Three Rivers Report: What to make of the Steelers’ win over the Bucs

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The Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and kept pace with the Cleveland Browns in the AFC North. Technically, Pittsburgh sits in second place, but a win is a win. In the NFL, they don't ask how; they ask how many, and the Steelers are 4-2. However, the Steelers started slowly out of the gate, and the offense, in particular, needs to get off to a better start. Todd Bowles' defense was relentless early on, and the Steelers had no answers. Luckily, the offense got on track down the stretch and in overtime as Pittsburgh came away with the win.

Defensively, allowing Jalon Daniels and the Bucs offense to operate as freely as they did early in the game is unacceptable. Jalen Ramsey had himself a big game, but this defense was off balance for much of the game, but put it together to help the offense close out the Bucs. Simply put, this team can't afford to start games slowly on offense and defense and expect to win.

Still, that's four wins, and Pittsburgh is in the thick of the AFC North race.

Here is Monday's Three Rivers Report.

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