Quote Originally Posted by Cincinnati_Kid View Post
And the fact that they didn't target Megatron in the second half. He was shutout after 179 receiving yards in the first half. Another loss that very well could come back and haunt them for a playoff berth.
A huge part of why Calvin Johnson was pretty much nullified in the second half was that Ike Taylor had some over the top help from Pro Bowl safety Ryan Clark and underneath help from Pro Bowl linebacker Troy Polamalu. That second quarter, the Steelers were burned when they went one-on-one with Calvin Johnson and Stafford made the right read.

That trio has also shut down the likes of the Bengals' 1AJ Green, the Bears' Brandon Marshall and the Ravens' Torrey Smith, so it's not that far of a reach that the Steelers found a way to adjust. Dick LeBeau is a pretty sharp cookie when it comes to his defensive adjustments.