Like a broken record, it’s been said week after week: A win is a win, no matter how ugly.
The Pittsburgh Steelers were visibly disappointed in their performance against the depleted Baltimore Ravens, and for good reason.
The game should’ve been a blowout, but instead it came down to the wire.
“We played sluggish, we had a bad start. Our defense saved our [expletive] again,” said a frustrated JuJu Smith-Schuster in a postgame press conference. “… In the next 12 days we got three games, and it is what it is. We just got to go out there and play.”
Tremendous defensive plays in the first half — a pick-six from cornerback Joe Haden and a pass breakup in the end zone by Minkah Fitzpatrick on the final play before halftime — are what won the game for Pittsburgh.
The Steelers offense, which has been solid for most of the season, played uninspired football.
“Wide receivers not catching balls, not making plays when they’re supposed to be made, going down in the red zone not putting points on the board,” Smith-Schuster said when asked about their deficiencies.
The offense will have a chance to redeem itself in just four days when Pittsburgh hosts the Washington Football Team on Monday.
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