Without Chris Boswell, and possibly with any other kicker on the planet, the Pittsburgh Steelers walk out of their Week 1 game against the New York Jets with an 0-1 record. He has been money from 50 or more yards in his career, but today, he upped the ante with a career-high 60-yard field goal to win the game.
Some head coaches might have conversations with their kicker about an ideal yard line to get to on any given day. Not Mike Tomlin and Chris Boswell. Boswell has earned Tomlin’s implicit trust.
“We’ve never talked distance in 11 years of being here.