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Through 45 minutes on Sunday, the Los Angeles Rams appeared on the verge of picking up consecutive wins for the first time in nearly 13 months. Unfortunately for coach Sean McVay and his team, games last 60 minutes. The Rams had a 17-10 lead going into the fourth quarter but couldn't make it stand as the Steelers scored two touchdowns to rally for a 24-17 victory. ....
STEELERS OFFENSE: OVERALL (30), RUSH (28), PASS (27), SCORING (30) STEELERS DEFENSE: OVERALL (30), RUSH (29), PASS (25), SCORING (20) RAMS OFFENSE: OVERALL (7), RUSH (17), PASS (6), SCORING (12) RAMS DEFENSE: OVERALL (13), RUSH (22), PASS (13), SCORING (11T) TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL: Steelers plus-5; Rams minus-1 STEELERS PLAYER TO WATCH: LB T.J. Watt. The All-Pro edge rusher's eight sacks through five games are well ahead of his pace in 2021 when he tied Michael Strahan's NFL record with 22 1/2 and won Defensive Player of the Year. Watt has also swatted down four passes, forced three fumbles, recovered two and scored a touchdown. ....
Kenny Pickett was an early-enrollee freshman at Pitt when he first met Aaron Donald, who still spends every offseason training at his alma mater. Although the teenage quarterback understandably didn't become fast friends with the All-Pro defensive lineman, Pickett credits the Los Angeles Rams star with more help in his football career than even Donald realizes. “He kind of showed me the way, and showed me how to train and how to work,” said Pickett, now the Steelers' starting quarterback. ....