3 things that went wrong for the Steelers during their bye week

The Pittsburgh Steelers may not have played in Week 4, but here are three things that did not go according to plan for them in their week off.

The only good thing about having a bye week is that your team can’t lose, right? Wrong. Though the Pittsburgh Steelers were forced to have their road game against the Tennessee Titans postponed, Mike Tomlin’s team wound up being losers in Week 4.

The Steelers still hold a slight lead in the AFC North, but any hope that they could separate themselves from the pack is officially gone as seemingly all of the wrong teams took care of business on Pittsburgh’s week off.

Tomlin’s team started the season with three straight wins, and the Steelers were gaining momentum heading into Week 4, as they held Deshaun Watson and the Houston Texans scoreless in the second half of their Week 3 matchup. Initially, it looked like Pittsburgh would hold a major advantage over the Titans this past week after the team was not able to practice due to positive COVID-19 tests. Unfortunately, the game was ultimately postponed until Week 7.

This week, the Steelers will host the Philadelphia Eagles, but things get significantly harder after that. From Weeks 6-8 Pittsburgh will take on the Browns then travel to Tennessee and Baltimore in back-to-back weeks. These three teams currently have a combined record of 9-2 on the season.

Pittsburgh hopes to weather the long stretch of games ahead of them and having some chips fall their way during the bye week would have helped. Sadly, the outcomes in Week 4 did not favor the Steelers. Here are three things that went wrong for Pittsburgh during their bye week: