It’s almost hard not to consider any game against the New England Patriots the biggest game of the year regardless of the surrounding circumstances, but yesterday evening’s contest certainly was for the Pittsburgh Steelers, their season really hanging in the balance. They are far from out of the woods but have survived with control of their destiny intact.
And as predicted, their two biggest weapons on offense proved to be a pair of rookies: running back Jaylen Samuels and wide receiver James Washington, both of them having big breakout games for the team.