BEANIE BISHOP
Nickel Back
The way it usually works is that when a savvy veteran quarterback like Aaron Rodgers sees a rookie cornerback in the opponent's secondary he is drawn to him the way a moth is drawn to a flame. But on Sunday night at Acrisure Stadium it was the rookie who burned the savvy veteran.
Beanie Bishop finished with 6 tackles, including 1 for loss, plus 2 interceptions to contribute significantly to the Steelers 37-15 victory over the New York Jets. Bishop's first interception came with 1:15 left in the first half, and set the stage for a 4-play, 54-yard touchdown drive that cut the Steelers deficit to 15-13 at halftime. Bishop then returned his second interception 41 yards to the Jets' 1-yard line to set up an easy touchdown midway through the third period that put the Steelers in the lead, 23-15.
Bishop is the Steelers Digest Player of the Week.
Also considered were WR George Pickens, who had 5 catches for 111 yards (22.2 average) and a touchdown; QB Russell Wilson, who completed 16-of-29 (55.2 percent) for 264 yards, with 2 touchdowns, no interceptions, a rating of 109.0, while also scoring the 1-yard touchdown after Bishop's second interception; ILB Payton Wilson, who led the team with 9 tackles; CB James Pierre, who replaced the injured Donte Jackson and had 3 tackles on defense and 2 tackles on special teams; RB Najee Harris, who rushed for 102 yards on 21 carries (4.9 average) and 1 touchdown; PK Chris Boswell, who was 3-for-3 on field goals and is now 19-for-20 on the season; and DL Dean Lowery, who blocked a 35-yard field goal attempt by Greg Zuerlein.
