TJ Watt is best defensive player in the NFL says JJ WATT

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Call him Kenny Comeback. The Steelers' second-year quarterback was able to deliver the game-winner to Johnson, the wide receiver's first touchdown in 22 games. TJ Watt is best defensive player in the NFL says JJ WATT TJ Watt is best defensive player in the NFL says JJ WATT TJ Watt is best defensive player in the NFL says JJ WATT It's never easy for this year's Steelers team -- even on a night where the run game recorded a season-high 167 yards, and the defense held Derrick Henry to fewer than 100 rushing yards. With the win, the Steelers have an NFL-leading four wins when trailing after three quarters. The four comeback wins are also tied for Pittsburgh's second-most in a season during the Super Bowl era. QB breakdown: Playing with a ribs injury sustained against the Jacksonville Jaguars just four days earlier, Pickett had a bumpy start in the first half, completing just 53% of his passes. But Pickett and the offense did score a first-drive touchdown, just the Steelers' seventh opening-drive touchdown in the last three seasons and the second with Pickett as the starter. After two three-and-outs, Pickett bounced back with a much better second half, thanks in large part to the emergence of the run game. Pickett finished completing 19 of 30 for 160 yards, including a 32-yard completion to Johnson on the scoring drive, and he had no turnovers. The third-down pass, which traveled a game-high 23 air yards, had just a 35.9 expected completion percentage, per Next Gen Stats. Pickett averaged 4.5 air yards per attempt, the second-lowest of his career, and he was pressured at the second-lowest rate of his career (20%) as a result. Buy on a breakout performance: Broderick Jones is the Steelers' starting right tackle. Jones, who unseated Chukwuma Okorafor, was a surprise start on a short week -- especially considering he's taken most of his reps at left tackle in games and in practice. Okorafor is the Steelers' highest-paid offensive lineman with a $13 million cap hit this season. Jones, though, was a big part of the run game's success Thursday. He helped pave a path for Najee Harris on the first score of the game, and he aided Harris to a 25-yard run in the second half -- his longest of the season. The run game also averaged a season-best 5.5 yards per carry -- well over its 3.6 average. Troubling trend: In each of the last three games, wide receiver George Pickens has made an incredible catch -- only to have it ruled incomplete because he didn't get a second foot down. While the first two had more to do with the ball placement on the throw, the one on Thursday cost his team a touchdown. Pickett perfectly placed the ball in the end zone where only Pickens could get it, but Pickens' second foot hit the sideline before touching down in the end zone. There was space to drag his toe, but Pickens didn't have the awareness to get his toe down. Instead of taking a four-point lead, the Steelers settled for a field goal and a 13-13 tie late in the third quarter. Pickens entered the night with 11 receptions within 2 yards of a boundary the last two seasons, most in the league according to NFL Next Gen Stats. -- Brooke Pryor Up next: vs. Green Bay Packers (Nov. 12, 1 p.m. ET) via @espn Social: Twitch-http://twitch.tv/GmiasWorld Facebook-http://www.facebook.com/GmiasWorld Twitter-https://www.twitter.com/GmiasWorld Donate:https://streamlabs.com/gmiasworld Instagram-https://www.instagram.com/GmiasWorld GmiasWorld Merch: https://gmiasworld.myspreadshop.com Background Music (Exclusive) by @ZaneAlexanderNC