Derrek Tuszka’s first NFL sack not only meant a lot to him but meant a lot to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ getting the win Sunday over the Tennessee Titans. Tuszka came up large in a key moment, knocking the ball out of Ryan Tannehill’s hands on the Titans’ final drive of the game. Though Tennessee recovered, it put them in 3rd and 15, setting up Joe Haden’s 4th down stop.
Speaking to reporters Thursday, Tuszka described what that moment meant to him.
“It meant a lot,” he said via Steelers.com. “That first one always does. It was kind of a critical part of the game.