Late interception seals hard-fought Pittsburgh Steelers victory over New York Giants on Monday Night Football

The Pittsburgh Steelers overcame the New York Giants 26-18 on Monday night at Acrisure Stadium, on an evening defined by defensive plays and a moment of special team brilliance.

The Pittsburgh Steelers overcame the New York Giants 26-18 on Monday night at Acrisure Stadium, on an evening defined by defensive plays and a moment of special team brilliance. The game started slowly with both teams struggling to convert drives into touchdowns, with their kickers – Chris Boswell for Pittsburgh and Greg Joseph for New York – each successfully converting three field goals to make it 9-9 at halftime. But the game was jolted into life with 4:38 left in the third quarter when Pittsburgh’s Calvin Austin III took a Giants punt around the edge of the defenders and down the sideline for a 73-yard touchdown. And the 25-year-old wasn’t done there; on the very next Steelers drive at the beginning of the fourth, the wide receiver caught a 29-yard pass from QB Russell Wilson to extend Pittsburgh’s lead to 14. According to the NFL, Austin III became just the second player in the last three seasons with receiving and punt return touchdowns in the same game. The other player was Kalif Raymond who achieved the feat on Sunday for the Detroit Lions in their demolition of the Tennessee Titans. After the game, Steelers linebacker Alex Highsmith praised Austin III’s work ethic and ability to remain ready.