Cameron Heyward and T.J. Watt are best known for taking down quarterbacks and piling up sacks. In the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 26-16 victory over the New York Giants Monday night, the defensive stalwarts each picked off a Daniel Jones pass.
First. Watt. He fooled the second-year QB and made him pay with a spectacular pick. Wide receivers would be jealous of those hands.
T.J. Watt came out of nowhere for the pick 😯
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Then, the play that broke the game open and shattered the Giants’ spirit. Big Blue had done a service-academy march down the field and was on its 19th — 19th!!! — play when Jones did the one thing he couldn’t do: Give Bud Dupree credit for the pressure but the Giants’ QB had no business floating that duck.
It wound up in the hands of Heyward, the veteran defensive tackle and any doubt to the result was erased.
.@Bud_Dupree and @CamHeyward force the goal line INT! #HereWeGo
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