Winners/losers after the Pittsburgh Steelers drop their first game this season, a 19-15 loss to the Indianapolis Colts.
Winners
Xavier Grimble: This was the sort of game Grimble needed to quiet any doubts about his roster spot. Did well as a blocker and made a great catch in the red zone, an area where these tight ends have to succeed.
Terrell Watson/James Conner: Lumping both of them together. Similar guys, similar reports. Ran hard. Watson showed good hands out of the backfield and picked off a first down on 3rd and long. Good showing for both.
Antonio Brown/Ben Roethlisberger: Procedural move here. Both were excellent and the turnover not Roethlisberger’s fault. Brown made a great adjustment behind his back for one third-down conversion and showed off his patented YAC ability, picking up several yards after running a simple curl route.
Losers
Ross Cockrell/Robert Golden/Artie Burns: Feels like every week I end up lumping most of the secondary together. Cockrell gave up another long completion, and Mike Tomlin showed he was serious about the CB battle, rotating in Coty Sensabaugh with the 1’s. Golden missed a tackle on Donte Moncrief’s big gain on the first play the Colts ran. And Burns struggled with his run fits and needed to play catch points better.
Cobi Hamilton/Justin Hunter: More lumping. They both played as reserves. Hamilton dropped an easy pass while Hunter failed to catch one. Darrius Heyward-Bey showed what makes him a strong special teamer and Sammie Coates ran over him, getting more involved in the offense.
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