Steelers’ Russell Wilson inactive for second straight week, Justin Fields to start vs. Broncos

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The Pittsburgh Steelers are sticking with Justin Fields as their starting quarterback for Sunday’s game against the Denver Broncos. For a second straight week, Russell Wilson is inactive as he continues to recover from a calf injury. Wilson threw on the field before the game but did not run. 

In Week 1, Fields started and led the Steelers to an 18-10 win over the Atlanta Falcons. He went 17 of 23 for 156 yards in addition to his 57 yards on 14 carries. While he didn’t lead the Steelers into the end zone, Fields did engineer six drives that ended with Chris Boswell field goals. 

Fields’ successful start included a 12-yard run on a third-down play on Pittsburgh’s opening drive that led to a field goal, a 12-yard completion to George Pickens on the Steelers’ next drive that also led to a field goal, and completions of 33 and 40 yards downfield to Pickens that — you guessed it — also set up Boswell field…


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Author : Bryan DeArdo

Publish date : 2024-09-15 19:08:54

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