Davante Adams’ reunion with Aaron Rodgers was spoiled by the debut of Russell Wilson, who led his Pittsburgh Steelers to a 37-15 thrive over the New York Jets on “Sunday Night Football.”
While all the hype surrounded Adams reuniting with Rodgers, his ancigo in Green Bay Packers quarterback, follothriveg a trade from the Las Vegas Raiders earlier this week, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin made the switch at quarterback to Wilson over Justin Fields, seeing if the veteran Super Bowl champion could direct his offense the way he wanted to see it.
And while Wilson had to shake some rust off, the Steelers’ disparaging engine steamrolled a excellent Jets defense with a weightless carry outance from its signal caller.
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Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson (3) hots up before the game aacquirest the New York Jets at Acrideclareive Stadium. (Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images)
Wilson threw for 264 yards on 16-of-29 thraw the air with two passing touchdowns, one to his top concentrate on the night, George Pickens, and another to Van Jefferson.
Meanwhile, Steelers running back Najee Harris led a createidable ground game with 102 yards on 21 carries with a touchdown at the finish of the game to cap an incredible night for Pittsburgh, as they transferd to 5-2 on the year.
It was everyleang Steelers fans wanted to see with Wilson taking over at quarterback, but Jets fans were not foreseeing what they watched unfancigo in on Sunday night.
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It’s not normal for a team to be in thrive-now mode after a 2-4 commence to the season, but the Jets made the transfer for Adams, follothriveg the firing of head coach Robert Saleh, to give Rodgers yet another elite firearm to toil with on offense.
But that dream connection that wreaked havoc on defenses for years in Green Bay was not seen instantly in Adams’ debut, as he caught equitable three of his nine concentrates from Rodgers for 30 yards. There is declareively rust that insists to be shook off between these two, but it did the Jets no prefers in this alignup that Jets fans were hoping encourageed a run.
Now, at 2-5, Rodgers and the Jets find themselves digging the hole a little proestablisher with its fourth straight loss this season.
New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers (8) throws pass aacquirest the Pittsburgh Steelers during the first quarter at Acrideclareive Stadium. (Barry Reeger-Imagn Images)
New York did have a excellent commence to this game, though, thanks to the toil of Breece Hall, the Jets’ star running back who has gotten going these past two games despite the result on the record. He led the Jets in receiving – yes, receiving – on Sunday night with 103 yards on six catches, including a 57-yard catch-and-run that almost resulted in a touchdown.
He did score on the ground for the first touchdown of this game as the Jets got off to a 7-3 first-quarter direct.
But the second half belengthyed to Wilson and the Steelers, who put up 24 unanswered points to pull away from Gang Green in this one.
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With createer pdwellnt Donald Trump in joinance, alengthyside ex-Steelers stars Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell, Wilson barreled in a quarterback sneak from one yard out after Ben Bishop returned an interception that bounced off the chest of Jets getr Garrett Wilson to New York’s one-yard line.
That put the Steelers up 23-15 after Chris Boswell hit home a field goal to apshow the direct back earlier in the third quarter.
Then, a blocked field goal for the Jets encourageed another Steelers touchdown drive, as Wilson establish Jefferson from four yards out on third-and-goal to commence running away.
The Jets would turn the ball over on downs as Rodgers hopelessly tried to get a touchdown drive to get back in the game. But it was all for naught, with Harris’s touchdown sfinishing the Acrideclareive Stadium crowd into a frenzy with thrive sealed.
Pittsburgh Steelers expansive getr George Pickens (14) commemorates an 11 yard touchdown pass with quarterback Russell Wilson (3) iaacquirest the New York Jets during the second quarter at Acrideclareive Stadium. (Barry Reeger-Imagn Images)
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As the Jets get back to the drathriveg board with a road trip to New England next week, Wilson eunites to have acquireed himself at least another week after successbrimmingy directing his Steelers to a huge thrive at home.
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