Before the Pittsburgh Steelers offense got going Sunday afternoon, they spent much of the first 25 minutes going backward. With penalties and sacks, the offense struggled to find traction despite the Las Vegas Raiders’ middling defense that was hampered by injuries. The biggest eyesore of them all was the Steelers’ failed trick play midway through the second quarter. In theory, RB Aaron Shampklin was supposed to take the toss, pitch it to TE Pat Freiermuth, pivoting towards him, and Freiermuth pitch it back to QB Justin Fields, who would take a shot to a wide-open receiver downfield.
Instead, Fields received the pitch and was promptly crushed by Raiders LB Divine Deablo for a 13-yard loss.