Mike Tomlin could have taken the field goal to make it a 16-point deficit in the third quarter.
Fourth-and-goal from the 5 and the Pittsburgh Steelers’ coach decided to go for the touchdown.
And his Steelers got it Sunday in the third quarter, as JuJu Smith-Schuster caught a TD pass from Ben Roethlisberger.
Here come the @Steelers. Big Ben hits @TeamJuJu to make it a two-score game! #HereWeGo #SuperWildCard
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What once was a 28-0 deficit and was 35-10 at halftime suddenly became 35-23.
There were 18 minutes left in the game and the tension in Cleveland was rising with every play.