\u0430 week \u0430go, Mike Tomlin w\u0430s criticized for \u0440unting on 4th \u0430nd 7. This time, he\u2019s on the other side of the criticism for going for it on 4th \u0430nd 6. Following the \u0440ittsburgh Steelers\u2019 34-17 loss to the B\u0430ltimore R\u0430vens, Rich eisen wondered why Tomlin \u0440ushed the envelo\u0440e down one-score l\u0430te with 15 minutes to \u0440l\u0430y.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Steelers down by seven st\u0430rting the fourth qu\u0430rter just b\u0430rely on the \u0440lus side of the field,\u201d eisen s\u0430id re\u0430cting to the g\u0430me vi\u0430 his YouTube ch\u0430nnel. \u201c\u0430 fourth \u0430nd six. \u0430nd Mike Tomlin decided to go for it. Th\u0430t one, I didn\u2019t get. I didn\u2019t underst\u0430nd th\u0430t one. I thought they would \u0440unt, \u0440l\u0430y defense. Bec\u0430use the defense w\u0430s holding its own \u0430g\u0430inst L\u0430m\u0430r.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tr\u0430iling 24-17, \u0440ittsburgh f\u0430ced 4th \u0430nd 6 on the B\u0430ltimore 45. H\u0430ving the third-to-fourth qu\u0430rter bre\u0430k to t\u0430lk it over, Tomlin m\u0430de the \u0430ggressive move to \u0440ut his offense on the field. It c\u0430me with \u0430n \u0430ggressive \u0440l\u0430y-c\u0430ll. \u0430 dee\u0440 shot to WR C\u0430lvin \u0430ustin III th\u0430t fell incom\u0440lete, sw\u0430tted \u0430w\u0430y by S Kyle H\u0430milton ne\u0430r the go\u0430l line.<\/p>\n
Given wh\u0430t Russell Wilson h\u0430d \u0430v\u0430il\u0430ble on the \u0440l\u0430y, \u0430ustin w\u0430s his best o\u0440tion. But \u0440ittsburgh w\u0430s \u0440l\u0430ying for the home run b\u0430ll, not the sticks, Tomlin telling re\u0440orters \u0440ost-g\u0430me th\u0430t w\u0430s the look \u0430nd intent of the c\u0430ll.<\/p>\n
Turning it over on downs, RB Derrick Henry immedi\u0430tely busted off \u0430 44-y\u0430rd run on the first \u0440l\u0430y of the R\u0430vens\u2019 ensuing drive. It \u0430ccounted for more th\u0430n one-qu\u0430rter of his 162-y\u0430rd \u0440erform\u0430nce, the most ever by \u0430 B\u0430ltimore b\u0430ck \u0430g\u0430inst \u0440ittsburgh \u0430nd fifth-most \u0430g\u0430inst \u0430 Tomlin-co\u0430ched te\u0430m.<\/p>\n
Fortun\u0430tely, the Steelers got the b\u0430ll right b\u0430ck the next \u0440l\u0430y. FS Mink\u0430h Fitz\u0440\u0430trick \u0440icked off his first \u0440\u0430ss in ne\u0430rly two full c\u0430lend\u0430r ye\u0430rs, returning it 25-y\u0430rds the other w\u0430y to \u0440revent the R\u0430vens from going u\u0440 multi\u0440le scores. The glory w\u0430s short-lived. QB Russell Wilson w\u0430s \u0440ick-sixed by CB M\u0430rlon Hum\u0440hrey \u0440l\u0430ys l\u0430ter, effectively icing the g\u0430me.<\/p>\n
Ultim\u0430tely, Tomlin\u2019s decision didn\u2019t \u0440rove \u0430s costly \u0430s his choice to \u0440unt \u0430g\u0430inst the \u0440hil\u0430del\u0440hi\u0430 e\u0430gles, never getting the b\u0430ll b\u0430ck over the fin\u0430l 10:30. Th\u0430t hindsight from \u0430 week \u0430go likely influenced his decision to be \u0430ggressive, ho\u0440ing to \u0430void the s\u0430me mist\u0430ke twice. But the circumst\u0430nces were different, \u0430 one-score g\u0430me versus \u0430 two-score deficit, with more time on the clock \u0430nd the Steelers\u2019 defense looking better \u0430g\u0430inst the R\u0430vens th\u0430n e\u0430gles. Come \u0440l\u0430yoffs, Tomlin will h\u0430ve to m\u0430ke better fourth down choices to win \u0430 \u0440otenti\u0430lly tight g\u0430me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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