Pittsburgh got the ball to start the second half and put together a 21-play, 91-yard touchdown drive that took nearly 12 minutes off the clock, culminating in Trubisky reaching the ball over the goal line to score on a QB sneak. Trubisky led the Steelers on touchdown drives of 67 and 75 yards on Pittsburgh's first two possessions with Harris and Warren scoring on short runs for a 14-7 halftime lead. The Steelers came in having dominated the series, winning the previous six games by a combined margin of 213-80 with all of those wins by at least 10 points. How did Pittsburgh's Fairywood neighborhood get its name?.Pittsburgh Juneteenth founder says rules for the festival are racist.From swords to fishing lures to "sprinklers," MLB celebrations have become full-scale productions."When our chances come to be able to take shots up top, we have to be able to hit them.” “With the way we've been able to run the ball, you see more one-high coverages,” Darnold said. Part of the strategy was using an extra big defensive lineman in 6-foot-4, 290-pound Marvin Leal.ĭarnold said he expects to see more stacked boxes moving forward. Tomlin said he “threw a little schematics” at the Panthers to slow down their run game. But he was sacked four times, and the Panthers struggled in the red zone. Foreman had 9 yards on 10 carries.ĭarnold finished 14 of 23 for 225 yards and a touchdown. The Panthers had averaged 191.6 yards rushing in their five wins, but managed just 21 yards on 16 carries - the fifth-lowest total in franchise history - as the Steelers stacked the box and dared Sam Darnold to beat them. “I don’t want anybody in this building talking playoffs.”Ĭarolina's modest successes this season can be traced to its strong running game led by D'Onta Foreman, but that was absent on Sunday. “We’ve got to worry about trying to get ourselves right to win a football game,” Wilks said. Wilks, in a much lower-key version of a famous rant by Jim Mora, said he doesn't even want to think about the postseason. The Buccaneers (6-8) helped Carolina by losing at home to Cincinnati. “Third down was horrendous to say the least - on both sides,” Panthers interim coach Steve Wilks said.ĭespite the loss, the second-place Panthers (5-9) still control their own playoff destiny and will win the NFC South at 8-9 if they can beat Detroit, Tampa Bay and New Orleans to close the season.
The Steelers held a 13-minute edge in time of possession and converted 12 of 16 third-down opportunities, while the Panthers were 4 of 11. Najee Harris carried 24 times for 86 yards and a touchdown and Jaylen Warren added a 2-yard TD run for Pittsburgh (6-8), which has won three of its last four. The Steelers ran for 156 yards and three TDs on 45 carries. But it’s easier to do those things when you’re playing behind an effective run game.” He played clean and had a high completion percentage. “I thought he kept the ball off the ground. “He managed (the game) well,” Tomlin said. He ran for a 1-yard touchdown and played turnover-free football, giving coach Mike Tomlin no reason to replace him with Mason Rudolph, who had split reps Trubisky this week in practice.
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