The Steelers defense had no answers for the Chiefs offense
As was mentioned earlier in the discussion, eight of the first nine possessions resulted in punts by both teams. Frankly, that is exactly how we wanted the game to play out. We did not want the game to turn into an aerial barrage, but that is precisely what transpired.
The first points of the game were scored courtesy of the defense, with Cam Heyward forcing a fumble and T.J. Watt providing a ‘scoop and score’. Unfortunately, it was ‘all downhill’ from there. We did manage to generate three sacks and grab an INT, but that was overshadowed by the awful job we did in coverage.
Sans the aforementioned sacks, we allowed the opposing QB, who’s pretty good, by the way, to toss the ball ‘all over the yard’ for over four hundred yards and five TD passes. When was the last time a Steelers defense gave up five TD passes?
It was evident to me that we just could not keep up with the skill players of the Chiefs and that spelled our doom. I hate to sound overly dramatic, but it did feel like doom and we might as well throw in some gloom while we’re at it.
Let’s see what else we learned.