Las Vegas Review-Journal

Heinz Field, Pittsburgh

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■ RECAP: The Pittsburgh Steelers had the ball, 17 seconds and about 30 yards to go to avoid overtime against relentless­ly resilient Green Bay.

Oh, and the Steelers had Antonio Brown. And 17 seconds, 30-ish yards provided entirely by Pittsburgh’s do-everything wide receiver and one 53-yard field goal from Chris Boswell later, the Steelers were dancing on the logo at midfield following their escape.

Pittsburgh (9-2) won its sixth straight behind Brown, who finished with 10 receptions for 169 yards and two touchdowns. Yet the biggest grab was a 23-yard toe-tap along the sideline on the first snap of his team’s last-gasp drive.

A more convention­al 14-yard reception on the next snap pushed the Steelers closer. Boswell’s career-long blast then kept Pittsburgh tied with New England atop the AFC.

Brett Hundley completed 17 of 26 for 245 yards and three touchdowns for the Packers (5-6).

Ben Roethlisbe­rger threw for 351 yards with four touchdowns and two intercepti­ons. Le’veon Bell ran for 95 yards and added another 88 yards receiving. The Steelers had the ball for nearly 34 minutes.

■ QUOTABLE: “I just want to give this team an opportunit­y to win. And I feel like we were really close.” — Hundley.

■ UP NEXT: Packers (pick) vs. Buccaneers, 10 a.m. Sunday; Steelers (-6½) at Bengals, 5:30 p.m. Monday.

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