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| PITTSBURGH (AP) — Joe Haden saw the ball floating toward him https://www.thesteelerslockerroom.com/authentic-terrell-edmunds-jersey , Rob Gronkowski bearing down on him, stretched out every inch of his 5-foot-11 frame and hoped for the best.For once, the first time in a while, the best actually happened for the erratic Pittsburgh Steelers defense.Haden’s leaping fourth-quarter interception — one in which he outjumped both Gronkowski and New England teammate Julian Edelman then somehow kept both feet inbounds despite getting crunched to the Heinz Field turf — and the ensuing cathartic celebration not only served as a critical turning point in a 17-10 victory , but appeared to restore the swagger to a unit badly in need of some following a three-game losing streak.“We were just trying to figure out a way to get turnovers,” Haden said. “We’ve been letting the team down a little bit in the fourth quarter. Having a lead and things like that. So we’ve been talking about turnovers. I feel like being able to get that one was big for us.”The pick was just the fifth by the Steelers in 14 meetings against New England quarterback Tom Brady and their seventh of the season. It was also the kind of momentum-halting stop Pittsburgh was unable to get during its recent slide, games in which the Steelers led after halftime only to have it slip away, something that wasn’t lost on Haden.“Having that three-game losing streak, we weren’t really stopping anything in the second half of games,” Haden said. “We really talked about that and trying to make it right before the playoffs.”The postseason is still far from a certainty for Pittsburgh (8-5-1) Womens Terrell Edmunds Jersey , which holds a half-game lead over Baltimore in the AFC North with two weeks remaining. Yet there were promising signs the defense may have figured something out.Gronkowski, who had dominated the Steelers throughout his career, was held to just two receptions for 21 yards. And while Brady threw for 279 yards, 63 of them came on a busted coverage by the Steelers on New England’s fourth offensive snap and another 63 came during New England’s last-ditch drive with Pittsburgh in something akin to a prevent defense.When the Patriots neared the Pittsburgh goal line, the Steelers forced four straight incompletions to earn their first victory over the Patriots since 2011.In between New England’s first possession and its last, Brady managed just 144 yards through the air and the Patriots mustered a single Stephen Gostkowski field goal. Brady allowed the Steelers mixed up coverages in ways it had not in previous meetings, though that’s hardly atypical.“I thought they played good,” Brady said. “They made some plays. We certainly had some opportunity out there and I give them credit, because they made important plays when they needed too.”All the way to the final snap. Brady’s fourth-down heave to the end zone intended for Edelman was knocked down by safety Morgan Burnett, who has endured an uneven first season with the Steelers.Signed as a free agent in the offseason to help provide veteran leadership to a largely young group Womens James Conner Jersey , Burnett has spent most of it on the sideline because of various injuries. He certainly appeared to be just fine, however, when he spiked Brady’s 36th and final pass attempt.“You knew what was going to happen at that point of the game,” Burnett said. “No timeouts. Fourth down. You knew they were going to take a shot toward the goal posts. At that point you are just thinking ‘Get the ball on the ground.’ If you don’t catch it, just get it on the ground so they don’t catch it in the end zone.”Sounds simple, but it hasn’t been for the Steelers of late. The Los Angeles Chargers roared back from a 16-point halftime deficit at Heinz Field on Dec. 2 thanks in part to Pittsburgh’s inability to make the plays that were there for the taking. Haden and Sean Davis collided while trying to pick off Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers in the end zone.Instead, the ball popped into the air and settled into the arms of Los Angeles wide receiver Keenan Allen and the comeback was on.Two weeks later and with their season possibly on the line, the Steelers didn’t let another opportunity to make a statement get away.“I think it’s a confidence booster moving forward,” said linebacker T.J. Watt, who recorded Pittsburgh’s lone sack of Brady. “I think we need to build off this performance.” PITTSBURGH (AP) — Chris Boswell knows the drill. Heck T. J. Watt Jersey White , the drill is the reason he’s in the NFL in the first place.The Pittsburgh Steelers kicker earned a roster spot three years ago by booting balls in the rain and wind at Heinz Field during an open tryout after Josh Scobee flamed out four games into the 2015 season.It was the break Boswell needed, one that propelled him to the Pro Bowl last winter and paved the way for him to sign a contract extension in August that runs through 2022.Barely three months later, Boswell’s confidence and job status are both shaky at best.The Steelers brought in Kai Forbath and Matt McCrane to kick after practice on Wednesday as potential replacements for Boswell after he missed two more kicks during Sunday’s 24-21 loss to Oakland, including a 40-yard field-goal attempt on the final snap during which his left foot slipped on the Oakland Coliseum turf and the ball smacked into the wall at the line of scrimmage.“I mean that’s the nature of this business,” Boswell said Wednesday. “We’re judged on stats and wins and losses and if you don’t do the job, they look elsewhere.”Boswell has made just 10 of 16 field goals and 39 of 44 extra points this season, his 11 combined misses nearly matching his entire total from 2015-17 (13).There has been no common thread to Boswell’s issues. He’s missed left. He’s missed right. Distance isn’t the problem. All of the misses have come inside 50 yards.“It’s mechanical. It’s mental. It’s a mixture of everything,” Boswell said. “It’s kind of, you’ve just got to kind of figure it out as you go, find something that works for you.”At the moment Terrell Edmunds Jersey White , not much is. While coach Mike Tomlin stressed Boswell could very well survive the week, he felt the need for the Steelers (7-5-1) to explore their options heading into a visit from New England (9-4) on Sunday.“We need the ball to go through the uprights,” Tomlin said. “(Boswell) needs the ball to go through the uprights and he hasn’t been consistently.”Not by a long shot. And the misses have played a direct factor in the outcome of at least three games. He had a 42-yarder in overtime during a Week 1 tie in Cleveland sail left.He left four points off the board in Week 2 against Kansas City in a game the Steelers lost by five. A missed extra point against the Los Angeles Chargers on Dec. 2 prevented Pittsburgh from opening a 17-point lead. Two touchdowns and a pair of 2-point conversions later and the Chargers drew even before winning it on a last-second kick by Mike Badgley. Two quarters before his botched 40-yarder against the Raiders, he failed to connect from 39 yards, a kick that would have knotted it at 10.Compare his current struggles to last season, when he made 35 of 38 field goals, including three game-winners.Oh, and there’s the playoff victory over Kansas City in 2016 in which he made all six of his field-goal attempts. And the wild victory in Cincinnati in the wild-card round the year before when he propelled Pittsburgh to the divisional round by making a 35-yarder in the rain with 14 seconds to go.“Obviously it’s not an easy fix or I would have fixed it already,” Boswell said. “It’s something you’ve got to, when you come to work every day and have the right attitude.”That’s how it works in the NFL Womens JuJu Smith-Schuster Jersey , particularly if you’re at a position that sometimes feels interchangeable. Boswell’s career is proof.Undrafted out of Rice, he failed to stick with Houston or the New York Giants before winning over Pittsburgh special teams coach Danny Smith during his wind-whipped audition in September 2015.“Before I made this team, I was cut many times before that,” Boswell said. “I’ve kind of always had my back against the wall since coming out of college. That’s the position I’m in right now and we’ll just see what happens.”Punter/holder Jordan Berry believes Boswell simply needs a little space to get things right.in the right direction, Berry said Boswell typically knows what happened before Berry even opens his mouth. It’s one of the reasons Berry thinks Boswell’s troubles are nearly over.“We’re all confident he’s going to bounce back and have a good run here at the end of the season,” Berry said.NOTES: QB Ben Roethlisberger (ribs), RB James Conner (ankle), RT Marcus Gilbert (knee), S Sean Davis (knee) did not practice. LB Anthony Chickillo (ankle) was limited. … C Maurkice Pouncey was given the day off. |
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