PITTSBURGH (AP) – The Steelers are a different team without safety Troy Polamalu.
Their record over the last two seasons says so, and so does the way they played in a 22-17 loss to the Jets that at least temporarily delayed them from winning the AFC North.
Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez, so skittish while throwing four interceptions and fumbling five times in two games, didn’t commit a turnover against Pittsburgh. He also was sacked only once.
The Steelers must be asking themselves if Polamalu’s presence would have made Sanchez reluctant to be as patient in the pocket as he was, or to throw some floater-type passes that weren’t intercepted.
Polamalu (Achilles’ tendon) likely won’t play Thursday against Carolina (2-12), especially since the Steelers (10-4) will have had only three full days off.
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