From the notebook of a sportswriter who prefers to call the Steelers a 2-2 club at the quarter mark:
• Oh, sure, there are many ways to describe them, but let’s just assess what it all means after a month of play has left them in the race.
• Hey, if it means anything, I expected a loss at Houston. It was a flat spot on the schedule for a young team.
• Obviously it was the fashion in which they were beaten that’s disconcerting. The 30-6 score didn’t seem as