Ravens 27, Steelers 0

The better team won, convincingly.

Broncos 31, Steelers 20

Turnovers
Turnovers
Turnovers

It’s pretty hard to win a football game when you turn the ball over five times. In every loss this season the Steelers have turned the ball over more frequently than the opposition – 5 to 0 against the Broncos, 4 to 1 against the Raiders, 3 to 2 against the Falcons, 2 to 1 against the Chargers, 5 to 3 against the Bengals, and 2 to 1 against Jacksonville. It is the most telling statistic and it is evidence of an undisciplined team, something rare for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The season is lost.

And the worst part about it is that we don’t even get the pleasure of looking forward to the draft – where do the Steelers have a weakness? The Steelers are solid at every position, with Najeh Davenport becoming the battering ram running back that the Steelers crave and Chucky Okobi filling in nicely on the offensive line when the starters go down. The defense is solid and doing everything that it can to compensate for the short field that the offense frequently sticks them with, so there are no glaring holes on defense. The reason why the Steelers are 2-6 is exceedingly simple: a lack of discipline and that falls squarely on one person.

Coach Cowher.

It will be interesting to see if he has the team ready to play against the Saints, because for the year-to-date – beginning with the preseason – the Steelers are yet to look like a team that is prepared to play the game of football. Perhaps Coach Cowher is more interested in getting to Raleigh than Miami – time will tell.