Plays of the Year: “Wizard of Boz” pulls fake field goal, touchdown, out of his hat

Steel City Underground presents “Plays of the Year” featuring the tops runs, catches, hits and everything else in-between from the Pittsburgh Steelers 2018 season.

The game which set the season askew…

The Steelers traveled to Denver to face the Broncos in this Week 12 clash, riding high on a six-game winning streak despite barely escaping with a victory the Sunday prior in Jacksonville. The Steelers entered the game 7-2-1 and appeared to be overmatched with the lowly 4-6 Broncos.

However, the game took the usual “Mile High” twist, where Pittsburgh never fares well playing in the Rocky Mountains.

After leaving ten points on the field following a freak fumble/touchback (rather than a touchdown) and a blocked field goal, the Steelers found themselves down 10-3 right before halftime. A promising 73-yard drive stalled, leaving Pittsburgh with no choice but to send its special teams unit out with three seconds remaining before the end of the second quarter.

As CBS Sports analyst Tony Romo stated, “they have to come away with points” in reference to not leaving more on the table by being overaggressive.

Well, so much for that!

The Steelers placekicker Chris Boswell, who is affectionately nicknamed the “Wizard of Boz”, pulled a rabbit out of his hat on this fake field goal play. Boz takes the direct snap, rolls right and tosses a spiral of a pass for offensive tackle Alejandro Villanueva, who played tight end in college.

The result was a touchdown and a tie game going into the locker room for halftime.

The Steelers would go up 17-10 in the third quarter, but ultimately fail to come away with their seventh-straight win, dropping a 24-17 loss to the Broncos.