The Pittsburgh Steelers were thriving on takeaways, forcing six turnovers in the Week 9 game alone. Despite ranking near the bottom of the league in total yards gained and allowed, the Steelers stayed atop the AFC North thanks to their favorable turnover differential. But against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday night, their turnover tally came to an abrupt halt. And in the post-game conference, when reporters asked linebacker T.J. Watt about the team’s consistency, his frustration was palpable.

“Inconsistent as it could be,” T.J. Watt admitted . “Too much up and down, not enough Steeler football. I mean, we can’t continue to live and die by the turnovers as a defense. We need to get off the field. We need to stop the run. Critical third downs… we need to do a better job of it, an

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