Watch: Steelers strike back with Fields to Freiermuth TD

The Pittsburgh Steelers hosted the Dallas Cowboys at Acrisure Stadium for Sunday Night Football on October 6, 2024. The Week 5 primetime matchup had the hallmarks of the old rivalry between the two teams: grinding ground game, punishing hits, choppiness, and a battle to the final minutes.

In back-to-back weeks, quarterback Justin Fields found a way to get tight end Pat Freiermuth the ball for a touchdown. Against the Cowboys, a play between the duo put the Steelers in position to secure the win if the Pittsburgh defense could hold.

Starting their drive at their own 37, the Steelers offense snapped the ball to open the series at the 10:28 mark in the fourth quarter. Methodically, Fields drove the team down the field. On 3rd & 1 at the Dallas 34, Fields found George Pickens for a pass completion but the receiver was hit late, out of bounds, by Malik Hooker; the Cowboys defender was flagged for unnecessary roughness and an offsides penalty against Dallas was declined.

With a new set of downs, Najee Harris carried the ball for no gain at the Dallas 6 on first down. On 2nd & Goal, at the 4:56 mark in the fourth quarter, Fields looked like he might hit Harris on a dump-off to the far left, but flipped a shovel pass to Freiermuth who bullied his way across the goal line to put the Steelers ahead, 17-13, after the successful PAT from Chris Boswell.

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It felt like the Steelers had found a way to strike back with the Fields-to-Freiermuth combination and win the game. Unfortunately, Dak Prescott led a comeback drive that took 15 plays to finish off with a final seconds game-winning touchdown because the Steelers defense kept holding up near the goal line, including Elandon Roberts making a big hit that jarred the ball loose and forced a fumble that Dallas recovered.