From a purely auditory measure, the chorus of boos had reached a volume impossible to ignore.
The Pittsburgh Steelers were hosting the New York Jets for Russell Wilson’s first start with the franchise, and a rowdy Sunday Night Football crowd did not like the pass that landed behind receiver Calvin Austin to start the second quarter.
Fans didn’t like the behind-the-line-of-scrimmage miss to Austin that followed, either, so Acrisure Stadium erupted in boos again.
But the quarterback whom they were allegedly welcoming didn’t flinch. What the nerves of his ears noticed, his mind refused to meaningfully consider.