Justin Fields had engineered the near-comeback.
He’d rebounded from his own fumble to score touchdowns on three straight drives, the Pittsburgh Steelers getting the ball down three with 2:39 to play.
Could they at least tie the game, if not take a lead against an Indianapolis Colts squad down its starting quarterback?
Fields scrambled 12 yards to jumpstart the drive before finding receiver Van Jefferson for what would become a 9-yard gain. But a favorable second-and-1 would soon turn costly. Because after Fields kicked his leg to signal to his center that he was ready for the snap, he saw Colts defensive backs rotating and wanted one last glance at the coverage he’d ultimately be throwing toward.