EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — There were the usual suspects who stood up and made the plays in a wild game coach Mike Tomlin said was “fun and challenging at the same time.”
At the top of the list was kicker Chris Boswell, whose career-best 60-yard field goal with 63 seconds remaining provided the winning points in an unexpected 34-32 shootout victory against the New York Jets.
And there were others. Ben Skowronek scoring the first touchdown of the season. Calvin Austin III, who scored a touchdown, set up another with two big catches and drew a pass-interference penalty on the winning drive.
But on a day when the league watched with anticipation the return of a former four-time MVP, it was the newest Steelers who had everything to do with a comeback victory against the Jets.
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