Calvin Austin produced the biggest play of Monday night’s win over the New York Giants, his 73-yard punt return score the first touchdown that stuck and the Pittsburgh Steelers first such score in five years. Danny Smith’s unit has been on fire with blocked kicks, punts, and this play by Austin over the past four games.
So how did it happen? Let’s break it down.
It’s a solid 54-yard punt by Giants’ punter Matt Haack. The hangtime is lacking a bit, about 3.9 seconds, but the coverage team is running with free players downfield. Pittsburgh had a somewhat aggressive seven-man rush, OLB Jeremiah Moon trying to get home and colliding with Haack at the end.