Justin Fields isn’t celebrating a moral victory. A loss hurts no matter how it happens. But he understands expectations for the New York Jets were to struggle against a Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense that, on paper, looked like one of the NFL’s best. Instead, the defense labored while Fields and a steady Jets’ running game won at will, posting 19 points by half and 32 by the end of the game.
“I don’t think a lot of people expected us to come out like that,” Fields told reporters following the game in audio provided by the Jets’ organization.
New York met the moment.