Mike Tomlin knew exactly how the Steelers would beat the Patriots

The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the New England Patriots on Sunday by dominating the turnover battle, and Mike Tomlin did everything he could to put his team in position to do exactly that.

The Steelers forced five turnovers in their 21-14 Week 3 win over the Patriots at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. Four of those turnovers were fumbles, which was not merely good fortune for Pittsburgh.

NFL reporter Albert Breer said on NBC Sports Boston Tuesday that he spoke with Steelers star pass-rusher T.J. Watt about Pittsburgh’s game plan against the Patriots. Watt revealed that Tomlin put together a presentation for the team before Sunday’s game to show how running backs Rhamondre Stevenson and Antonio Gibson and quarterback Drake Maye all have ball security issues.

“To me, the most alarming thing about it, I talked to T.J. Watt when he was boarding the plane to go back to Pittsburgh on Sunday night. He told me that Mike Tomlin had put together a presentation at the beginning of their week and showed Rhamondre Stevenson’s fumbles, showed Antonio Gibson’s fumble and showed Drake Maye being loose with the ball,” Breer said. “They were reminded over and over and over again (that) these guys are gonna give you a couple.”