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James Conner, Stingy Defense Lead Steelers to Upset vs. Philip Rivers, Chargers

The Pittsburgh Steelers pulled off a gutsy 24-17 road upset over the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday Night Football at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.

This is the Steelers' first road win this year and, in more ways than one, their most improbable one with undrafted rookie third-string quarterback Devlin Hodges starting his first NFL game. Mason Rudolph, the starter after Ben Roethlisberger was lost for the season in Week 2, suffered a concussion last week.

However, the Steelers defense—namely rookie linebacker Devin Bush—stepped up in a big way to help its ailing offense along.