Fields‘ Steelers debut highlighted by fumbles in preseason defeat

For all the good things that Justin Fields did on the field during his debut for Pittsburgh Steelers in the organization’s 1^st preseason match, 2 plays overshadowed the QB’s performance.

A fumbled snap exchange on each of Justin’s 1^st 2 drives stymied Pittsburgh’s 1^st outing this year, and the miscues were just part of a sloppy 20-12 defeat against the Houston Texans.

“According to me, he did some positive things,” manager Mike Tomlin revealed. “But without a doubt, he was a component of the C-Q exchange, and from what I saw, that’s dual responsibility on the center and the QB. It negated a lot of good things going on in those 1^st couple of drives.”

Justin competed for 3 series, completing 5 of 6 attempts for 67 yards, but in addition to the fumbles, he was sacked 2 times.

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Fields was replaced by 3^rd-string QB Kyle Allen as he finished the match for Pittsburgh, completing 17 of 23 attempts for 193 yards.

Every snap Justin Fields played in his preseason debut for the Steelers. pic.twitter.com/KgC7cUTyY3

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