In what was anticipated to be a knockdown, drag-out brawl in between the Los Angeles Chargers and Pittsburgh Steelers at Acrisure Stadium in Week 3, it was the Steelers who were the last group standing in the match of 2-0 groups. Pittsburgh enforced its will in the 2nd half and retreated for a 20-10 win to relocate to 3-0 under head coach Mike Tomlin, marking the 4th time in his period the Steelers have actually done that.
Versus the Chargers, things didn’t begin all that well on either side of the football as the Chargers moved the ball regularly and truly got after the Steelers defensively.
Things altered in the 2nd half and the Steelers took over, landing blow after blow on the Chargers, pulling away late.
In the win, quarterback Justin Fields was remarkable while Najee Harris and Cordarrelle Patterson took control of late in the video game on the ground. Defensively, the Steelers held the Chargers to absolutely no net backyards of offense in the 2nd half, kipping down a dominant efficiency when it was required most.
The Steelers are bit banged up coming out of this one though as are the Chargers.
The record is the record. Things are searching for.
Let’s get to some grades.
QB– B+
On a day in which the Steelers required him the most as a passer to open things up for the run video game, quarterback Justin Fields provided.
Fields ended up 25-of-32 for 245 backyards and a goal. He sculpted up the Chargers beneath, particularly in the middle of the field, regularly striking some huge plays there versus the Chargers’ Cover-2 appearance.
The fourth-year veteran gotten in touch with Calvin Austin III for a huge 55-yard catch-and-run over the middle for a goal, struck Austin for a 25-yard gain early in the 2nd half and even had some huge strikes to George Pickens, Pat Freiermuth and Scotty Miller.
Fields was poised in the pocket, made some clutch tosses and actually looked as comfy in the offense as he has. He likewise included a 5-yard hurrying goal to open the scoring on the day.
Heck of an efficiency from Fields, even with the fluky interception.
RB– B-
It took a bit, once the Steelers actually began to enforce their will, it was because of the efficiency of Najee Harris.
Harris was a damaging ram versus the Chargers. Early on, things looked rather unsightly as Harris had no place to go. He continued to hammer away. Ultimately, the dam broke.
Harris ended up with 70 backyards on 18 brings, sealing the win with a 21-yard run down to the 1-yard line, enabling the Steelers to kneel on the ball and enhance to 3-0.
The 3.9 backyards per bring does not look all that excellent, however in the 2nd half Harris actually bludgeoned the Chargers.
It wasn’t simply Harris,