Through Charlotte Carroll, Mike DeFabo and Lauren Merola
A second-half surge propelled the Pittsburgh Steelers pace the Fresh York Giants 26-18 on “Monday Night Football” at Acrisure Stadium.
Next a touchdown-less first 1/2, the Steelers pulled away within the 1/3 quarter thank you to 2 touchdowns by way of extensive receiver Calvin Austin: a 73-yard punt go back and a 29-yard catch. Quarterback Russell Wilson stepped forward to 2-0 because the starter for Pittsburgh (6-2), which maintains a one-game govern over the Baltimore Ravens within the AFC North.
The Giants, in the meantime, misplaced their 1/3 instantly to let fall to 2-6 — the 1/3 consecutive duel during which quarterback Daniel Jones did not throw a landing. And rookie working again Tyrone Tracy Jr., a dazzling spot with 145 yards and a landing, left the sport within the fourth quarter and was once positioned in concussion protocol.
A fresh quirk to the catch rule
Within the first 1/2, a would-be Steelers landing put an asterisk at the extensively assumed rule that hanging two ft i’m sick after all zone upcoming a catch accounted for a TD.
Correction: Placing each ft i’m sick after all zone equals a rating.
Or so George Pickens realized.
The Steelers extensive receiver had two touchdowns known as again within the first 1/2, and one for failing to land on each his left and proper footing after all zone. Rather, Pickens stuck the ball after all zone and landed on his proper footing, however a push by way of Giants cornerback Deonte Banks towards out of bounds most effective allowed Pickens to pull his proper footing at the farmland all over again.
In keeping with the NFL rulebook, each ft will have to contact the farmland inbounds to be thought to be a catch.
Deonte Banks didn’t let George Pickens get that footing i’m sick
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Even with out the nixed rankings, Pickens completed with a team-leading 74 yards.
2d-half Steelers do it once more
Time gradual begins have plagued the Steelers right through the season, they’ve additionally been some of the NFL’s best possible second-half groups. Throughout the first seven weeks, they ranked first in scoring protection and moment in scoring offense within the ultimate two quarters.
On Monday, a second-half surge propelled the Steelers to victory as soon as once more.
Next 3 red-zone journeys led to simply 3 ground objectives within the first 1/2, the Steelers discovered a spark from third-year receiver Austin. With the rating fasten at 9, Austin confirmed off his track-caliber pace with a 73-yard punt go back for a landing.
Refer to line, Austin scored his moment landing when Wilson discovered him from 29 yards out. Time there have been some fearful moments i’m sick the stretch, the ones performs helped give the Steelers the essential cushion to book victory. — Mike DeFabo, Steelers beat essayist
Pittsburgh’s red-zone woes
With Wilson at quarterback, the Steelers moved the ball between the 20s extra fluidly than they’ve in at some time. Working again Najee Harris picked up yards in chunks and Wilson unfold the ball to a number of goals. Alternatively, red-zone woes allowed the Giants to hang out.
4 occasions the Steelers drove throughout the 20, together with thrice within the first 1/2, however they had been compelled to accept ground objectives on all 4 cases.
Other issues popped up in every line. At the opening power, a Broderick Jones facemask penalty negated a landing cross to Pickens. After, Pickens seemed like he made an improbable toe-tapping catch, however he were given the similar footing i’m sick two times in lieu than each ft. In the second one 1/2, the issues endured as Wilson was once sacked on 1/3 right down to pressure a fourth ground objective.
Wilson’s go back from trauma has most commonly taken the offense to a fresh stage. However they want to in finding tactics to complete drives and blank up miscues. — DeFabo
The place was once Banks upcoming combating the Pickens rating?
The tale of the Giants protection was once the plain benching of Banks, the workforce’s 2023 first-round pick out. There was once refuse trauma replace and Banks stood at the sidelines along with his helmet however didn’t play games following the Pickens non-touchdown in the second one quarter.
It caps an eventful age for the second-year cornerback, who was once within the highlight upcoming a needful aim play games within the Giants’ loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. — Charlotte Carroll, Giants beat essayist
A irritating time for Giants offense
Jones, the Giants quarterback had a unprecedented enraged outburst upcoming a failed fourth-quarter two-point conversion during which not one of the blockers forbidden, merely looking at Jones throw the ball.
It felt emblematic of the night time.
The offense would do one thing proper and later rush two steps backward because of miscues and enough quantity of sloppy, penalty-filled soccer. Following that play games, Jones was once visibly disenchanted at the sidelines, flailing his hands at one level in convention with teacher Brian Daboll.
Jones was once sacked 4 occasions, with the offensive series suffering to offer protection to him from T.J. Watt and Alex Highsmith. Overdue within the fourth quarter, the protection compelled a fumble with game-tying attainable, however proper take on Jermaine Eluemunor couldn’t store off Watt, who compelled a fumble of his personal.
Jones went 24-for-38 for 264 yards and an interception. — Carroll
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