Finally!
The Kansas City Chiefs Defense had hit the brakes just in time amidst chaos and crisis, completing a beautiful defensive play and forcing Roethlisberger's pass incomplete.
Since the second half began, the atmosphere of the tight and sticky game kept heating up. The entire Arrowhead Stadium was like a pressure cooker ready to explode at any moment—
Oppressive, boiling.
Brown: "I was open. Damn it, I was just open."
It was apparent, an irate Brown yelling at Roethlisberger, with other Pittsburgh Steelers players quickly stepping in to intervene, pulling Brown away in an attempt to calm the raging bull.
To the unaware, this scene could have indicated that the Pittsburgh Steelers were behind in the score.
Nevertheless, Brown's outburst did indeed highlight an issue:
Finally, the Kansas City Chiefs had given up on surrounding Brown, and the Steelers spotted it. Would they try a counter-attack and attempt to connect with Brown?
Tomlin was strategizing, and so was Reed.