SUNDAY NIGHT BREAKOUT Bad things can happen to a quarterback when he’s throwing out of his own end zone The defense is working extra hard to get a sack That was the situation Ben Roethlisberger found himself in on October 29 2017 Fortunately for Roethlisberger JuJu Smith-Schuster was on his team JuJu Smith-Schuster warms up before a 2017 game against the Detroit Lions CHAPTER 1
Smith-Schuster sprints toward the end zone after catching a pass from Ben Roethlisberger Roethlisberger dropped back to pass Detroit Lions defenders tried to take him down Meanwhile Smith-Schuster was streaking up the middle of the field He used his blazing speed to get into the open field Roethlisberger hit him with a perfect pass
Three Lions defenders tried to catch Smith-Schuster One dived at his heels but missed Smith-Schuster simply ran away from the other two The play went for a 97 yard touchdown The crowd in Detroit fell silent as the Steelers sideline erupted in joy MAKING HISTORY The Steelers are one of the oldest teams in the NFL And with so much history team records are hard to break But Smith-Schuster’s 97 yard touchdown catch was the longest pass play in Steelers history Smith-Schuster also made history with his total yards that night He racked up 193 receiving yards which was the second-most for a Steelers rookie The high of 205 yards was set back in 1958
