The Pittsburgh Steelers sure made it close against the Vikings, but they got the job done.

And in doing so, I think they looked as closest as they have to being complete, despite all their injuries this season.

And I want to talk about why that's a very good sign for the year.

I'm Chris Carter.

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first listen every day because we're your team every day fitzburg steelers fans it's a victory

monday because your pittsburgh stealers or it might be a sunday if you're watching it this early

but your pittsburgh steelers went into dubbed, Ireland, and got the dub 2421 over the Minnesota Vikings. And what turned out to be a close game, but the Steelers controlled it for most of the game. And I think the things that they did to control the pace of the game up until the end where did get a little close are very good signs of where this team is and where they are right now is at top of the afc north at three and one heading into their their week four by week and a much needed buy week early on the season when they saw what i saw a week four by i'm like that's terrible for them or week five by excuse me but i was like this is terrible for them they get four games to buy. They absolutely needed. And I think a big part of why they were in this trouble, we get to the injuries in a bit and what they might mean. But a big part of the trouble, I think at the end, you saw that busted play. I think it was to Jordan Addison for 81 yards or so that put the Vikings in position to make the game even closer.

As I was counting, Jalen Ramsey, we knew Joy Porter was out for this game.

Brandon Eccles was down at that point, and we know Corey Trice had been in.

Four of their top five cornerbacks were out, and that kind of led to that problem.

But despite those problems, and we know they're missing Alex Highsmith, and we know Calvin Austin got into the game, this team found ways to win and played the closest that I've

seen them play to the style of ball that I think this team is designed to play all season.

What do I mean by that?

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