Jaylen Warren and Najee Harris combined for 183 yards and two touchdowns. pittsburg steelers Defeat the Green Bay Packers 23-19 on Sunday.
The Steelers (6-3) won their ninth straight game by eight points or less, following a familiar formula: a little offense. A timely misstep, and everything else necessary to survive.
Pittsburgh took advantage of touchdown runs by two backs (who essentially became 1A and 1B) and three field goals by Chris Boswell to enter the crucial stretch with momentum.
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With 3:20 left in the game, Patrick Peterson blocked the extra point and added a kick in the end zone that was intercepted by Keanu Neal. green bay With 59 seconds left, the team got the ball back and was deep inside Pittsburgh territory, but Jordan Love’s late pass was picked off by Damonte Kazee.
Kazee returned the ball 30 yards and then went out of bounds as time ran out. Kazee was pushed by Green Bay linebacker Zach Tom, causing Kazee to knock over Steelers special teams coordinator Danny Smith. A brief scuffle ensued, but cooler heads prevailed.
Love went 21-of-40 for 289 yards and two touchdowns, but the Packers (3-6) couldn’t build on last week’s win over the Rockets. Los Angeles Rams Despite beating the Steelers 399-324.
Jalen Warren of the Pittsburgh Steelers runs during the first half of an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Fried)
Then again, that doesn’t mean much against Pittsburgh. The Steelers have been underdogs in every game this season, but that’s not stopping them from staying in the thick of the playoff race as Thanksgiving approaches.
Green Bay trailed by 10 early on, but Anders Carlson’s field goal late in the third quarter led 19-17.
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Typically, that’s when the Steelers react. Pittsburgh has a penchant for playing hard in tight games. Pittsburgh, wearing the team’s iconic “Super Steelers” throwback jerseys, managed to get into field goal range twice to regain the lead.
The defense did the rest, and the Steelers continued their unorthodox approach, watching their opponents lose games while Pittsburgh tried to win them.
Both teams have struggled to create anything all season – especially in the first half – after trading scores in the first two quarters.
The Steelers scored on each of their first three possessions, with Harris and Warren (who was a co-starter before the game) rushing into the end zone and Boswell completing a 42-yard field goal. Helped Pittsburgh lead 17-7. It was just the second time all season that the Steelers led by double digits.
It is fleeting.
Love found room in the secondary with injured All-Pro safety Minkah Fitzpatrick, and Green Bay — which averaged an NFL-worst 4.5 points per game in the first half — scored 13 points. . Love threw two touchdown passes, including a pretty good 35-yard pass. Jayden Reed helped the Packers pull to 17-13 at halftime.
Injuried
Steelers: Linebacker Kwon Alexander left the game in the first quarter with a leg injury and did not return.
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Steelers: Visit the Browns next Sunday. On September 18, Pittsburgh won the first game against Cleveland 26-22.