The Pittsburgh Steelers lost 33-31 to the Cincinnati Bengals, and the defense is being largely blamed after allowing a feast for Joe Flacco, as well as a historic day for wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase.
As if that weren’t enough, one of the worst rushing offenses in the NFL managed over 100 yards against Pittsburgh. In this scenario, T.J. Watt took full responsibility after Aaron Rodgers gave them a 31-30 lead with two minutes remaining.
“It was absolutely an unacceptable performance from us on the defensive side of the ball. They were getting the ball pretty quick all night. Good amount of max protection, but even then, it seemed like the ball was coming out pretty quickly. We felt like the run scheme we had for this game was going to be effective. It’s just guys getting out of gap. It’s n