The result,Jerseys NFL Cheap, however, was nothing more than window dressing of sorts for a team that doesn't use moral victories as the standard for success. Pittsburgh will miss the postseason in consecutive years for the first time this millennium. As encouraging as parts of 2013 were, it didn't represent a step forward.
"I don't think anybody's goal in this locker room was to go 8-8 and be sitting at home during the first week in January like we'll be doing this year," tight end Heath Miller said. "So, in that regard, it certainly was an underachievement."