There was a lot of uncertainty surrounding Russell Wilson and the Pittsburgh Steelers entering their Week 7 game. Wilson had yet to play this year, and Justin Fields seemed to be playing well. While Wilson wasn’t perfect, he did seem to quickly establish a connection with George Pickens, and Jets head coach Jeff Ulbrich pointed to it as a reason why his team lost Sunday night.
“The combination of [Pickens] and [Wilson], it got the best of us,” Ulbrich said after the game via the team’s YouTube channel. “We need to play it better and also need to provide more schematic answers, and more help in those times.