Bullshit, these fucktards are getting paid too. It's a bullshit excuse for mediocre effort by paid professionals. The coaches aren't responsible when they play hyped up either.
For this Steeler team, I would be more uncomfortable to have them playing a high school team than I would a team like a Seahawks or Ravens. They play as bad as they need to play to lose to awful teams. It's just overconfident, stupid play from guys who are old enough to know better. They buy into their own hype faster than any team in America.