Despite throwing his first interception of the season on a tipped ball, Pittsburgh Steelers QB Justin Fields played his best game of the season in Week 3 against the Los Angeles Chargers. Fields was 25-of-32 for 245 yards and a passing and rushing touchdown, and former NFL safety Devin McCourty said it’s clear there’s growth in Fields’ game. He pinpointed a throw to Pat Freiermuth at the end of the first half and the touchdown pass Fields threw to Calvin Austin III as examples.
“Especially when you go back and watch the tape, it’s not just the backyard, three plays, like Justin Fields, right before the half, he threw a ball to Freiermuth that Freiermuth dropped, but he threw it between two defenders right in the middle of the field that would’ve set up a field goal.