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Pittsburgh – by an error Steeler Cheating Kaleb Johnson Gifted on a kickoff return in the fourth quarter Sehox A bizarre touchdown n route for Seattle 31-17 Win on Sunday.
After Seattle (1–1) gained 17-14 lead in quarters at 54-yard Jason myers Field Gol, Johnson allowed myers to bounce the kickoff on its head and in the end. As Johnson Steellers ran towards the sideline, obviously the play would be called a dead, Seattle continued to cover the kick, and backup George Holani For a touchdown and 24–14 Seattle lead fell on the ball before rolling out of the back region.
“I just made a mistake,” Johnson said. “To stay sticking for this, go ahead, and just keep getting better every day.”
The coach of the steeler Mike Tomlin was blunt in his assessment as to what went wrong.
“This is a bad decision by a young player,” Tomlin said about his third round draft pick.
Steelers Special Teams Captain Miles Kilbrev After the game, Ruki was offered the words of encouragement in the locker room.
“He is going to be rigid on himself,” said Kilbrev. “And we just have to ensure that everyone knows that as a unit, we have got each other’s back, and we believe in him. He is a great player. I was just sharing with him that there are parts of our game that we all want we all to come back today because we could not do it collectively.”
It is not clear whether the ball touched Johnson’s fingers, which would have made it a muffed kick return.
Johnson said, “I just got to get better every day,” when asked if the ball touched her. “This is all. That’s all I have to say about it. … I just want to go there every day, and just do more work with a chip on my shoulder.”
Holan said that he believes the ball touched Johnson.
“Every ball for us is live, so we are following every ball,” he said. “While running back, he touched the ball, he thought it had happened, he thought it was going to roll out.”
Under the new NFL’s new kickoff rule, any ball that lands into the landing zone between the goal line and the 20-yard line and goes into the end region-such as the myers’ kickoff should be returned by or should be returned by the team that had achieved. Otherwise, it is a living ball.
Johnson refused to say if he knows the rules.
“If I was not sure, if I was sure, it doesn’t matter,” he said. “I still got to do what I have got to do, and I still got to go there and execute the way it needs to be executed.”
Tomlin said that the team has practiced that specific kickoff landscape “every day of our life”.
Holani’s score first marked that Sehox recovered its own kickoffs and created a touchdown against Okland Reders since November 29, 1981. new England Patriots Was the last team to do it in 2023, against it Denver bronchosAccording to ESPN Research.
Sehox coach Mike McDonald later said, “You have to talk on the rules, you have to know the rules of the game and play better than someone else.” “I can’t tell you that when we really talked about it, but it was a cat of a play by George, understanding the situation and then staying in the border and fixing it. … George made a cat of a play there.
“Any ball on the ground, we are picking up, no matter the situation.”
This was Holani’s first NFL touchdown after joining the sehox as an unlocked free agent out of Bois State in 2024.
Holani said about his first score, “I never expected to be on special teams,” but it’s a blessing, of course. ,
A week ago, Steelers defeated New York Jets In large parts for an important special teams, as Kenneth Genvell On a return, a thunder and Ben Scotvronac The loose ball was recovered. The irony of a special teams who made a huge contribution to this week’s defeat did not happen to the steeler.
“We are in the game of a close ball last week, and special teams broke it open in our favor,” said Tomlin. “This week, we are in a close ball game, and special teams broke it openly in our opponent’s favor. I think this is life in this business at this level.”
With Holani’s touchdown, Seattle’s lead went up from three to 10 points and the steelrs firmly increased the pace after the Sehox was held for a field goal on the previous drive. Seattle scored 17 points in the fourth quarter, including another wild score by a touchdown. Kenneth Walker III With less than four minutes to go to third and 19.
“It was crazy, I’m not going to lie,” Siatal Cornerback said Cobie Bryant About Holani’s score. “I haven’t seen anything like that, but hey, the first touchdown in NFL, so I am happy for him.”
Brady Henderson of ESPN contributed to this report.
