I do not understand why the Steelers refused to run the ball, especially after that last turnover with a chance to essentially shut the game out. They made no progress and took no time off the clock, leaving far too many options available for the Chargers, who then scored an easy TD on a blown coverage against a tired defense. Mind-boggling.

Really that's your takeaway? Not the fact that shitty offense put up over 30 points? First time this season I believe.

A lot of that came on the back of late turnovers/stops. They also failed to convert an opportunity from the 2yd line in the first quarter, where they again didn't trust their running game.

A team like the Steelers has to win by being more disciplined and making better decisions, yet they keep blowing these clear opportunities with nonsensical decision-making, usually asking Big Ben to do more than he's capable of at this stage behind that line.

I know this is early but I'm putting in the three early thanksgiving picks right now cuz... for reasons

I choose:
CHI
DAL
NO

NFL won't stop with the upsets.

Yeah, as a Steelers fan, I can admit that drive for the go-ahead field goal was frustrating to watch.  They took over the ball already in scoring range and made no effort to keep the clock running.  3 straight passes, and on the lone reception, James Washington made no effort to stay in bounds.  The drive took 19 seconds off the clock.  To be fair, the patchwork offensive line of the Steelers struggles to open holes against even the most porous defensive fronts.  Pittsburgh averaged only 3.1 yards per carry for the entire game.  But, that was a crucial sequence where they should have made every effort to run some clock.  In the end, it didn't really matter, because they gave up the game winning score in 3 plays.  Herbert likely would not have had the field day that he had if Minkah Fitzpatrick, Joe Haden, and TJ Watt weren't all out.  But it is what it is.  Steelers showed a lot of fight at the end of the game.  They need to step up against Cincinnati next week.

Welcome to the basement!

You're new around here, aren't ya? Yeah. Don't recall you ever sharing the basement with me in the last few years. It's not as bad as it looks! Noble over there teaches us about opportunity. He's always so optimistic. He never gives up on himself even though people thought he was hopelessly doomed some months ago. He also makes some mean hotdogs from the fully stocked box freezer over there.

Oh? Those two at the top of the basement stairs pressing their ears against the door? That's Angel and Light, and their names are no coincidence. You see they dream of leaving this basement to ascend near the company of their great God, Seth. Rumor has it though that Seth was severely injured and dethroned by a newer, younger, better looking, rising God named Shaun. But we cannot truly confirm that. Although one day Angel and Light could possibly leave this basement by the mercy of the Basement Gatekeepers, I don't think they will ever reach the heights of those "Gods". Heck I've been here so long I question such existences. How do I know all this stuff? Well ask Angel over there. Angel swears his brother, Death, just from behind the door, speaks to him through code, a coded language of gentle knocks they created as kids. No one but him hears it, and all we have is his word. But to entertain his claims he says there are 3 anonymous Gatekeepers, I guess this code doesn't use the alphabet because Angel conveniently can't get their actual names but Angel calls them "The Fool", "The Ho", and "The Greek Gyro" based on his decodings.

The two people we do know for certain that exist upstairs are castor and PAO... them? oh nothing special about those two only that they like to open those ceiling hatchets up their and urinate on us when we are asleep. Assholes.

Don't worry Rol, I'll make some more terrible decisions and keep you out of last place. I'm willing to take that bullet for the collective lol