stillers4me
10-18-2015, 05:04 PM
He was the last resort, and it sure felt exactly like that at the time. The Steelers offense was struggling to a degree that was both frightening and unprecedented in the Ben Roethlisberger (http://www.steelers.com/team/roster/ben-roethlisberger/54dda34e-9e43-4c57-9397-1143ddced5d6/) era. Fifty-nine total net yards of offense in the first half, to go along with 0-for-6 on third downs. Six yards passing, and that became 1 net yard passing after the one sack for 5 yards was subtracted from the total.
During the opening possession of the third quarter that resulted in a Steelers field goal that cut the Arizona lead to 10-6, Mike Vick (http://www.steelers.com/team/roster/mike-vick/1de2c87d-cd3e-4640-a415-01a2dd65c5fe/) ran twice for 17 yards and injured a hamstring in the process. Vick was in the process of being evaluated for that hamstring injury when a hit by James Harrison (http://www.steelers.com/team/roster/james-harrison/f955db12-de79-47a3-9c61-d50c2583d49b/) caused a fumble that Mike Mitchell (http://www.steelers.com/team/roster/mike-mitchell/6b171e8f-f368-45b3-a020-018c50cf1906/) recovered, and with Roethlisberger still in street clothes because of a left knee injury, when the Steelers offense went back onto the field Landry Jones (http://www.steelers.com/team/roster/landry-jones/2aab90fa-2e72-4773-b47f-445c7ea9b8cc/) was the quarterback.
In 25 minutes of playing time, the first 25 minutes of playing time in an NFL career that today is in its third season, Jones completed 8-of-12 for 168 yards, with two touchdowns, no interceptions, and a rating of 149.3. Jones’ 8-yard touchdown pass to Martavis Bryant (http://www.steelers.com/team/roster/martavis-bryant/d3e65c5f-f569-43ff-ab7e-58aeaa6d3e32/) four plays after Mitchell’s fumble recovery gave the Steelers their first lead of the afternoon, and then his 88-yard hookup with Bryant on a play that began with 2:15 remaining provided the touchdown that turned out to be the deciding points for the Steelers in their 25-13 victory over the Cardinals today at Heinz Field.
Jones is the Steelers Digest Player of the Week.
Also considered was Bryant, who in his first game back from a four-game suspension caught six passes for 137 yards and two touchdowns; Le’Veon Bell, who rushed 24 times for 88 yards; James Harrison, who had four tackles, including two for loss, one sack, and one forced fumble; Mike Mitchell, who had two tackles, an interception in the end zone, and a fumble recovery; Cam Heyward, who had two tackles, both for loss, and three hits on the quarterback; Lawrence Timmons (http://www.steelers.com/team/roster/lawrence-timmons/afc86dd7-633e-4e37-a4da-5f089a96b666/), who had six tackles, one interception, and one hit on the quarterback; Ross Cockrellhttp://www.steelers.com/assets/nflimg/icon-article-link.gif (http://www.steelers.com/team/roster/ross-cockrell/651f9bc1-db7e-4304-ac39-3e539fd8b0c6/), who had four tackles and two passes defensed; and Chris Boswell (http://www.steelers.com/team/roster/chris-boswell/8fa5893a-778b-447f-8129-5232f184be2a/), who was four-for-four on field goals, and had six of his seven kickoffs reach the end zone with one touchback.
http://www.steelers.com/news/article-1/Jones-is-Digest-Player-of-the-Week/44b4a948-3711-40cb-a769-68bf6090be64
During the opening possession of the third quarter that resulted in a Steelers field goal that cut the Arizona lead to 10-6, Mike Vick (http://www.steelers.com/team/roster/mike-vick/1de2c87d-cd3e-4640-a415-01a2dd65c5fe/) ran twice for 17 yards and injured a hamstring in the process. Vick was in the process of being evaluated for that hamstring injury when a hit by James Harrison (http://www.steelers.com/team/roster/james-harrison/f955db12-de79-47a3-9c61-d50c2583d49b/) caused a fumble that Mike Mitchell (http://www.steelers.com/team/roster/mike-mitchell/6b171e8f-f368-45b3-a020-018c50cf1906/) recovered, and with Roethlisberger still in street clothes because of a left knee injury, when the Steelers offense went back onto the field Landry Jones (http://www.steelers.com/team/roster/landry-jones/2aab90fa-2e72-4773-b47f-445c7ea9b8cc/) was the quarterback.
In 25 minutes of playing time, the first 25 minutes of playing time in an NFL career that today is in its third season, Jones completed 8-of-12 for 168 yards, with two touchdowns, no interceptions, and a rating of 149.3. Jones’ 8-yard touchdown pass to Martavis Bryant (http://www.steelers.com/team/roster/martavis-bryant/d3e65c5f-f569-43ff-ab7e-58aeaa6d3e32/) four plays after Mitchell’s fumble recovery gave the Steelers their first lead of the afternoon, and then his 88-yard hookup with Bryant on a play that began with 2:15 remaining provided the touchdown that turned out to be the deciding points for the Steelers in their 25-13 victory over the Cardinals today at Heinz Field.
Jones is the Steelers Digest Player of the Week.
Also considered was Bryant, who in his first game back from a four-game suspension caught six passes for 137 yards and two touchdowns; Le’Veon Bell, who rushed 24 times for 88 yards; James Harrison, who had four tackles, including two for loss, one sack, and one forced fumble; Mike Mitchell, who had two tackles, an interception in the end zone, and a fumble recovery; Cam Heyward, who had two tackles, both for loss, and three hits on the quarterback; Lawrence Timmons (http://www.steelers.com/team/roster/lawrence-timmons/afc86dd7-633e-4e37-a4da-5f089a96b666/), who had six tackles, one interception, and one hit on the quarterback; Ross Cockrellhttp://www.steelers.com/assets/nflimg/icon-article-link.gif (http://www.steelers.com/team/roster/ross-cockrell/651f9bc1-db7e-4304-ac39-3e539fd8b0c6/), who had four tackles and two passes defensed; and Chris Boswell (http://www.steelers.com/team/roster/chris-boswell/8fa5893a-778b-447f-8129-5232f184be2a/), who was four-for-four on field goals, and had six of his seven kickoffs reach the end zone with one touchback.
http://www.steelers.com/news/article-1/Jones-is-Digest-Player-of-the-Week/44b4a948-3711-40cb-a769-68bf6090be64