### **Pittsburgh Steelers: Three Defensive Players Injured in Opener**
The Pittsburgh Steelers began their season with an emotional victory, but three defensive players were injured in the process.
Starting cornerback Joey Porter Jr. (hamstring) left Sunday's 34-32 win over the New York Jets, as did two former Ravens, starting safety DeShon Elliott (knee) and linebacker Malik Harrison (knee).
Head Coach Mike Tomlin said after the game that the injuries to Elliott and Harrison were "being evaluated," and that Porter was shut down to prevent his hamstring injury from getting worse, via the Steelers' website.
Pittsburgh's defense had trouble containing Justin Fields, the former Steelers quarterback making his debut with the Jets. Fields hurt the Steelers with his arm (16 for 22, 218 yards, one touchdown) and with his legs (48 yards rushing, two touchdowns).
It took a 60-yard field goal from Chris Boswell with 1:03 left for the Steelers to prevail. Tomlin was happy to escape but acknowledged there was plenty of room for improvement.
"Our slip was showing in some areas," Tomlin said. "We didn't put enough pressure on Justin. There were instances we weren't good enough."
However, Aaron Rodgers was superb in his Steelers' debut, throwing four touchdown passes (22 for 30, 244 yards, no touchdowns) to get revenge against the Jets' organization that parted ways with him last season.
"There were probably people in the organization that didn't think I could play anymore," Rodgers said [via Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46190687/aaron-rodgers-wins-steelers-debut-shows-jets-play). "So, it was nice to remind those people that I still can."
The Steelers will host the Seattle Seahawks (0-1) in Week 2.