In Week 10 against the Washington Commanders last season, the Pittsburgh Steelers dialed up a fake punt deep in their own territory. Miles Killebrew took the snap as the up back and threw to a wide-open James Pierre, who came free as the gunner. Pierre dropped the pass, leading to a Commanders touchdown.
On Cam Heyward’s Not Just Football podcast, Killebrew explained the lead-up to the play and said Pierre was making the catch all week in practice.
“When I threw that fake punt, first of all, bro, that was a dime. I was working with quarterbacks leading up to that.