The Pittsburgh Steelers had a gameplan when they traveled to Atlanta to take on the Falcons in Week 1. Offensive coordinator Arthur Smith wanted QB Justin Fields to avoid the middle of the field so the Falcons’ defensive playmakers in the secondary wouldn’t wreck the game like Steelers OLB T.J. Watt did.
And the Steelers won, 18-10. Fields did what he needed to on offense to help the Steelers win, but the offense failed to find the endzone. Is that sustainable? Former NFL QB Cam Newton thinks it might be.
“I saw Justin Fields throw 17 of 23, not a lot of yards,” Newton said on Thursday’s episode of 4th&1 with Cam Newton.