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Team fails to respond to Tomlin’s challenge

A couple of weeks ago, Coach Mike Tomlin said that he often speaks to the team through the media, especially those sessions that happen after a game or during his weekly in-season news conferences on Tuesdays at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex.

“My Tuesday press conference gives them a snapshot of what Wednesday morning is going to be about, to be quite honest with you,” said Tomlin about those occasions. “I talk about the significant components of the matchup, the personality, the significant situational things we need to be aware of, etc. What I’m doing is giving them a preview of what they should anticipate on Wednesday morning.”

Maybe the delivery of that message is subtle at times, but on the Tuesday before the Steelers were to travel to Cincinnati for the second

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