Here’s the thing about the NFL:
Success isn’t measured based on performing to a predetermined standard of what proficiency is supposed to look like. Instead it’s determined by the numbers on the scoreboard after 4 quarters vs. a specific opponent. The Steelers are fortunate that’s the way the NFL decides games, because while their level of proficiency on Oct. 8 at Acrisure Stadium left a lot to be desired, they were better than the other guys.
Being better than the other guys meant they went home with a 17-10 victory over the Baltimore Ravens that left them at 3-2.
There certainly was enough that went wrong for them to give the fan base plenty to grumble about, but no matter how bad it looked and how loud it got in Pittsburgh, it had to be worse in Baltimore. The Ravens dropped
