Two weeks in a row, 30+ points scored, forced turnovers, a huge special teams play and a relatively stress-free fourth quarter.

A great development for the Pittsburgh Steelers, who rolled to a 37-15 victory over the New York Jets on Sunday Night Football at Acrisure Stadium in Russell Wilson’s first start as a Steeler.

Wilson threw two touchdown passes and scored on a quarterback sneak, and the Steelers scored 37 points and really took it to the Jets’ defense.

Najee Harris had another 100-yard rushing game, George Pickens made big plays in the passing game, a depleted offensive line took over the game in the second half and the defense came up with key plays again and again.

That’s Pittsburgh Steelers football, baby.

5-2. The only thing that matters.

Let’s go to some numbers.

QB — A-

A great performance from Russell Wilson in his Steelers debut. Wilson completed 16 of 29 passes for 264 yards and two touchdowns. He pushed the ball down the field, made some playoffs and was generally smart and safe with the football.

Wilson was also only sacked once, which was impressive. Although he was often under pressure, especially early in the game, he found ways to avoid the negative plays and generally kept the offense on track. There were some struggles early in the game, which led to some boos and chants for Justin Fields, but late in the first half, Wilson and the Steelers got going and that got him into a rhythm.

From there he left.

Wilson had some deep throws, which was concerning, but he got some help from his pass catchers. He looked poised and collected and really boosted the attack. A really strong performance for Wilson, one he must now build on.

RB-B+

Another week, another 100-yard performance from Najee Harris, who is really starting to take off. The Alabama product rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries, finishing with 4.9 yards per carry and a long of 34 yards.

Harris ran hard, broke off some big runs and wore the Jets down late, capping his stellar performance with a 10-yard touchdown late in the fourth quarter that pushed him over 100 yards and put an exclamation point on the night .

He’s rolling, and he’s doing it behind an offensive line and is facing a lot of questions right now.

Jaylen Warren also had some moments against the Jets. He finished with 37 yards on 12 carries, an average of just 3.7 yards. However, he looked healthy and had his usual flare, which was great to see. He added two receptions for 15 yards, including a key catch for 11 yards and a run on a third down in the third quarter to move the chains.

Warren was also great in pass protection, picking up a blitz that allowed Wilson to throw a 21-yard pass to Pat Freiermuth for another Steelers score.

WR – A-

After a quiet few weeks of struggling to get the ball clean, George Pickens broke out in a big way again, and it coincided with a quarterback change.

With Wilson under center, Pickens finished with five receptions for 111 yards and a touchdown. He added a 29-yard pass interference penalty called in the win over the Jets. Pickens made a number of acrobatic catches in the field, including a juggling catch against Sauce Gardner that made a serious splash for the Steelers.

He looked as good as he has all season and was smiling after the game. Hopefully there will be more of this to come.

It wasn’t just Pickens making plays in the passing game, either.

Calvin Austin III had a 36-yard catch and run where he was wide open for play action, giving the Steelers a big splash. However, he had a crucial fall in the first quarter that really threw the Steelers out of rhythm.

Van Jefferson also had two catches for 15 yards in the win, including a game-tying touchdown. Wilson helped take the wide receivers to the next level, which many expected with the QB change. A good sign.

TE-B

Freiermuth again impressed in the passing game for the Steelers, pulling in a 30-yard catch and run in which he made a defender miss and then got a great block from George Pickens to send him skipping down the sideline. Later, he had a one-handed juggling catch for 21 yards that set up a Steelers score.

Freiermuth also made an impact as a blocker, assisting Najee Harris on his 34-yard run, continuing a strong season for the veteran tight end in that regard.

Great to see Darnell Washington getting more work in the passing game. Washington had four receptions for 36 yards and ate on the short routes in the flat on rollouts for easy completions from Wilson. We need to see more of that so Washington can move forward.

OL-B+

It didn’t look promising at first. The run game had some issues and Wilson was under significant pressure even as the Steelers tried to move the pocket to keep the Jets’ pass rush off balance.

It didn’t work.

But late in the first half, the Steelers surged after Beanie Bishop Jr.’s first interception. and the offensive line really settled down.

The unit took off in the second half as the run game got going, and there was plenty of protection for Wilson to hit throws down the field.

Overall, just a really solid performance from a group that was under fire early in the game. But as has been the case all season with the changes up front, the line got going in the second half and rolled along, sealing a victory.

DL-B+

Other than a 13-yard touchdown run in the first half, the Steelers’ defense has been very good, and it starts with the defensive line.

The group really controlled the line of scrimmage, especially against the run, and forced the Jets to become one-dimensional faster than they wanted to.

Larry Ogunjobi started with a bang, sacking Aaron Rodgers to force a punt. But then he was assessed a 15-yard penalty on the next drive for apparently roughing Breece Hall. It was a ridiculous penalty that Ogunjobi cannot be blamed for.

Keeanu Benton also had a strong game. He hit two passes at the line of scrimmage, including one on 4th and short to force a turnover on downs. Cameron Heyward also had a stride break that night. The two combined for four tackles and really couldn’t be blocked for long periods of time.

LB—B—

Holding the Jets to just 15 points is quite impressive, but there were some concerns about performance, particularly in tackling.

That started at the linebacker level when Patrick Queen and Payton Wilson had issues in the tackling department. Although Wilson had 10 tackles to lead the Steelers, he was sloppy in space and missed a few tackles that led to splashes. That included Queen, who finished with just four tackles.

Elandon Roberts didn’t record a tackle that night. Worse, he took out Queen and teammate TJ Watt on Breece Hall’s big catch and run, which was a microcosm of addressing issues that night.

On the outside, Alex Highsmith had a very good game in his return to the lineup. He had four tackles and two quarterback hits and applied some pressure while giving Jets LT Tyron Smith fits all night.

TJ Watt caught a pass at the line of scrimmage but didn’t have much of an impact rushing the passer as the Jets doubled and chipped him in an attempt to take him away. Watt had just one tackle that night, but was credited with two quarterback hits.

DB—B+

Outside of some ugly tackle attempts from Donte Jackson and Minkah Fitzpatrick in space, I thought the secondary was good against a loaded Jets receiver room.

Beanie Bishop Jr. had two interceptions against Rodgers, including an impressive one-handed interception over the middle late in the first half that completely changed the game. He still gave up some plays out of the slot, but two interceptions against a future Hall of Famer like Rodgers is excellent. He added a tackle for loss for good measure.

Joey Porter Jr. was locked up all night for cover. He also had a tackle for loss in the game and wasn’t challenged much in coverage. Donte Jackson had a rough night. He had a bad miss in space on Hall’s long catch and run and was shaky early in coverage before leaving with a shoulder injury.

James Pierre replaced him and conceded a few completions, but overall he held his own and finished with five tackles.

DeShon Elliott was outstanding again for the Steelers. He finished with six tackles, a tackle for loss and a quarterback hit. He was everywhere and brought the physicality as he flew downhill for a huge tackle right in front of the sticks in the third quarter, which resulted in a turnover on downs for the Jets.

Fitzpatrick had a rough missed tackle in space, but overall he was his usual steady self, finishing with four tackles while keeping an eye on things in the passing game. I’d like to see him force turnovers here soon.

Special teams — A

Chris Boswell went a perfect 3-for-3 on field goals that night, connecting from 46, 29 and 21 yards, and going 4-for-4 on extra points. He is perhaps the best kicker in football and he showed that again on Sunday evening.

Corliss Waitman was tremendous, punting four times for 184 yards, 46 yards per punt, and knocking down three of his four punts inside the 20-yard line. He also had 55 yards on the night and didn’t allow a punt return.

The special teams grade is so high because of a blocked field goal by Dean Lowry, which really swung the momentum in the Steelers’ favor. The Steelers came up short on a blocked punt early in the game and then blocked an extra point in the second quarter before a fake leverage call on Minkah Fitzpatrick wiped it out, leading to a Jets 2-point conversion.

But special teams would not be denied as Lowry got a hand on the field goal and blocked it, keeping the Jets off the board. Once again they didn’t come close to scoring.

Danny Smith forever.