JUSTIN FIELDS
Quarterback
In the end, it wasn't good enough to engineer victory, which remains the most important thing. But in terms of aesthetics, the eye-test, it represented progress.
In his fourth start in a Steelers uniform, Justin Fields completed 22-of-34 (64.7 percent) for 312 yards, with 1 touchdown, no interceptions, and a rating of 104.0. He also led the Steelers with 55 yards rushing in 10 carries (5.5 average) and scored 2 touchdowns. The 27-24 loss in Indianapolis marked the first time the Steelers scored 3 touchdowns this season, and it was the first game since Oct. 9, 2022, that they had a quarterback pass for 300 yards in a regular season game.
Fields in the Steelers Digest Player of the Week.
Also considered were WR George Pickens, who caught 7 passes for 113 yards (16.1 average); DT Cam Heyward, who finished with 6 tackles and 1 sack that was his second of the season; RB Cordarrelle Patterson, who rushed for 43 yards on 6 carries (7.2 average) and caught 2 passes for 19 more (62 yards from scrimmage) before being forced from the game with an ankle injury before the end of the first half; SS DeShon Elliott, who led the team with 12 tackles; and TE Pat Freiermuth, who caught 5 passes for 57 yards (11.4 average) and an 8-yard touchdown that cut the deficit to 27-24 with 2:23 remaining in the fourth quarter.
