GLENDALE, Ariz. -- "I just didn't want to bite the cheese."
On another day, this is the line. About the play.
This was T.J. Watt. I'd asked about his fourth-quarter interception that should've been a game-sealer. But it wasn't.
"I'm not all that great at juking to my left."
On another day, this is the line. About the play.
This was Jordan Berry. I'd asked about ... oh, you know ... and that should've been a game-killer. But it wasn't.
It could've been Diontae Johnson's 85-yard punt return and his two-touchdown turnaround. Or Vince Williams' goal-line sack. Or Kerrith Whyte emerging from obsolescence to fire the running game. Or Joe Haden's latest two picks. Or Minkah Fitzpatrick just ... oh, Minkah-ing, I guess, all afternoon long.
Heck, it could've been the collective goodness of Mike Tomlin's remarkable, resilient Steelers casting off the Cardinals, 23-17, on this Sunday evening at State Farm Stadium, now winners of seven of their past eight, 8-5 overall and headed toward a prime-time showdown with the Bills, their fellow AFC wild-card spot holder, a week away at Heinz Field.
It could've been all of that. Except that this wasn't that day.
"It was Duck's day."
On this day, this was the line. About the player.
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