With the 2025 schedule now released, Steelers.com is bringing you Looking Back, where a game against each of our opponents is highlighted. In this edition, it's the Miami Dolphins.
Steelers 27, Miami Dolphins 14
October 28, 2019
Heinz Field (Now Acrisure Stadium)
The Steelers are a team that has been known to step up big when the bright lights are on, and it was no different on this Monday night in Pittsburgh.
While the Steelers found themselves in a 14-point deficit to start the game, they came back strong, scoring 27 unanswered points.
"I thought a significant element of it is we won the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball, offense and defense," said Coach Mike Tomlin. "When you are doing that as the game wears on, it has a chance to be more significant. We were in manageable third downs, we were able to possess the ball, we were able to put them in some unfavorable third downs. That is how it unfolded.
"It wasn't the fluid start we were looking for, but you don't always get what you want. I like the mettle that the guys showed. They didn't blink. In all three phases, they complemented one another, and we were able to persevere."
Chris Boswell cut the lead to 14-3 with a 42-yard field goal, and quarterback Mason Rudolph capped a 6-play, 50-yard drive with a 45-yard touchdown pass to receiver Diontae Johnson, who finished with five receptions for 84 yards.
Game action photos from the Steelers' Week 8 game against the Miami Dolphins at Heinz Field
A 2019 regular season game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Miami Dolphins on Monday, October 28, 2019.
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Rudolph then engineered a beautiful 12-play, 97-yard drive, which he finished off with a 26-yard touchdown pass to JuJu Smith-Schuster for their first lead of the game, at 17-14.
"I think it was a crucial drive there," said Rudolph. "Not only the one to JuJu, but just responding as an offense and your backs are against the wall, you dig a little hole in the first half. I was really proud of the way that we responded as an offense, moving the ball down the field. Trying to get that double score there before the half, and I'm proud of the way that we responded.
"I think (JuJu's) a great player. You have to feed him no matter what. He's proven to be a force down the field in those combat catch situations. We knew we wanted to be more aggressive as an offense. We have a lot of people who are capable of doing that. I think he stepped up in those big situations, like he's always done and capitalized on those combat catches."
While he finished the game on the sideline with a shoulder injury, James Conner did enough before that to earn AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors for his performance in the win.
Conner had 23 carries for 145 yards, a 6.3 average, and a nine-yard touchdown run that extended the Steelers lead to 24-14. He also added three receptions for five yards.
It was Conner's first 100-yard game of the 2019 season, and the sixth of his career. The 145 yards rushing were the second-highest single-game total of his career, after rushing for 146 yards against the Cleveland Browns on Oct. 28, 2018. It was also his first game in 2019 with 150+ yards from scrimmage, the fifth of his career and the fourth straight game he scored a rushing touchdown.
"Unbelievable job," said Rudolph. "He came out hot early and it really kind of sparked us as an offense. Coach Tomlin had been talking all week about securing those 10-yard runs, and we need more of them. We're making ourselves more of a complete offense, and I think we really challenged our offensive line which had doing great in that area all week. James did a good job. He's a physical guy. He really provided us with a spark."
