CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Carl Edwards heads to Texas Motor Speedway last in the playoff standings, which does not show how well he has run in this years Chase.Edwards was with the leaders last weekend at Martinsville Speedway when a tire problem caused him to crash into the wall during the opening race of the third round of NASCARs playoffs. Now hes 32 points below the cutline to advance to the final four championship race Nov. 20 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.He can salvage his chances with a victory in either of the next two races, starting Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway.We know what we have to do and we feel like we can do it, he said.Edwards is part of the four-car Joe Gibbs Racing contingent that made it into the round of eight of the playoffs. But when Jimmie Johnson won last weekend at Martinsville, it meant JGR cant get all four of its drivers into the championship race.In some regards, it took the prospect of points racing off the agenda for Edwards at Texas.We had a great run going there at Martinsville and obviously that was a huge disappointment, but it really makes things pretty simple this weekend, Edwards said.In 23 Sprint Cup Series starts at Texas, Edwards has led 655 laps and has three victories. He also has seven top-five and 12 top-10 finishes. Edwards also won a pair of Xfinity races at Texas in 2010 and 2011.Crew chief Dave Rogers believes Edwards can pull off another win at Texas, or win next week at Phoenix.Its tough to name two better racetracks for us to be in (this) situation, Rogers said. Texas offers a lot of character with bumps and an abrasive surface and Goodyear will be bringing a tire that wears out and falls off. That combination always yields an exciting race for our fans and plays into the strengths of Carl and this race team.BORLAND-RCRRichard Childress Racing will make a crew chief change for Paul Menard at the end of the season. Matt Borland will take over the pit box of Menards No. 27 team. Hell replace interim crew chief Danny Stockman, who will return to the Xfinity Series program at RCR.Borland is an engineer and former crew chief with more than 20 years of experience. He was vice president of technology for Stewart-Haas Racing and oversaw the NASCAR and Formula 1 operations. Borland had been with SHR in various roles since 2009.As a crew chief, he won 13 races with Ryan Newman, who now drives for RCR.RFR EXTENSIONSRoush Fenway Racing reached a three-year contract agreement for AdvoCare to continue sponsoring the No. 6 Ford for Trevor Bayne. AdvoCare has been with RFR and Bayne since 2014. Bayne won the 2011 Daytona 500 in just his second career start. 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PITTSBURGH --?Cam Heyward had seen enough.From his locker Monday, the Pittsburgh Steelers defensive end and co-captain was critical of his teams defense after giving up a combined 362 rushing yards to Miami and New England and letting Rob Gronkowski get loose at a critical moment in Sundays 27-16 loss to the Patriots at home.The Steelers enter the bye week with back-to-back losses -- the only two games Heyward has missed in his six-year career -- thanks in part to a reeling defense that allowed a six-play, 75-yard touchdown drive early in the fourth quarter.We had momentum going [into that drive], Heyward said. It was 20-16, and we let them get that. And it was like we just quit. I dont mean to say that lightly, but I just felt like we had so many opportunities out there.Gronkowskis double fake in the open field freed him up for a 37-yard gain, and LeGarrette Blount followed with a 5-yard touchdown run. Blount ran all over Pittsburgh, with 127 yards and two scores.Heyward clarified that he didnt sense an effort problem, but rather urgency and situational football awareness were issues. New Englands defense was tired, Heyward said, so forcing a stop would have been timely.The Gronkowski play felt like the wind was pushed out of us and the defense should have made more of a stand, Heyward said.Of the 362 rushing yards, Heyyward said, Thats never been allowed here in two weeks.ddddddddddddThats just piss-poor [tackling] technique. You have to have some pride when youre out there.Linebacker Ryan Shazier told reporters Sunday the Steelers run defense was garbage, to which Heyward said Shazier was being kind.Three of the Steelers former first-round picks on defense -- Heyward, Shazier and Bud Dupree -- have missed games this year because of injury. That doesnt excuse a letdown when players go out, Heyward said.The Steelers have a league-low eight sacks on the year and are among the NFLs lowest in interceptions with three. Once famous for the Blitzburgh label, the Steelers have blitzed a dropback passer seven times the past two weeks, according to ESPN Stats & Information. Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill went 6-of-7 for 101 yards against those blitzes.Defensive end Stephon Tuitt said the teams st