After all the talk during the week leading up to the AFC North opener against the Cleveland Browns about tight end usage, the Pittsburgh Steelers saw a tight end find the end zone since Darnell Washington’s 2-point conversion against Seattle.
Nobody expected it to be Connor Heyward, though.
Heyward hauled in a 12-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Aaron Rodgers on the scramble drill, working back across the field away from Rodgers, who threw across his body, firing a dart to Heyward in tight coverage for the score, stretching the Steelers’ lead to 16-3 midway thought the third quarter.
The play was all started by a great block from running back Jaylen Warren on Cleveland’s Alex Wright, clearing the edge for Rodgers to roll out. The Browns covered it well, but after a couple of issues in previous weeks of getting guys into the right spots and communicating well in scramble drill, Rodgers was able to direct traffic and fired a dot to Heyward.
The fourth-year tight end made a great hands catch, diving to his right to haul in the pass, giving the Steelers the 13-point lead in a game they’ve dominated.
Here’s a better look at Heyward’s touchdown catch. Heck of a job by the veteran tight end.
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