The Pittsburgh Steelers have been 18-10 winners over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday and so they have two models of their group to thank for it.
Their protection, which pressured three takeaways and ruined Kick Cousins’ Atlanta debut, was certainly one of them.
The opposite was kicker Chris Boswell who had one of many best possible days a kicker may have within the NFL.
Boswell not solely kicked six area targets to account for each Steelers level, he was an ideal 6-for-6 on the day in making all of his makes an attempt. Together with that, three of these area targets have been past 50 yards (57, 51 and 56 yards).
That may have been sufficient to make him the participant of the sport, however he may need made an much more necessary play than these large kicks.
That may have been a punt that he needed to make late within the fourth quarter with the Steelers clinging to a five-point lead.
With just below 4 minutes to play in regulation, the Steelers have been pressured to punt after being stopped on a third-and-long. The preliminary punt was delivered by Cameron Johnston on a play that resulted in him being run into and inflicting a big leg damage. The Steelers have been those penalized on the play for holding because the officers decided that was what brought about Johnston to be hit.
The Falcons accepted the holding penalty and compelled the Steelers to re-kick, realizing they didn’t have a punter.
That was the place Boswell got here in as an emergency punter and delivered a 43-yard punt to drive the Falcons again to their very own 40-yard line. On the second play of the following Falcons drive Kirk Cousins was intercepted by Donte Jackson, his second turnover of the sport.
Boswell has been one of many NFL’s finest kickers from the time he arrived in Pittsburgh and some of the correct kickers ever from past 50 yards. He confirmed all of that on Sunday, whereas additionally including in a brand new function.
