Whether right or wrong, one of the most widely-discussed plays of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Sunday victory over the Tennessee Titans was their final meaningful offensive play of the day. It came on third and 12 from the Titans’ 19-yard line, and Ben Roethlisberger saw JuJu Smith-Schuster in coverage against a linebacker, taking a shot into the end zone.
In spite of the theoretical mismatch, that linebacker, Jayon Brown, had good coverage on the fourth-year receiver, and Tennessee had two safeties lurking. Brown was able to pop the ball free of Smith-Schuster’s grasp, and it was intercepted by Amani Hooker.