Two ownerships later the Steelers had 78 lawns to pass through in the final 1:32 prior to halftime following a punt.
The first takeaway of the season was provided by outside linebacker T.J. Watt early in the 2nd quarter, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger started tossing goal passes quickly afterwards, and the Steelers rallied from a number of early deficits and eventually put the Giants away, 26-16, on Monday night at MetLife Stadium.
” It brought back memories,” Smith-Schuster stated of the two-minute march.
An effective conversion from Boswell upped the Steelers result in 16-10 right before the groups headed to their locker spaces at the break.
Watts 4th career interception gave the Steelers ownership at the Giants 36-yard line with 12:35 left in the 2nd quarter and the home team leading, 10-3.
Kicker Chris Boswells additional point effort struck the ideal upright and the Giants preserved the lead at 10-9, but not for long..
They needed 1:25 to attain their very first lead of the season.
Roethlisberger hit pass receiver James Washington for 21, Smith-Schuster for 17 and Smith-Schuster for 14 before scrambling for 11 and an initially down at the Giants 13 with 14 seconds left before halftime.
Roethlisberger kept the belongings alive with an 18-yard conclusion to tight end Eric Ebron on third-and-5 from the Giants 31 and then completed it with a goal pass under duress to wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster on third-and-7 from the New York 10. Running back Benny Snells blitz pick-up on security Jabrill Peppers assisted offer Roethlisberger just adequate time to find Smith-Schuster running across completion zone.
It took the Steelers a little while to start for openers, once the defense offered a stimulate, the offense responded.
From there, a slant to Washington turned into a catch-and-run goal when Washington accepted Roethlisberger pass at the 10, split securities Adrian Colbert and Julian Love at the 2 and kept driving through Love and over the goal line.
” I appreciate the effort, we simply got ta search for a greater ceiling.”
” I thought they showed their guts,” head coach Mike Tomlin examined. “I thought they were physically tough, mentally hard, but we got ta do some things better.
