James Conner #30 of the Pittsburgh Steelers. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
The Pittsburgh Steelers held the lead the entire game against the Titans in Week 7, but here’s how they were almost handed their first loss.
From the start of Pittsburgh’s Week 7 contest against the Tennessee Titans, if felt like a game that Mike Tomlin’s team was going to run away with. After scoring their first opening-drive touchdown in 23 games, it was all Steelers in the first half.
Pittsburgh received the ball first and marched down the field. Ben Roethlisberger’s first touchdown pass to James Conner was brought back due to an offensive facemask penalty, so the Steelers essentially scored twice on the first drive – their actual score coming from an 11-yard touchdown reception from Diontae Johnson.