‘Attrition.’ That’s the word you’ll hear on repeat from Mike Tomlin after Sam Darnold and the Seattle Seahawks marched into Pittsburgh and walked out with a 31-17 win, leaving the head coach with plenty to think about and some hard decisions to make.

The reasoning is straightforward: a muffed kickoff by rookie Kaleb Johnson hurt the Pittsburgh Steelers badly, the defense was already dealing with injuries, and right at the center of it all? Pittsburgh opting to punt on fourth-and-1.

At that moment, the scoreboard read 14-14. Aaron Rodgers wanted to go for it. But Tomlin stayed true to his philosophy. On fourth-and-1, Steelers punter Corliss Waitman booted it to the Seahawks’ 9-yard line, where Tory Horton made the fair catch. Now, looking back at the final score, i

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