The Steelers’ defense finally made the type of history Mike Tomlin had previously alluded to during Sunday’s Week 3 win over the Patriots. The 21-14 win included five forced turnovers by the Steelers, the most turnovers committed by a Patriots team since the Steelers’ last win in New England way back in 2008.
Pittsburgh’s offense parlayed the turnovers into 14 points that included Aaron Rodgers’ game-winning touchdown pass to Calvin Austin III with just over two minutes left. The Steelers’ defense then sealed the win when backup cornerback Brandin Echols tackled DeMario Douglas for no gain on a fourth-and-1 play.
Echols, playing in place of injured starter Darius Slay, also came down with a massive interception of Drake Maye in the end zone at the end of the first half which preserved Pittsburgh’s 14-7 lead at intermission.
Down 14-0 early, the Patriots rallied back to tie the score early in the fourth quarter when Maye threw his second touchdown pass to the day to tight end Hunter Henry. But the Patriots could not overcome their mistakes that included T.J. Watt’s recovery of a Maye fumble that set up Rodgers’ game-winning touchdown pass to Austin.
We’ll have a full breakdown shortly, but in the meantime, check out our live blog below to re-live the action in real time.
