PITTSBURGH (93.7 The Fan) – The plays that led to the Steelers 32-13 win over the Raiders on Sunday. From Watt turnovers to Fields runs to Najee’s toughness, all of the moments that helped the Steelers get to 4-2.
1st quarter
· FG, Najee Harris with a 13-yard run and an 11-yard reception, but a couple of negative plays lead them to a 52-yard Chris Boswell field goal on the first drive (9 plays, 37 yards, 4:41), 3-0
· TD, Steelers allow 6 plays of at least 7 yards including a 19-yard reception to the 2-yard-line on a blown coverage. Alexander Mattison 3-yard score (10 plays, 70 yards, 5:55), 7-3.
· Justin Fields scramble for 14 yards, ran up in the pocket with Maxx Crosby rushing outside.
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2nd quarter
· After a Broderick Jones hold, sideline pass to George Pickens for 15 yards and then 7 yards for a first down.
· Harris with one of the more punishing runs of his career. He fought through 7 tackles to gain 15 yards to the Las Vegas 31-yard line.
· FG, Boswell 49-yard make after 3 bad misses in a row by Fields (10 plays, 43 yards, 4:00), 7-6
· DeShon Elliott with a great tackle on Harrison Bryant to keep him short on 3rd and 3 to force a punt
· Really good throw by Fields rolling left and hit a moving Calvin Austin for 20 yards on 3rd and 11. He would follow that up a few plays later with an 18-yard run.
· Reverse flea flicker smelled out by Raiders for a 14-yard loss on what is officially called a sack to unofficially end the drive. There were also a pair of holding penalties by the Steelers on the drive.
· TJ Watt with a textbook punch of the football to cause a fumble recovered by Keeanu Benton to give the Steelers the ball at the LV 30 with 2:32 left in the first half.
· Roughing the passer on Matthew Butler wiped out an interception by Fields on a bad throw. Ball is placed at the LV 12 instead of Raiders ball.
· TD, on 4th and inches at the 2-yard line, on a play-action, no one is open, but Fields is able to roll out to the left and sprint to the end zone. (6 plays, 30 yards, 1:58) (two-point pass was incomplete to Connor Heyward), 12-7
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3rd quarter
· Helping sub for the multiple outside linebacker injuries, Jeremiah Moon shoots straight through gap to the right of the center to block a punt after a 3-and-out on the first series of the 2nd half, ball at the LV 10
· FG, Fields with a horrid lateral throw to Warren to force a 3rd and goal from the 15-yard line and then crossed the line of scrimmage to wipe out a touchdown pass to Pat Freiermuth, Boswell 37-yard FG (4 plays, -10 yards, 1:38), 15-7
· After Fields avoided a sack throwing a pass away while being tackled, really good vision by Harris, cutting to the right led to a 26-yard run. Dan Moore gives up a 9-yard sack on the next play, but a Raiders roughing the passer penalty gives the Steelers a first down.
· TD, Running to his left, Harris breaks a couple of tackles, gets a key block from Freiermuth and heads down the sideline and jumped the final five yards to cross the goal line for a 36-yard score. (7 plays, 80 yards, 3:19), 22-7
· Aiden O’Connell hits former Pitt receiver DJ Turner for a 30-yard gain that helped get them in a position and an O’Connell TD wiped out by a weak illegal man downfield penalty.
4th quarter
· After what could have been a reviewable potential TD run, Watt with the second successful punch to force a turnover by Raiders tailback Ameer Abdullah, recovered by DeShon Elliott at the Steelers 11-yard line.
· Donte Jackson intercepts an overthrow by O’Connell on third down and returns it to the LV seven-yard line.
· TD, next play after the turnover, Fields runs left for a 7-yard score (1 play, 7 yards, 0:05), 29-7
· TD, Raiders march right down the field and score on an O’Connell 4th down pass to Kristian Wilkerson from 9 yards (10 plays, 70 yards, 3:22) (2-point pass incomplete), 29-13
· FG, Finally, a long pass to George Pickens, it was a bit underthrown by Fields and the receiver had to dive to scoop it at the four-yard line for 30 yards with 4:43 left. The drive would stall in a Boswell 36-yard kick (6 plays, 18 yards, 0:59). 32-13