The Steelers appeared to get a handle on things defensively during a three-game winning streak, but the last two weeks have shown few signs of things going well on that side of the ball.

They gave up 33 points in a Week 7 loss to the Bengals and they gave up 35 points to the Packers last Sunday, which isn’t where they’d like to be as they head into this Sunday’s matchup against the league’s top offense. A loss to the Colts would cut their lead over the Ravens in the AFC North to one game, so it would be the perfect time for the defense to rediscover its footing.

One of the group’s veteran leaders made that exact point on Thursday. Defensive end Cam Heyward criticized his team’s inability to handle adversity after the Packers loss and said that he’s challenged everyone to come up with a m

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