All the good vibes, all the thrilling plays, all the impressive statistical performances were not enough to assure a season-opening victory for the Jets.
"There are not any moral victories in this league," QB Justin Fields said.
Fields and the Jets offense did all they could to bring first-year HC Aaron Glenn his first victory as the man in charge. In the end, it all came down to Pittsburgh's late fourth-quarter drive that culminated in Chris Boswell's career-best 60-yard field goal with 1:08 to play in the Steelers' 34-32 win at MetLife Stadium on Sunday.
"This was a game that, man, it was back and forth, a lot of fighting," Glenn said. "I thought offensively, we did a lot of good things that we can build on."
The offense came out running, literally, on all cylinders and in the end