{"id":830,"date":"2024-09-16T03:28:46","date_gmt":"2024-09-16T03:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=830"},"modified":"2024-09-16T03:28:46","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T03:28:46","slug":"steelers-justin-fields-defends-russell-wilson-after-beating-broncos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=830","title":{"rendered":"Steelers\u2019 Justin Fields Defends Russell Wilson After Beating Broncos.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2170833445.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2170833445.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2170833445.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2170833445.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Justin Fields Russell Wilson\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"741\" data-dom-ready-time=\"759\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span>Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Justin Fields defended Russell Wilson after defeating Wilson&#8217;s former team, the Denver Broncos, in Week 2.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Quarterback\u00a0Russell Wilson\u00a0of the\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers\u00a0didn\u2019t receive the opportunity to face his former team, the\u00a0Denver Broncos, during Week 2. He sat out a second straight game because of a calf injury.<\/p>\n<p>But his replacement, quarterback\u00a0Justin Fields, suggested to reporters after the Steelers defeated the Broncos 13-6 on September 15 that the motivation to beat Denver for personal reasons was still there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we all know [Wilson] kind of got done dirty last year. I know he wished he could have played today in this game. But it\u2019s awesome, getting that win for him,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1sd2XbC3Qi8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">Fields told reporters<\/a>. \u201cHe got a petty game ball. It\u2019s great getting a dub for us for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Alex Highsmith &amp; Justin Fields Postgame Press Conference (Week 2 at Broncos) | Pittsburgh Steelers\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1sd2XbC3Qi8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Fields explained that all three former Broncos players on the Steelers roster received a \u201cpetty\u201d game ball. That included Wilson, punter\u00a0Corliss Waitman\u00a0and practice squad wide receiver\u00a0Brandon Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>Without Wilson, the Steelers offense struggled in the second half against the Broncos. But\u00a0Fields threw his first touchdown pass of the season in the second quarter, and the Steelers defense forced 2 second-half takeaways.<\/p>\n<p>Pittsburgh\u2019s victory was its first on the road against the Broncos since 2009. The Steelers also improved to 2-0 for the first time in four years.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Justin Fields Called Beating Broncos for Russell Wilson \u2018Awesome\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>The Steelers opened their 2024 schedule with a pair of road matchups. But they were also two \u201crevenge\u201d games.<\/p>\n<p>First, the Steelers defeated the\u00a0Atlanta Falcons\u00a018-10 in Week 1. New Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith was Atlanta\u2019s previous head coach. After three seasons,\u00a0the Falcons fired Smith following the end of the 2023-24 season.<\/p>\n<p>Week 2 brought the Steelers to Denver, where\u00a0they had won\u00a0just two of their last eight contests. Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin also entered the game 0-3 versus Broncos head coach Sean Payton.<\/p>\n<p>But in the coaches\u2019 first matchup since Payton joined the Broncos, Tomlin\u2019s defensive game plan left Denver\u2019s offense stymied most of the afternoon.\u00a0The Broncos posted\u00a0 295 yards, and rookie quarterback Bo Nix threw 2 interceptions.<\/p>\n<p>Despite not playing, the victory was extra sweet for Wilson because of how his tenure with the Broncos ended.\u00a0Denver traded multiple first-round picks and players for Wilson ahead of the 2022 season, but after he led the Broncos to a 11-19 record over nearly two seasons, Payton benched Wilson following Week 16 last year.<\/p>\n<p>The Broncos then released Wilson this past offseason and are\u00a0paying him $39 million\u00a0to play for the Steelers in 2024.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Steelers Improve to 2-0<\/h2>\n<p>The Steelers received criticism for winning ugly with six field goals against the Falcons. Although they won again in Week 2, the criticism could get louder after the offense recorded under 100 yards during the second half versus the Broncos.<\/p>\n<p>Through two games,\u00a0Fields has completed 30 of 43 passes for 273 yards. The good news is he hasn\u2019t turned the ball over, but he\u2019s also thrown only 1 touchdown.<\/p>\n<p>Fields has also rushed for 84 yards in Pittsburgh\u2019s first two games.<\/p>\n<p>Although Fields presented a united front while defending Wilson on September 15, the fact of the matter is Fields is trying to win the starting quarterback job away from the veteran signal caller.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7o7hRUBHnt8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">Tomlin named<\/a>\u00a0Wilson the team\u2019s starter behind center following the preseason, but Wilson has missed the first two games because of his calf injury.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Coach Tomlin names Russell Wilson the Steelers starting QB | Pittsburgh Steelers\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7o7hRUBHnt8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If Wilson isn\u2019t healthy again in Week 3, Tomlin will have no choice but to start Fields again. But if Wilson is ready to go, then the Steelers head coach will seemingly have a difficult choice to make at quarterback.<\/p>\n<p>The Steelers will host the\u00a0Los Angeles Chargers\u00a0in their home opener on September 22.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GettyPittsburgh Steelers quarterback Justin Fields defended Russell Wilson after defeating Wilson&#8217;s former team, the Denver Broncos, in Week 2. 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