While the Pittsburgh Steelers pulled off a 34-32 Week 1 win over the New York Jets, it wasn’t due to their efforts in stopping QB Justin Fields. Fields, Pittsburgh’s Week 1 starter last season, had a great day against his former team, throwing for 218 yards and a touchdown while adding another 48 yards and two scores on the ground. Fields was able to use his legs to extend plays and evade sacks, and Steelers S Juan Thornhill doesn’t think the team was ready to play a quarterback with Fields’ mobility.
“We got a lot of things we got to work on already on the defensive side.