They entered the game with the top red-zone offense in the National Football League, but they could only score one touchdown against the Steelers’ young defense.
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Boswell converted on 4-of-4 field goal tries in Week 6, including makes from 47, 48 and 51 yards. The third-string quarterback benefitted from the return of Martavis Bryant who had 137 yards off six catches and two touchdowns. Chris Johnson carried the ball 14 times for just 40 yards.
Coaching-Give the coaching staff credit. Following the victory, players were excited about their performance and BTSC gets you inside the locker room to hear from players and coaches following the game.
There’s no doubt that the Steelers have missed Shaun Suisham this season, but it seems that the kicking situation has finally been sorted out and Pittsburgh has found someone they can rely on.
Thrust into the first meaningful action of his pro career – his last college game at Oklahoma saw the Sooners lose to Johnny Manziel and Texas A&M in the 2013 Cotton Bowl – Jones showed remarkable poise.
Chickillo made his game day roster debut on Sunday with fellow outside linebacker Jarvis Jones out with a hip injury. Arthur Moats also made a big play on a third-and-two play that resulted in a two-yard loss.
Chris Ivory ran for 146 yards and a TD on 20 carries for the Jets, who improved to 4-1 for the first time since the 2010 team opened 5-1. But the story of the day was easily that of Landry Jones. If Roethlisberger is healthy, obviously all the speculation over who would start between Jones and Vick becomes a moot point because the two-time Super Bowl champion is the unassailable leader of that offense. With Michael Vick at quarterback, offensive coordinator Todd Haley called a couple of short throws and an end-around, none of which really went anywhere.
Big Ben wants to play this week.
[Photo by Jared Whickerham/Getty Images]”Landry was like Ben’s little brother out there”, Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell said. If he keeps this up, next summer’s training camp for kicker will be very interesting.
With Landry Jones as the new Steelers starter, hopefully that will get Antonio Brown back into the thick of the offense again as last Sunday he had just three catches for 24 yards. One of those was a attractive, over the shoulder reception that was perfectly thrown by Landry Jones.
Arizona went ahead midway through the first quarter as quarterback Carson Palmer floated a pass to Michael Floyd for a three-yard touchdown, the wide receivers’ first score of the season.
“He got better and it was displayed today”, said Tomlin of Jones. Whoever’s next, they play hard and play the way they’re capable of.
The Steelers have seen plenty of Jones.
You could see the confidence in him as he was on the field longer and his teammates rallied behind him.
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The Steelers are obviously better with Roethlisberger, but that doesn’t hold when he returns to the lineup (perhaps too soon, you could argue) following an injury.
