#jordan-love

#jordan-love

Backup quarterback Malik Willis, who started because Jordan Love did not clear concussion protocol, had to leave in the midst of his finest performance as a pro because his ailing right shoulder acted up in the fourth quarter. Willis could have returned to the game after a brief locker-room checkup, but by then, the 41-24 loss had been decided.

Pittsburgh held a 16-7 lead at halftime, but then was outscored 28-9 in the second half as Green Bay poured it on. Sunday marked the 72nd time the Steelers had led by at least nine points at halftime under coach Mike Tomlin -- they had never lost such a game by double digits until Sunday. It is Green Bay's second-largest win after trailing entering the fourth quarter in franchise history.

For the Cowboys, home offers both comfort and pressure. Their lone victory came at AT&T Stadium, but the offense remains shorthanded. CeeDee Lamb is out, and Dak Prescott will again lean on tight end Jake Ferguson and a rotating cast of receivers while navigating a line missing key backups Tyler Booker and Cooper Beebe.

as usual. Then he said nothing. "In the past, I'd call on a specific person to break it down," LaFleur said in a recent interview with ESPN. "This time, I just wanted to see who took it. And the first time the whole team was here, he took it. So I was like, 'There we go.'" The "he" was quarterback Jordan Love.