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‘Is This The Moment?’: Godwin Igwebuike Was Prepared To make Saturday’s Smartest Play

The Pittsburgh Steelers have certainly had their misadventures on kickoffs before. Just earlier this season, former Steelers WR Gunner Olszewski actually toe-tapped a kickoff at the 9-yard line when, if he’d only let it go out of bounds, the ball would have been brought out to the 40.

Their current kick returner had a better head for the moment last night. Godwin Igwebuike showed great situational intelligence as a kickoff rolled safely near the sideline. He placed his feet just out of bounds while fielding it to trigger a penalty for a kick out of bounds at the 5-yard line.