 400 yards for the first time since the 2020 season.
Instead of building on last week’s success, though, the Steelers took a step in the wrong direction. Pittsburgh was out-played in all three phases on Sunday while falling to an Arizona team that had not won a game on the road since Week 10 of last season. In the process, Pittsburgh fell to 7-5 and missed a golden opportunity to improve its place in the AFC playoff race.
Sunday’s loss begs the question of whether or not the Steelers struggle with handling success.
“Probably,” Warren said when asked…
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Author : Bryan DeArdo
Publish date : 2023-12-04 00:32:02
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