It was urged ahead of the weekend that Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Justin Fields may earn a third-straight begin by guiding his membership to a second-consecutive victory on this previous Sunday’s sport on the Denver Broncos as veteran Russell Wilson continued to recuperate from a lingering calf harm.
Hours after Pittsburgh notched a gritty 13-6 win at Denver’s Empower Subject at Mile Excessive, Steelers insider Brooke Pryor of ESPN predicted that Fields will get the nod for the membership’s residence opener versus the Los Angeles Chargers (2-0) this coming Sunday.
“Though Fields had an uneven efficiency, he performed nicely sufficient for the Steelers to proceed to be cautious with Russell Wilson’s calf harm,” Pryor mentioned about Pittsburgh’s win over Denver. “Fields accomplished 10-of-12 makes an attempt for 101 yards and a landing go — his first as a Steeler — within the first half.”
As Pryor mentioned in a special piece, nevertheless, Fields recorded solely 16 passing yards within the second half versus the Broncos. In complete, the 25-year-old related on 13-of-20 passes for 117 yards with the one rating and no interceptions. He additionally rushed for 27 yards.
For an article up to date early Monday morning, Albert Breer of Sports activities Illustrated wrote that Fields is “operating the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offense as (coordinator) Arthur Smith is drawing it up” and is “threatening defenses along with his legs and talent to create large downfield photographs in scramble spots.” In response to ESPN stats, Fields entered Monday ranked nineteenth within the NFL amongst certified gamers with a forty five.9 adjusted QBR and twenty seventh with 273 passing yards on the marketing campaign.
Pryor and others leveled out that the Steelers gave an inactive Wilson “a petty sport ball” following their win on the Broncos. That claims loads about what these contained in the Pittsburgh locker room really feel about Wilson serving as a pacesetter of the crew’s offense after Denver ate the most important dead cap hit in NFL historical past to half methods with the 35-year-old this previous offseason.
If the Steelers “proceed to be cautious with” Wilson relating to his calf, he may sit via Week 3 and attempt to get proper for the Week 4 matchup on the Indianapolis Colts (0-2) on Sept. 29. As of Monday morning, DraftKings Sportsbook listed the Steelers as 2.5-point residence favorites towards the Chargers.