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The Pittsburgh fans let Russell Wilson hear it in his Steelers debut.
The boos rained down in Acrisure Stadium. The chants for Justin Fields, whom many fans had wanted to remain the starter after leading the team to a 4-2 start, grew audible. Wilson looked rusty early, after all. Playing in his first game in 10 months, he went 2-of-6 for 19 yards in the first quarter.
It started to click, though. Wilson found his rhythm. And by game’s end, he had 264 passing yards (the most-ever by any quarterback in a Steelers debut), a 109.0 passer rating and three total touchdowns to guide a 37-15 rout of the New York Jets.
Mike Tomlin’s “lone ranger” decision to go with Wilson as QB1 looked like a stroke of genius — and Steelers fans were eager to get a high-five from the quarterback they were booing a couple of hours prior.
“I really believe in being neutral, not being too high, not being too low,” Wilson said postgame. “Every game has its own story, and every game has different moments in it, and you catch the wave and once you find it, you don’t let go. I think the biggest thing is just knowing who you are, knowing the belief you have in yourself and knowing also, too, it’s my first time back and I was like OK, I’m starting to feel it again.”
Wilson’s ability to handle adversity is one reason why the Steelers (5-2) could be one of the AFC’s top threats by the end of the regular season. With 11 weeks left, Pittsburgh is the No. 5 seed in the conference, trailing the Kansas City Chiefs (6-0), Houston Texans (5-2), Baltimore Ravens (5-2) and the Buffalo Bills (5-2).
Working against the Steelers is the fact that they have the most difficult schedule of the four teams ahead of them. The average winning rate of Pittsburgh’s remaining opponents is 56.4%, compared to 52% for the Texans, 50.2% for the Ravens, 49.9% for the Bills and 48.3% for the Chiefs. Pittsburgh is also the only one of the five that has yet to play games in-division, which can bring more competitive…
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Publish date : 2024-10-24 19:05:37
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