Pittsburgh has hit a lot of marks that are not appealing in this three-game stretch against three of the top teams in the NFL. It does show just how far the Steelers are from getting much further than where they are now.

Three times in 11 days, the Pittsburgh Steelers faced a team aiming for the Super Bowl, the elite company they have spent most of the season trying to prove they belong in. Three times in 11 days, Pittsburgh found itself doing all of the little things wrong—and some of the big things too—on its way to a lopsided loss,