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The Giants were heavy underdogs in Pittsburgh, but they hung tough all night and had a chance to tie the game in the last minute. However, Beanie Bishop intercepted a Daniel Jones pass at the Steelers’ 29-yard line with 34 seconds to go to seal the win.
The teams traded field goals on the first five possessions as the Giants played bend-but-don’t-break to keep the game tight despite giving up 200 offensive yards in the first quarter and a half. New York then went three and out on their third possession with Pittsburgh leading 9-6 but got the ball back just before halftime and drove downfield to set up Greg Joseph’s game-tying field goal.
With less than five minutes to go in the third quarter, the Steelers finally scored the game’s first touchdown on special teams as Calvin Austin returned a punt 73 yards to make it 16-9.
Austin scored again on a 29-yard pass from Russell Wilson early in the fourth quarter to increase the lead to 23-9. This came a few plays after Wilson had connected with Van Jefferson for 36 on 3rd-and-long.
New York didn’t quit, though, and hit back on their next drive when Tyrone Tracy broke into the clear for a 45-yard touchdown run. However, they opted to go for a two-point conversion and ran a gadget play that backfired horribly, so the Steelers remained ahead by eight points with 11 minutes remaining and extended their lead to 26-15 with another field goal on their next drive.
With just over five minutes remaining, Joseph kicked his fourth field goal for New York to make it a one-possession game at 26-18 and then the Giants got the ball back in Pittsburgh’s territory when Bobby Okereke stripped the ball away from Wilson and recovered it. However, T.J. Watt’s strip sack and fumble ended the Giants’ threat and New York was unable to drive the length of the field in the final two minutes.
Here are the takeaways…
– Penalties were a major theme of a sloppy first half, with both teams seeing a touchdown negated due to a penalty….
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Publish date : 2024-10-29 03:43:19
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