The BIG plays from the Steelers win at Washington

LANDOVER, MD (93.7 The Fan) – There were key plays made, key plays dropped, great throws, defensive stops. A lot went into one of the best cross-conference games of the season. Here are the BIG plays from the Steelers 28-27 win at Washington Sunday.

1^st quarter

·      TD, after a pair of penalties helped the drive, George Pickens made an amazing, spinning catch on a ball thrown behind him in the end zone for a 16-yard TD (7 plays, 70 yards, 2:52), 7-0

·      Washington starts with 9-yard gain on 1^st play of ensuing series, Patrick Queen nailed Austin Ekeler for a 2-yard loss and then Cam Heyward with a 9-yard sack on 3^rd and 3.

·      Steelers run a fake punt from its own 15-yard line, up-man Miles Killebrew lobs perfect pass to James Pierre and Pierre, wide open, drops it.

·      TD, Ekeler 1-yard run (3 plays, 15 yards, 1:32), 7-7

·      Momentum against them, Steelers DL Larry Ogunjobi with run stuff of Jeremy McNichols for a 3-yard loss in what could be a three-and-out for Washington

2^nd quarter

·      Ben Skowronek and Pierre bother Olamide Zaccheaus on punt, he muffs it and recovered by Skowronek at the Washington 14-yard line.

·      TD, 3^rd and goal, Russell Wilson with 3-yard pass to Pat Freiermuth (5 plays, 14 yards, 2:27), 14-7

·      Pass interference on Joey Porter, Junior accounts for a 23-yard gain and gets Washington into Steelers territory

·      FG, tackles for loss by DeShon Elliott and Queen hold Washington to a 48-yard FG by Zane Gonzalez (6 plays, 40 yards, 2:17), 14-10

·      Facemask penalty on Porter nullifies a sack by Alex Highsmith, which would have moved the ball inside the Commanders 10-yard line. Porter would commit another penalty, pass interference in the end zone against Terry McLaurin

·      TD, Ekeler 1-yard TD (15 plays, 94 yards, 5:23), 17-14 Washington

3^rd quarter

·      1^st play of the second half, Daniels hits McLaurin on a slant for 54 yards

·      McLaurin and Daniels would connect for 16 yards on 3^rd and 10

·      TD, Jeremy McNichols 1-yard run (5 plays, 71 yards, 2:05), 24-14

·      On 3^rd and 8, Wilson hits Warren wide open in the flat for 26 yards

·      Following a sack for a 10-yard loss, Wilson finds Pickens over the middle of the field and he bounces off tacklers and cuts for 34 yards

·      TD, Harris rushes for 4 yards on 3^rd and 3, followed by a 1-yard TD (9 plays, 75 yards, 4:49), 24-21

·      FG, after pinning the Steelers deep and forcing a punt, Gonzalez hits a 41 yarder (7 plays, 19 yards, 2:51), 27-21

·      3^rd down throw deep by Wilson intercepted by Jeremy Chinn at the Washington 26

·      Daniels throws a perfect sideline pass to McLauren for 28 yards

·      Heyward with his second sack of the game, this for an 11-yard loss

4^th quarter

·      1^st play of the fourth, right after the Heyward sack, a Preston Smith tackle for loss, in his first game with the Steelers, also minus 11 yards

·      Warren with four yards on 4^th and 1, then Wilson to Pickens for 34 yards

·      Fighting to reach the goal line after a seven-yard run, Quan Martin forced a Warren fumble recovered by Jeremy Chinn at the Washington one-yard line

·      Wilson finds Freiermuth for six yards on a 3^rd and 3

·      Pressure coming in his face, Wilson throws one up that Mike Williams runs under and make an over-the-shoulder catch for a 32-yard score (6 plays, 46 yards, 3:24), 28-27 Steelers

·      4^th and 9, Daniels hits Ertz, ruling is stopped by Minkah Fitzpatrick and Damontae Kazee (reviewed and the ruling stands)

·      4^th and 1, Steelers line up to go for it with 1:02 to play and Wilson gets the Commanders to jump to seal the game