FOXBORO — All DeMario Douglas had to do was run forward.

Facing a fourth-and-1 from the Pittsburgh 28-yard line with 1:07 remaining, Drake Maye completed a quick pass to Douglas in the flat. The Patriots slot receiver caught the ball just shy of the line to gain with two Steelers defenders converging.

Rather than driving his way toward the sticks, Douglas stepped backward, trying to avoid cornerback Brandin Echols and linebacker Patrick Queen. Echols wrapped him up in the backfield. Ballgame.

Two Aaron Rodgers kneeldowns gave Pittsburgh a 21-14 win over mistake-prone New England, which had converted on each of its first four fourth-down opportunities.

Head coach Mike Vrabel said after the game that Douglas should have been looking to get upfield on the play.

“Probably have to just dro

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