The Pittsburgh Steelers’ special teams under Danny Smith are growing increasingly bold. While they managed to extend their streak of big plays to five games, they are getting greedy. The Washington Commanders gifted them with two muffed punts, one of which they recovered. And they very nearly pulled off a fake punt of their own.
Fake punt pass dropped uh oh #Steelers pic.twitter.com/oQn0FnS23z
— Steelers Depot 7u20e3 (@Steelersdepot) November 10, 2024
The Steelers faced some criticism for the timing, early in the game, while deep in their own end.