Fields is the Digest Player of the Week

In the end, it wasn’t good enough to engineer victory, which remains the most important thing. But in terms of aesthetics, the eye-test, it represents progress.

In his fourth start in a Steelers uniform, Justin Fields completed 22-of-34 (64.7 percent) for 312 yards, with 1 touchdown, no interceptions, and a rating of 104.0. He also led the Steelers with 55 yards rushing in 10 carries (5.5 average) and scored 2 touchdowns. The 27-24 loss in Indianapolis marked the first time the Steelers scored 3 touchdowns this season, and it was the first game since Oct. 9, 2022, that they had a quarterback pass for 300 yards in a regular season game.

Fields in the Steelers Digest Player of the Week.

Also considered were WR George Pickens, who caught 7 passes for 113 yards (16.1 average); DT Cam Heyward, who finished with 6 tackles and 1 sack that was his second of the season; RB Cordarrelle Patterson, who rushed for 43 yards on 6 carries (7.2 average) and caught 2 passes for 19 more (62 yards from scrimmage) before being forced from the game with an ankle injury before the end of the first half; SS DeShon Elliott, who led the team with 12 tackles; and TE Pat Freiermuth, who caught 5 passes for 57 yards (11.4 average) and an 8-yard touchdown that cut the deficit to 27-24 with 2:23 remaining in the fourth quarter.