Steelers' Missed Opportunities Lead to Narrow Loss Against Cowboys
For the second consecutive week, the Pittsburgh Steelers were far from their best, and yet they still found themselves in a position to win. Sunday night's 20-17 defeat to the Dallas Cowboys came down to a few critical plays, any of whic The most crucial moment came with just 35 seconds remaining, with Pittsburgh holding onto a 17-13 lead. On second down, linebacker Elandon Roberts forced a fumble on Cowboys running back Rico Dowdle at the Steelers' 1-yard line. The ball bounced backward, and instead of a Steelers player recovering it, Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott managed to fall on it. Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin summed up the significance of the moment with a metaphor: "There's a fine line between drinking wine and squashing grapes in our business, and that's an example of it. That ball was on the ground right there in the red area, and that's the difference." Two plays later, on fourth down, Prescott found Jalen Tolbert in the left flat for a g...
