The Steelers did not look like a team that wanted to clinch their division and a playoff berth during their touchdown-less loss versus the lowly Browns on Sunday afternoon. Rather, according to at least a certain subsection of fans, they looked more like a team concerned with stopping Cleveland edge rusher Myles Garrett from breaking the single-season sack record, which currently sits at 22.5 and is held by both retired defensive end Michael Strahan and—you guessed it—Pittsburgh linebacker T.J. Watt.
So was it possible the Steelers were too concerned with keeping one of their own in the history books to keep their eyes on the prize heading into Sunday's game? According to head coach Mike Tomlin, the answer there is no.
