Seahawks Star Delivers Condemning Statement On The Steelers After Big Win: 'Didn't Have The Juice'

The Pittsburgh Steelers suffered an ugly loss to the Seattle Seahawks during the team's home opener on Sunday as they fell by a score of 31-17. The game was close throughout most of the contest, but Pittsburgh made several critical mistakes late in the game that wound up costing the team the game. These mistakes included an ugly error on special teams that handed Seattle a touchdown, turnovers by the offense, and an ugly performance on defense despite forcing two turnovers. 

Looking back on the 2025 season in its entirety, this is going to be a game that the Steelers know they could have won. It was small, silly errors that lost the game for the Steelers, and the team seemed like it had the life sucked out of them by the end of the contest. 

A tradition during home games in Pittsburgh is playing Renegade late in the second half, and the crowd and players on the field get hyped up. That was attempted on Sunday against Seattle, but the Seahawks made the moment their own, which Leonard Williams shared with 

"That's our song," Williams said. "That was our mission all week. They play really tight close games, and in those close games, they play that song to get their team going. With us knowing that, we played that song a few times in practice, and every time we played it, we got hype. And it showed up again. I love seeing our sideline get electric like that, and looking at their sideline, and they just didn’t have the juice. It was amazing."

The song was played in the fourth quarter of Pittsburgh's loss on Sunday, and Seattle was able to put together a touchdown drive right after it was blared throughout the stadium. Seattle's defense was on the sideline waving their towels around and getting excited, and Williams noticed that there was no enthusiasm coming from the opposite side of the field.

Typically when the song plays, the Steelers are able to make a big play on defense, but the defensive side of the ball has been so atrocious for Pittsburgh so far this season that Seattle was able to carve up the defense for a touchdown drive. To make matters worse, Pittsburgh had Seattle at the 19-yard line in a third and goal situation, and the Steelers still allowed the Seahawks to rush for a touchdown in that scenario. It was a despicable performance from the Steelers, and things need to be turned around defensively and as a whole before the Week 3 matchup with the New England Patriots.

Some fans might take issue with Williams' comments after the game, but they are completely warranted. Seattle prepared throughout the week at practice with Renegade playing, and they were the team that was able to make meaningful plays late in the game when it mattered most.

Steelers' Defense Has A Chance To Turn Things Around In Coming Weeks

Pittsburgh will take on the Patriots in Week 3, and the Steelers desperately need to turn things around. They can't have a repeat performance of what was seen against Seattle, and Pittsburgh should be set up for success as they will be taking on a second-year quarterback in Drake Maye. Maye has not even started for a full season, but he is expected to have a good career. He is coming off of a good performance in Week 2, but the Steelers have the defensive star power to slow down New England and finally put up a good performance. If the defense looks like it has so far in 2025, it is time to sound the alarm.

Inside the Williams Sisters’ Private Struggles Behind Tennis Glory

Former world number one Venus Williams and her sister Serena Williams have opened up about their relationship. The two Williams sisters dominated women’s tennis for a good part of two decades. Serena was the one who took the lead on the court and won many accolades.

She finished her career with 23 Grand Slam titles, most by a women’s player in the Open era. On the other hand, with Serena winning so many majors in her career, it almost seems that people have forgotten 

Venus did incredibly well on the court as well. Venus, who is still an active tennis player, has won seven major titles in her career.

 

 

Both sisters faced off against each other 31 times in professional tennis as well. Serena held the edge with 19 wins, whereas Venus ended up winning 12 times. They competed many times in the final of the Grand Slams as well, and Serena was the clear winner in those contests.

Venus and Serena recently featured in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, where they both discussed their relationship off the court. Venus shed light on how the two Williams sisters remained competitive throughout their careers on the court and highlighted that one of the primary reasons was their upbringing. “We don’t necessarily coddle each other,” said Venus. “We weren’t coddled in life. And we want to give that sort of tough love, not only to each other, but that we had to give to ourselves. Life is very real. So the message has to be real.”

Two ultimate champions

Serena then added that despite being sisters, both had to keep their secrets from each other, largely because they were both competitors on the court as well. “As close as we are, we had to keep so many things distant because of our jobs,” said Serena. “As much as she’s my sister, she’s also my opponent, and you can’t be as open as you want to be. So this a real opportunity to do something that we’ve been trying to do, and also just a discovery thing as well.”

Venus recently returned to the court after taking a break of more than one year. She secured a shocking win over America’s Peyton Stearns in the round of 32 of the DC Open in straight sets with a score of 6-3, 6-4. Her journey in the competition ended in the second round, where she lost to Magdalena Frech of Poland. Venus then appeared in the Cincinnati Open, where she lost in the first round to Spain’s Jessica Bouzas Maneiro in straight sets.

After that, Venus featured in the US Open in three different categories. In the mixed doubles, she partnered with Reilly Opelka, and the two suffered a defeat in the round of 16 to the pair of Russia’s Andrey Rublev and the Czech Republic’s Karolina Muchova. In the doubles category, Venus partnered with Canada’s Leylah Fernandez as the two produced some incredible performances.

 

They managed to go on and play in the quarterfinal, where they eventually lost to the pair of America’s Taylor Townsend and the Czech Republic’s Katerina Siniakova in straight sets with a score of 6-1, 6-2. Venus featured in the singles category of a Grand Slam for the first time in two years, and she suffered a defeat in the first round to Muchova in a hard-fought contest with a score of 6-3, 2-6, 6-1.

 

Talking about her experience of playing at a Grand Slam after a long time, Venus stated that while leaving the court, she had a smile and that she was ‘delightful’ with how everything went on the court. “It was delightful,” said Venus. “Usually, if I had lost a match, I walked off the court, and I forced a smile. It was super fake. But it was real this time. When I left the court, I smiled. I was happy. I enjoyed the moment.”

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