It wasn't the very best day from a production perspective for veteran quarterback Russell Wilson simply one week after tossing for 414 backyards, however in huge areas on Sunday versus the Cleveland Browns, the Pittsburgh Steelers' beginning quarterback made big-time plays, leading the Steelers to a 27-14 win to relocate to 10-3.
Among those plays was a bullet to tight end Pat Freiermuth for a 20-yard goal, making it a 27-7 video game late in the 3rd quarter, which topped off an excellent drive for the Black and Gold.
After the video game, Freiermuth spoke to NFL Network's Sara Walsh and applauded his quarterback for his play, not just on Sunday, however in current weeks, too.
‘Russ is playing insane. He's putting it where the receivers can get it,” Freiermuth stated of Wilson, according to video by means of Walsh's Twitter page. “He is playing lights out. We got ta continue to deal with him about that things. Male, he's been tossing it to whoever's open and the guys have actually been reacting.”
Considering that entering the beginning lineup for the Steelers in Week 7 versus the New York Jets on Sunday Night Football, Wilson has actually been playing some fantastic football.
In some cases, it's dominant like he remained in Week 13 versus the Bengals, tossing for more than 400 backyards and 3 goals, sculpting that defense up. In some cases, it appears like it did on Sunday versus the Browns, where he and the offense as an entire had a hard time early on before discovering a groove in the 2nd half and going on 2 goal drives in the 3rd quarter to put the video game away.
Within that settling offensively, Wilson began to make some big-time tosses, consisting of a fantastic back-shoulder ball to veteran receiver Mike Williams for a gain of 22 backyards, ultimately causing Freiermuth's goal, in addition to a 10-yard strike to Van Jefferson for a goal, providing the Steelers a two-score lead they ‘d never ever give up.
He likewise made an excellent 21-yard toss to Freiermuth on the relocation to transform a 3rd down early in the Jefferson goal drive, appearing like classic Wilson at the same time.
Now, Wilson is playing excellent football. It's not constantly quite, however he has actually provided the Steelers' offense a considerable increase, and on a day in which the Steelers lacked their leading weapon in George Pickens due to a hamstring injury, Wilson raised himself in the 2nd half to provide the Steelers to triumph.
Heck of a method to reverse the clock, silence some skeptics and have the Steelers appearing like a genuine Super Bowl group while doing so.
