Cameron Heyward
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Pittsburgh Steelers defensive lineman Cameron Heyward had some strong words for his teammates after the loss to the Green Bay Packers in Week 8.
The Pittsburgh Steelers took another one on the chin in Week 8. After a strong first half, things fell apart for the team, especially Cameron Heyward and the Steelers defense, in the second half against the Green Bay Packers.
At one point, the Packers scored 25 of 28 points, which allowed them to cruise to a 35-25 victory.
Obviously, Heyward, one of Pittsburgh’s defensive captains, was not pleased with the team’s performance. He let that be known in so many words while speaking to reporters after the game.
“You gotta handle adversity a lot better. This game eroded in the second half and big plays were the death of us today,” Heyward told the media, via TribLive.com’s Joe Rutter. “You’re not going to be perfect out there, but you’ve got to keep fighting.
“I just think there is a lot of ball and not enough fight on our side.”
Heyward continued to say even more.
“We can’t let penalties or stuff that goes against you affect your heart in the game,” he added. “When you’ve got a love affair with this game, there has got to always be a buy-in.”
The Packers started Sunday night’s affair 1-for-6 on third downs. However, on their first third-down attempt of the second half, Green Bay quarterback Jordan Love completed a 59-yard pass to tight end Tucker Kraft.
That was the start of the Packers converting four of their final six third-down tries in the game. Green Bay also finished with 454 yards and a 9.7 yards per pass average.
Meanwhile, the Steelers helped the Packers’ cause, committing two personal foul penalties in the second half. The Steelers had six fouls for 65 yards in the loss.