Russell Wilson’s Steelers debut spoils Aaron Rodgers’ reunion with Davante Adams in beatdown on Jets

Davante Adams’ reunion with Aaron Rodgers was spoiled by the debut of Russell Wilson, who led his Pittsburgh Steelers to a 37-15 victory over the New York Jets on “Sunday Evening Soccer.”

Whereas all of the hype surrounded Adams reuniting with Rodgers, his outdated Inexperienced Bay Packers quarterback, following a commerce from the Las Vegas Raiders earlier this week, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin made the change at quarterback to Wilson over Justin Fields, seeing if the veteran Tremendous Bowl champion may lead his offense the way in which he wished to see it. 

And whereas Wilson needed to shake some rust off, the Steelers’ offensive engine steamrolled an excellent Jets protection with a superb efficiency from its sign caller. 

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Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson (3) warms up earlier than the sport towards the New York Jets at Acrisure Stadium. (Charles LeClaire-Imagn Photographs)

Wilson threw for 264 yards on 16-of-29 via the air with two passing touchdowns, one to his high goal on the evening, George Pickens, and one other to Van Jefferson. 

In the meantime, Steelers operating again Najee Harris led a formidable floor sport with 102 yards on 21 carries with a landing on the finish of the sport to cap an unimaginable evening for Pittsburgh, as they moved to 5-2 on the yr.

It was every part Steelers followers wished to see with Wilson taking up at quarterback, however Jets followers weren’t anticipating what they watched unfold on Sunday evening. 

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It’s not regular for a workforce to be in win-now mode after a 2-4 begin to the season, however the Jets made the transfer for Adams, following the firing of head coach Robert Saleh, to offer Rodgers one more elite weapon to work with on offense. 

However that dream connection that wreaked havoc on defenses for years in Inexperienced Bay was not seen instantly in Adams’ debut, as he caught simply three of his 9 targets from Rodgers for 30 yards. There may be definitely rust that must be shook off between these two, however it did the Jets no favors on this matchup that Jets followers have been hoping sparked a run. 

Now, at 2-5, Rodgers and the Jets discover themselves digging the outlet just a little deeper with its fourth straight loss this season. 

New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers (8) throws cross towards the Pittsburgh Steelers throughout the first quarter at Acrisure Stadium. (Barry Reeger-Imagn Photographs)

New York did have an excellent begin to this sport, although, because of the work of Breece Corridor, the Jets’ star operating again who has gotten going these previous two video games regardless of the end result on the document. He led the Jets in receiving – sure, receiving – on Sunday evening with 103 yards on six catches, together with a 57-yard catch-and-run that just about resulted in a landing. 

He did rating on the bottom for the primary landing of this sport because the Jets obtained off to a 7-3 first-quarter lead. 

However the second half belonged to Wilson and the Steelers, who put up 24 unanswered factors to tug away from Gang Inexperienced on this one. 

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With former president Donald Trump in attendance, alongside ex-Steelers stars Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell, Wilson barreled in a quarterback sneak from one yard out after Ben Bishop returned an interception that bounced off the chest of Jets receiver Garrett Wilson to New York’s one-yard line. 

That put the Steelers up 23-15 after Chris Boswell hit dwelling a subject aim to take the lead again earlier within the third quarter. 

Then, a blocked subject aim for the Jets sparked one other Steelers landing drive, as Wilson discovered Jefferson from 4 yards out on third-and-goal to begin operating away. 

The Jets would flip the ball over on downs as Rodgers desperately tried to get a landing drive to get again within the sport. Nevertheless it was all for naught, with Harris’s landing sending the Acrisure Stadium crowd right into a frenzy with victory sealed. 

Pittsburgh Steelers vast receiver George Pickens (14) celebrates an 11 yard landing cross with quarterback Russell Wilson (3) iagainst the New York Jets throughout the second quarter at Acrisure Stadium. (Barry Reeger-Imagn Photographs)

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Because the Jets get again to the drafting board with a street journey to New England subsequent week, Wilson seems to have earned himself at the very least one other week after efficiently main his Steelers to a giant win at dwelling. 

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