Some problems can’t be solved by meeting them head-on. Sometimes the smartest move is keeping the threat as far away as possible. That’s the premise Mike Tomlin leaned into this week as the Steelers prepared for a Bills team built around one of the league’s most explosive forces. If Pittsburgh wants a chance, Tomlin says the answer begins long before Josh Allen touches the ball.

His message was simple, limit Allen by limiting his opportunities. “Time of possession is big. We got to minimize our exposure to Josh Allen. How do you do that? We got to be good on possession downs on defense, but we also got to be good on possession downs on offense. And a component of that is being a very manageable possession downs,” Tomlin said .

Tomlin pointed to those numbers as proof of c

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