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Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Keenan Lewis prepares for the NFL football team's practice in Pittsburgh on Wednesday. (AP photo / November 7, 2012) |
The Giants never did. Taylor collected his first interception of the year late in the first quarter with a spectacular diving grab. It was a difficult catch, one that allowed him to laugh about the easy one that clanged off his chest in the end zone later in the game.
"I'm inconsistent," Taylor said. "You know my hands (are) suspect, that's just how it is."
Taylor knows he can afford to joke about it when the Steelers win but he's only too aware the drop extended a New York drive the Giants eventually scored on.
"Is it something we can work on? Yes," Taylor said. "Does it help your team out? Yes, because it gives the offense more opportunities to make plays."
Just don't expect the defense to take any unnecessary chances to make them happen. That's what Polamalu does. Until his familiar No. 43 is back in the lineup, Allen and the rest of his buddies are fine just sticking to the fundamentals.
Besides, in a way, Allen notes the only difference between a punt and a turnover is who gets to run around with the ball.
"The more and more we play together, the better we're getting," Allen said. "We've just got to continue executing and having a sense of urgency and attention to detail and playing fast and playing hard and I think that'll take us a long way."