Steelers defense carries Justin Fields and offense to a win over Denver and 2-0 start

The Pittsburgh Steelers aren’t getting much production on offense. That doesn’t matter much when your defense isn’t allowing anything at all.

The Steelers won in Week 1 without scoring a touchdown, then won in Week 2 scoring just one touchdown. The Steelers are 2-0 with two road wins despite some offensive issues, mostly because the defense looks great yet again.

The Steelers crushed Broncos rookie quarterback Bo Nix, with T.J. Watt having another fantastic game and everyone else doing their part. The Broncos were stuck on three points for 58 minutes, got another field goal in the final two minutes but couldn’t get a miracle touchdown in the final seconds and the Steelers won 13-6. The Steelers might have only one touchdown on offense, but they’ve also allowed just one touchdown. That came six quarters ago.

Justin Fields has started twice and has done enough that he seems unlikely to be replaced by Russell Wilson anytime soon. Maybe that’s the best thing to say about the Steelers offense, but 2-0 is 2-0.

Steelers defense dominates

The Steelers were so dominant on defense that the Broncos felt they had to dial up a trick play just to get something going downfield. They ran a flea flicker, Nix had Josh Reynolds deep and even though he was late to get him the ball, Reynolds came down with a jumping catch for 49 yards. The Broncos were finally in business.

Two plays later, Nix threw an interception into the end zone. Steelers cornerback Cory Trice Jr. baited the rookie quarterback, who thought he had Courtland Sutton open in the back of the end zone. Trice slid over and had an easy interception of Nix’s sidearm pass into the end zone. That’s how the day went for the Broncos offense. The Falcons offense from Week 1 can relate.

At some point early in the game, the Steelers offense had to realize that their biggest job was to not screw things up. Like last week, when the Atlanta Falcons scored 10 points and lost 18-10, the Steelers just had to control the clock a bit, not…

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Publish date : 2024-09-15 23:24:53

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