![]() ![]() "We've been working hard to be in manageable third downs and haven't necessarily done what we did tonight."īush has been involved in six of the 14 turnovers the Steelers have forced. More than anything, we were in manageable third downs," Tomlin said. Pittsburgh came into the game converting only 28.3% of its third downs (15 of 53), but was 8 of 13 on Sunday night. "That was amazing until they made it a joke. The Chargers' game staff did troll the Steelers fans during the fourth quarter when it started playing Styx's "Renegade" only to go into a Rickroll with Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up." Hodges said he joked in the huddle on the first drive that he might have to motion for the crowd to quiet down. It felt like a home game for the Steelers as the stadium was dominated by Pittsburgh fans. Rivers ended the offense's seven-quarter drought without a touchdown when he found Henry in the back of the end zone from 5 yards out with 7:13 remaining. Los Angeles didn't get on the board until one minute into the fourth quarter on McLaughlin's 38-yard field goal. That would lead to Conner's first TD, a 12-yard run around left end with 4:39 remaining in the first quarter.Ĭonner put Pittsburgh up by three touchdowns with 6:34 remaining in the second when he caught a short pass from Hodges and went 26 yards up the right sideline after Chargers linebacker Jatavis Brown was unable to tackle the third-year running back at the 25. The rookie got his second turnover four plays later when he intercepted a Rivers' pass that was deflected by defensive end Tyson Alualu at the line of scrimmage. They pin you down there on the 1 and have to go 99 yards with no timeouts, that's about as rough as it gets."īush scooped up a backward pass from Rivers that Melvin Gordon was unable to handle and went 9 yards to give the Steelers a 7-0 lead I don't know if we've been down by three touchdowns, but we've had a comeback like this before," said Rivers, who was 26 of 44 for 300 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. The Chargers forced a three-and-out and got the ball at the 1 after a punt, but Rivers was picked off by Sutton to preserve the Steelers' win and improve to 2-4. We dug ourselves in a hole and I believe we'll dig our way out," coach Anthony Lynn said.Īfter Henry's 11-yard TD catch made it 24-17, Los Angeles tried an onside kick with 1:28 remaining, but it was recovered by Steelers cornerback Cameron Sutton. The Chargers (2-4) trailed 24-0 after three quarters but rallied to get within seven on a Chase McLaughlin field goal and two TD passes from Philip Rivers to Hunter Henry. "I think we had a lot of quality efforts tonight from a lot of people." "It was a big win for us on the road in a very fragile state," Tomlin said. On defense, Devin Bush recovered a pair of turnovers, including returning a fumble for his first NFL touchdown. He suffered a quad injury during the third quarter and did not return. James Conner had his first game with both a rushing and receiving touchdown and accounted for 119 scrimmage yards (41 rushing, 78 receiving). It is only the fifth time in 26 games in franchise history that the Steelers have won a road game with a quarterback making his first start. "I've always had a belief in myself and it's just amazing." ![]() It's something I have always dreamed about," said Hodges, who got the shirt for $5 in Venice Beach on Saturday. "It's nice to get a win in my first start. He benefited from a strong running game and a defense that scored the game's first touchdown and forced three turnovers. Hodges, who was elevated into the starting spot after Mason Rudolph suffered a concussion last week against Baltimore completed 15 of 20 passes for 132 yards with a touchdown and interception. We knew we couldn't give him a lot of exposure to that defense, so we did some things in other areas," said coach Mike Tomlin, who nicknamed Hodges "Duck Dynasty" during offseason workouts. The rookie quarterback directed the Steelers offense like a boss and not a third-string rookie as he led Pittsburgh to a 24-17 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday night. He was wearing a T-shirt with a duck on it that read "I'm The Boss," befitting his nickname and quiet confidence. Pittsburgh's Devlin Hodges walked into the stadium properly attired for his first NFL start. NFL, Los Angeles Chargers, Pittsburgh SteelersĬARSON, Calif. Steelers' Conner scores 2 TDs, Hodges wins first start ![]()
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