Watch: Steelers' Russell Wilson delivers pinpoint 23-yard TD pass

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson. Ken Blaze-Imagn Images

Watch: Steelers QB Russell Wilson delivers pinpoint 23-yard TD pass

By Clark Dalton | Last updated Dec 1, 2024 1:52 PM ET

In Sunday's road game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson dropped his second touchdown pass right in the bucket.

Wilson dropped back on a 2nd-and-8 at Cincinnati's 23-yard line and tossed a high-arcing pass to second-year wide receiver Calvin Austin III. The score tied the game at 14-14 at the start of the second quarter.

Russ delivers a dime to Calvin Austin to tie the game!

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Wilson — whom the Broncos released after he had an 11-19 starting record in two seasons with the club — has rebounded in Pittsburgh. Through his first five starts, he went 4-1 and completed 63.1 percent of his passes for seven TDs and two interceptions.

Wilson is on a one-year contract, and his future with the Steelers still seems unclear. In his Sunday column, CBS Sports' Jonathan Jones noted Pittsburgh doesn't negotiate contracts during the regular season.

Perhaps if Wilson helps the Steelers win their first AFC North title since 2020, that would convince them to re-sign him this offseason.

Clark Dalton

Dalton is a 2022 journalism graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. He gained experience in sports media over the past seven years — from live broadcasting and creating short films to podcasting and producing. In college, he wrote for The Daily Texan. He loves sports and enjoys hiking, kayaking and camping.

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