The difference between Tua Tagovailoa and Kenny Pickett on Oct. 23 was the same as the difference between winning and losing the game. Pickett threw three interceptions and Tagovailoa threw none, and as a result the Steelers were minus-3 in turnover ratio, while the Dolphins were plus-3 in turnover ratio.
That minus-3 turnover ratio was the difference in the Steelers’ 16-10 loss to the Dolphins, a defeat that dropped them to 2-5, kept them in the AFC North Division basement, and snapped their modest win streak at one in a row. Or maybe a better way to describe the difference in the game was that the Steelers secondary dropped four potential interceptions, while Miami’s patchwork secondary caught them all.
“They made the necessary plays to secure victory, and really we didn’t,” said
