Justin Fields handed for 117 yards and a rating, Darnell Washington caught the lone landing on the day, and the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Denver Broncos 13-6 on Sunday.
Chris Boswell kicked two extra subject objectives for Pittsburgh (2-0), and now has eight within the first two video games.
There was little fanfare for the return of quarterback Russell Wilson to Denver, the place he performed for 2 largely forgettable seasons earlier than signing with the Steelers. Wilson was inactive for the second straight week with a calf harm.
Rookie quarterback Bo Nix was 20-for-35 passing for 246 yards and two interceptions in his first residence recreation for the Broncos (0-2). Will Lutz kicked two subject objectives for Denver.
Pittsburgh’s stingy protection bottled up Nix many of the day and harassed the rookie quarterback into errors. The Broncos went three-and-out on their first two possessions and did not cross the 50-yard line till late within the second quarter.
The Steelers did sufficient offensively to win their second straight highway recreation to start the season. On their second possession, Fields engineered a 12-play, 78-yard drive that consumed 7:34 and transformed two third downs.
Fields, who was 13-for-20, capped it with a five-yard strike to Washington to make it 7-0 with 1:56 left within the first quarter. It was Pittsburgh’s first landing of the season.
Boswell added a 22-yard subject purpose on the final play of the second quarter to provide the Steelers a 10-0 halftime lead. His 53-yarder within the third gave Pittsburgh a 13-0 lead.
Denver lastly had a sustained drive on its second possession of the third quarter, shifting from its personal 15 to the Steelers’ 6 however Nix’s go meant for Courtland Sutton was intercepted in the long run zone by Cory Trice Jr.
The Broncos broke via within the fourth quarter and averted being shutout at residence. Nix hit Josh Reynolds on a fourth-and-six from the Pittsburgh 42 and three performs later Lutz hit a 35-yard subject purpose.
Lutz made a 29-yard subject purpose with 1:53 left and Denver had one final probability with 1 second left down 13-6, however Nix’s desperation go was intercepted by Damontae Kazee.
–Discipline Degree Media