Former OU quarterback Landry Jones had the opportunity he had been patiently waiting for, but his start in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ NFL Hall of Fame Game against Minnesota was far from impressive. The Steelers had just picked off Vikings quarterback Taylor Heinicke-or rather, tight end Chase Ford coughed the ball up into cornerback Kevin Fogg’s hands, but statistically, it was an interception. Due to that number of games, many regular players for both sides were inactive tonight. The attorney for Adrian Peterson says the Minnesota Vikings star running back who was accused of injuring his 4-year-old son is off probation early. Football is back.
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First team offense looked solid. I’m not ready to push the panic button on Walsh for missing one 48-yard field goal attempt in a preseason game even though he’s coming off his worst season.
Shaun Suisham opened the scoring with a 36-yard field goal in the second quarter, the Steelers’ lone score.
Odds: Steelers +3 per Bovada Online Sportsbook. A replay upheld the call, then Joe Banyard scored on a 1-yard run on the next play for the Vikings’ final touchdown.
He had 81 catches last season and finished as the Missouri Valley Football Conference career leader in catches (221), yards (2,601) and TDs (25) for a tight end.
The Vikings extended the lead midway through the third quarter following a 62-yard punt return by rookie Stefon Diggs. “It shows in games”. The Steelers resorted to another screen play on third down, but despite plenty of room, the Vikings defense closed in quickly to force the punt. Four snaps, however, produced zero points. Last year, Archer never had a kick return longer than 23 yards before he was replaced in that role by Markus Wheaton. He is definitely on my radar now, and I hope to see more such plays out of him this preseason. At some points, the perfection of some of the routes ran were fantastic. Last the Minnesota quarterback checked, getting the ball where it needs to go is the main part of his job.
Pittsburgh’s next preseason game is this Friday against the Jacksonville Jaguars on the road. The Steelers also have issues at safety so they need to play the youngsters. That is quite obvious.
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Bridgewater admitted he’ll have to be careful not to look for Rudolph too much. “A lot of these guys have never played in the NFL before, either, so I’m sure they were nervous like me”. But the bottom line, as all football fans know, is that the best overall team is going to be raising the Lombardi Trophy next February.
