Calvin Austin III’s 73-yard punt return touchdown broke the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Monday night game against the New York Giants open. To that point, it was a tightly contested 9-9 game with both sides seeing touchdowns taken off the board. Austin’s would be the first one to stand and give the Steelers the lead for good. As happy as Austin was to personally score his first NFL punt-return touchdown, he was even happier to do it for special teams coordinator Danny Smith.
Joining Christian Kuntz’s podcast in an episode that dropped Thursday, Austin reflected on what that touchdown meant.