The Pittsburgh Steelers were once again in a slugfest heading into the half at Acrisure Stadium. Tied 9-9 with the New York Giants , the offense failed to capitalize multiple times in the red zone, including two TDs that were called back. So when they needed a surge of momentum, Mike Tomlin tuned to WR Calvin Austin III of all players, and he answered the call: Calvin Austin III Punt Return TD Opens Up Steelers 2nd Half Rally The #Steelers aim to win every game through: Defense (3 sacks) Running the ball (124 yards) Special teams (PR TD) Not pretty but Pittsburgh is playing their game against the Giants pic.
twitter.com/vTWdLm1X0w "You know, I didn't think we did. I don't live in that fear, to be quite honest with you, you know, we were ready to break this thing open," said HC Mike Tomlin when asked about the potential penalty that would have overturned the return TD.
"Man, I talked to Calvin [Austin III] before, on third down, before he took the field. He just been close for a couple of weeks, and I thought it was his time, and he thought it was his time, and he delivered." But as all Steelers fans know, Austin blew the game open, but he also shut the door when he caught the lone TD of the game on a beautiful corner route via a dime from Russell Wilson .
CAIII show tonight. Great route as the #Steelers offense finds the paint pic.twitter.
com/VqlEz7G0KO "He's a guy who comes in every day. He works his butt off. You know, he's humble, he's level-headed, and he's a great dude," .
