Justin Fields continues finding ways to prove he should remain the Pittsburgh Steelers’ starting quarterback ahead of Russell Wilson.
INDIANAPOLIS — Editor’s note: The above video is from Sept. 29.
Even when Justin Fields’ initial plan goes awry, the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback finds a way to prove he should remain ahead of Russell Wilson on the depth chart.
Despite being sacked four times, losing one fumble and blaming himself for a botched snap in the final two minutes that led to a game-sealing turnover on downs, Fields ran for two scores and threw for another in the second half to cut a 17-0 deficit to three points with 3:40 left.
It wasn’t enough to recover from a slow start in Pittsburgh’s first loss of the season.
“It’s something we can control,” Fields said. “It’s coming out on game day and executing. Nothing more than that. It’s not complicated. At the end of the day, we feel like we beat ourselves. We knew we were shooting ourselves …