Watch: Sean Davis picks off deep Taysom Hill pass attempt

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The Steelers opted to receive the kickoff to open the game on Sunday afternoon against the Saints in New Orleans, hoping to get off to a hot start. They got one nice play off between Ben Roethlisberger and JuJu Smith-Schuster, but were forced to punt. Jordan Berry booted the ball 57 yards into the end zone.

That changed the mood and made it look like things might get off to a slower burn for Pittsburgh than they’d drawn up until Saints head coach Sean Payton decided to get cute with his play-calling and had Taysom Hill line up in place of Drew Brees. Hill lofted the ball deep in an attempt to hit Ted Ginn, but Sean Davis had his eyes – and hands – all over the ball in the end zone.

Grabbing the ball, Davis was able to get up clean, untouched by a defender, and run the ball out for a 27-yard return before he was horse-collared by Josh Hill. The interception, return and penalty gave the Steelers the ball at their own 40-yard line and set up a Chris Boswell field goal to put the Steelers on the scoreboard first, 3-0.