December could prove to be the cruelest month once again for these Steelers. If so, it will be because the seeds of the Steelers’ offensive implosion were sewn back in August. That’s when a surgically repaired Big Ben Roethlisberger first showed signs his deep ball wasn’t there anymore. He and the Steelers have shied away from it ever since. Now, it’s all coming home to roost, threatening to ruin a special season.Big Ben and the boys have lost their identity on offense. The team can’t run, and now they can’t run their short-passing game, either. Pittsburgh’s O is one-dimensional, and the blueprint for stopping it has been set.

It’s a huge problem that won’t be easy to fix. We analyze this Catch-22 dilemma, plus I have all the most Terrible Tweets about your favorite football team’s sudden turn of fortune. Finally, we break down the even bigger test awaiting up in Buffalo. It’s all in this first-loss, no-longer-perfect edition of the Steelers Update podcast. So listen up, Steelers’ fans.

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