Flawed Steelers Prove They Still Have Legitimate Super Bowl Aspirations

January 16, 2017   ·   Sean Tomlinson   ·   Jump to comments

Nothing about the Pittsburgh Steelers' win should have been close Sunday night. And it wasn't close, with the Steelers throttling the Kansas City Chiefs in every area except the one that really matters: the scoreboard, which somehow ended up reading 18-16.
It wasn't a game that should have been within reach for the Chiefs. It wasn't a game that should have come down to a final possession. And it certainly wasn't a game suited for overtime, a threat that lingered when the Chiefs scored a late fourth-quarter touchdown, then for a moment seemed to have the two-point conversion they needed before left tackle Eric Fisher was called for holding.
It was a game where tension should have been eased much earlier by the Steelers, whose knuckles turned various shades of white. But instead, stalled drives and missed opportunities piled up.
No, there aren't any style points in the NFL playoffs. There are only winners, and eventually a champion surrounded by 31 losers. As the Stee...

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