EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Players have to execute, of course, but Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith couldn’t have put his stamp on the Steelers’ season-opening win much more than he did.
The result was a four-touchdown game for Aaron Rodgers in his Steelers debut and a 34-32 win that saved the defense from a largely miserable day trying to stop Justin Fields and the new-look Jets. Rodgers threw for 244 yards on 22-of-30 passing, no completion more unbelievable than DK Metcalf’s juggling grab that ricocheted off of players from both teams and back to Metcalf for an 11-yard gain into Jets territory with 2:42 left.
That ultimately set up the winning field goal by Chris Boswell — from a career-long 60 yards out, no less — but a huge play on special teams highlighted the Steelers’ fou