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Pittsburgh Scored 32 Points. Justin Fields Wants More.
On paper, the Pittsburgh Steelers scoring a season-high 32 points in what ended as their most comfortable win of the season feels like a job well done. Beat the hapless Las Vegas Raiders by 19 in their place, break a two-game losing skid, prepare for back-to-back home games under the lights against the New York Jets and New York Giants. For Justin Fields, “good enough” isn’t good enough. Speaking to reporters postgame, he said Pittsburgh should’ve hung a crooked number on Las Vegas.
“I think we could have put more out,” Fields told reporters postgame via the Steelers’ team site. “A couple of mishaps, but 32 points is pretty solid. But we’re just gonna keep getting better, keep working, and hopefully we put up more next week.”
It was easily a season-high for the team in scoring and its most in a road win since Christmas in 2017, seven years ago, when the Steelers beat up on the Houston Texans, 34-6. Aided by turnovers and a blocked punt, Pittsburgh’s offense got going in the second half with 20 points to pull away after a slow start.
Still, there were missed moments. The Steelers’ offense was its typical sluggish self in the first half, sitting at six points until just before halftime. Pittsburgh’s promising opening drive stalled before another 50-plus-yard Chris Boswell field goal. They punted on their next two drives and settled for a field goal on the other, costly penalties backing them up and putting them in “and long” situations to dig out of. Pittsburgh finished the game with seven penalties for 50 yards, most of which came on the offense in the first half.
It wasn’t until T.J. Watt’s first punchout that the offense found a way to finish and even then, it took Fields improvising on 4th and 1 for the Steelers’ first touchdown. With crisper play, the Steelers could’ve made a push for 40.
Fields’ mentality is appreciated and it’s how he’s acted all year. Big wins, tough losses, he’s been the same guy. Measured and looking toward what can get better without getting caught up in the horizon, dismissing questions about his job standing or what wins can do for his future. He’s had the right attitude.
For Pittsburgh to carry out his mission, the offense will need to play cleaner, and Fields will need to be more accurate than he was in this one. There’s also the question if he’ll be given that chance or if Russell Wilson will pass him by next Sunday night.
PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers, let’s ride. While Justin Fields remains the starter in Week 6 as the black and gold take on the Las Vegas Raiders, Russell Wilson is making his Steelers debut, active as the backup for the first time this season, the team announced.
Wilson has been dealing with a calf injury that he kept him sidelined all season. Prior to aggravating it during practice in Week 1, he missed most of training camp because of it. He initially suffered the injury during the team’s conditioning test the day before training camp.
Now, Wilson is back. He was able to practice fully for the first time since the regular season started and was announced active for Week 6. He’ll support Fields from the sideline, working as the No. 2.
Fields remains the starter for the Steelers, but head coach Mike Tomlin had denied answering questions about whether or not he’ll remain in that role once Wilson returns. Tomlin said he’d like to see Wilson “shake off the rust” moving forward, building chemistry with the offense. From there, there’s some expectation he could take over as the starter.
Rookie wide receiver Roman Wilson is also active for the first time this season after recovering from an ankle injury. He’s been a healthy scratch throughout the season after missing most of training camp.
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How to watch the Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Las Vegas Raiders – NFL: Week 6 | Channel, stream, preview, prediction
LAS VEGAS — A classic rivalry is renewed on Sunday afternoon in Sin City, as the Pittsburgh Steelers get to square off with the Las Vegas Raiders, both teams hoping to get back on the winning track.
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Pittsburgh Steelers (3-2) vs. Las Vegas Raiders (2-3)
- When: Sunday, October 13
- Time: 4:05 p.m. ET
- Where: Allegiant Stadium (Las Vegas, Nev.)
- Channel: CBS
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The Steelers came out of the gate this season using stout defense to control the game. However, after giving up just 26 points over the first three games of the season, the team has allowed 47 over the past two games. Their offense played better against the Indianapolis Colts in Week 4, scoring 24 points, but they still lost. Then, on Sunday Night Football last week, at home, Pittsburgh struggled to get anything going offensively, leading to a 20-17 loss. It brought back the question of whether Mike Tomlin should bench Justin Fields in favor of Russell Wilson.
The Raiders have certainly been up and down this season. Though they picked up wins over the Baltimore Ravens and Cleveland Browns, they have looked inferior in their defeats, especially in their Week 3 loss to the Carolina Panthers. Last Sunday, in a divisional battle with the Denver Broncos, Gardner Minshew and the Raiders offense turned the ball over three times, losing to a 34-18. The only saving grace with Las Vegas coming into this game is that they have yet to lose consecutive contests this season.
In 32 all-time meetings, the Raiders are 17-15 against the Steelers, despite Pittsburgh beat Las Vegas in each of the last two seasons.
MY PICK: Steelers win, 23-20
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TORONTO (AP) — Mitch Marner had a goal and an assist, and Toronto beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 on Saturday in the Maple Leafs’ home opener.
William Nylander had two goals for Toronto, including an empty-netter. Matthew Knies also scored, Max Domi had two assists and Anthony Stolarz made 21 saves.
It was the home debut for Toronto coach Craig Berube, who was hired in May. The Maple Leafs split their first two games of the season on the road.
Kris Letang and Rickard Rakell scored for Pittsburgh. Joel Blomqvist stopped 29 shots in his second NHL start after picking up his first victory Thursday in Detroit. Evgeni Malkin had two assists to give him 1,300 points for his career.
Leafs center John Tavares missed the game with an illness.
Toronto, which dropped to 0 for 9 this season on the power play, improved to 9-0-0 in its last nine home openers.
TAKEAWAYS
Maple Leafs: Finally got some production from one of their stars when Nylander tied it at 1 in the second period. Nylander, Auston Matthews and Marner were all held off the scoresheet through the first two games of the season.
Penguins: They were unable to connect on three power-play chances after Letang scored in the first.
KEY MOMENT
Pittsburgh led 1-0 early in the first, but a terrible line change and turnover early in the second created a 2-on-0 rush. Domi fed Nylander for his first goal of the season.
KEY STAT
Sidney Crosby assisted on Letang’s opener to become the 10th player in NHL history to register a combined 1,800 regular-season and playoffs points.
UP NEXT
The Leafs continue a four-game homestand Wednesday against the Los Angeles Kings. The Penguins finish a three-game trip Monday against the Montreal Canadiens.
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