The Steelers went to halftime on Sunday night with a nine-point lead. In the second half of their showdown with the Packers, it all fell apart.

After the game, Steelers defensive lineman Cam Heyward said that the players don’t handle adversity well. That they start feeling sorry for themselves, and that it avalanches.

On Tuesday, coach Mike Tomlin was asked by reporters whether he agrees with that assessment.

“I certainly agree with that,” Tomlin said. “As I mentioned, I don’t think I like how we responded to the explosion plays, field-flipping plays, drive-producing, conversion third downs that happened in the third quarter. I didn’t think our offense responded very well to the non-call on the first third down of the half, and, you know, you don’t always have control over what happens

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