The Pittsburgh Steelers suffered a lopsided loss to the Philadelphia Eagles during Week 15. But at one point in the third quarter, the Steelers had an opportunity to tie the score with a touchdown.
On the pivotal second half possession, the Steelers drove to the Philadelphia 26-yard line. Then, running back Najee Harris fumbled a pitch from quarterback Russell Wilson, which the Eagles recovered.
Philadelphia responded with a touchdown, and because of the ball-control Eagles offense, the Steelers touched the ball only one other time after Harris’ fumble.
The FOX Sports broadcast showed that Wilson was doing a lot of communicating at the line of scrimmage before the play where Harris lost the pitch. But Wilson told reporters after the game that he wasn’t trying to audible.
“No, that was the play we had going on,” Wilson said to a question on whether he changed the play. “It just, unfortunately, didn’t work out.”
The Eagles outgained the Steelers 401-163. So, Philadelphia badly outplayed Pittsburgh throughout Week 15.
But Harris still picked a bad time to fumble for the first time this season. The turnover proved to be a turning point in the Steelers 27-13 loss in Philadelphia.
