No time for celebrations: The Steelers are 6-0 for the first time since 1978, and only the second time in the franchise's storied history.
Yet come Monday, even more specifically come Victory Monday, you won't see any celebrations at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex among the players.
What you will see, is players working to get better because they know what is still ahead of them.
The Steelers are coming off a 27-24 win over the previously undefeated Tennessee Titans, breathing a bit of a sigh of relief after their 27-7 lead almost vanished in the closing seconds, but didn't after Stephen Gostkowski's 45-yard field goal went wide right.
"I think it's good that we got the win," said guard David DeCastro, who returned to the starting lineup after being inactive last week. "Whenever you get a win in this league it's awesome, even if it's not pretty. It shows there is room for improvement. I think we are all excited about getting better as the season goes on, that is the key.
"The first half of the season is what it is. Yeah, we're doing well. You want to get better as the season goes on and stay healthy and make that push toward the end. Everyone is excited right now, but it's not a crazy amount of excitement. We still found a way to win. Now, check the film and get better.
"You have to be realistic with yourself, even when you win. There are always things to correct and we have a lot to correct. It's great to be able to make changes while you're winning and getting better while you're winning. The second half is the key. Peaking and getting hot at the right time. We are happy to get wins any way they come.
"The second half is when it matters. All of this stuff right now is just positioning. We know it's a long season. We are enjoying it."
To be 6-0 and in a situation where you know you can get better, you know there is room for improvement, is a good place to be…and can be scary for the Steelers opponents.
"I am happy," said safety Terrell Edmunds. "We're the only undefeated team in the NFL. We are 6-0. This is the first time I have ever been 6-0. We have to continue to work hard. People are pretty mad simply because we didn't play our best game. We haven't played our best game in a lot of games we have played this year, but we're still pushing and we're still fighting through it and staying together as a team and winning football games. We hold ourselves on a pedestal and we want to be this great team. That is what we are striving for. When you don't play a great game, everyone is upset.
"At the end of the day we are happy we are 6-0 because we haven't lost a game yet.
"Some games we play a great first half, like this game, and we let them come in in the second half. We have to continue to work hard to play a full game. Once we play a full game, offense, defense, special teams, all three sides of the ball, I think we will be great."
After six games in 2019 the Steelers were 2-4, and during the offseason, DeCastro deemed the year miserable. This year, it's much different and the deciding factor definitely has a lot to do with Ben Roethlisberger being back.
"That is the big factor," said DeCastro. "When you have a Hall of Fame quarterback it speaks for itself. Just having the ability to be balanced, keeping teams honest, they can't stack the box, we have the threat of some great talent on the outside, with those jet sweeps and things like that. Just a really balanced offense. That is the key to success in this league.
"We're older, the main group of us on the offensive line, Ben as well. We are enjoying it. Just this whole year, with the pandemic and trying to figure out what is going on. Just being able to play football, which is what we did since we were kids, is a lot of fun. We happen to be undefeated, but like I said we're not crazy excited about it. We are just happy playing the game and being with each other."
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