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First call: Beanie Bishop called his game-winning interception; Referees tell Steelers OLB he was legal on punt return TD

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First call: Beanie Bishop called his game-winning interception; Referees tell Steelers OLB he was legal on punt return TD

Tuesdays “First Call” gives us the predictive power of Pittsburgh Steelers rookie Beanie Bishop. Jeremiah Moon explains why he wasn't warned on Calvin Austin's punt return.

We Get one Check out the Penguins' next opponent following the return of Marc-Andre Fleury.

Additionally, we have awards for both the Robert Morris men's hockey team and the Duquesne football team.

He has his chance

If there's one thing undrafted Steelers rookie Beanie Bishop doesn't lack, it's confidence.

The West Virginia cornerback claims he threw his game-ending interception to secure his team's victory on Monday Night Football over the New York Giants.

“I told Alex Highsmith that I wanted Quit the game on this drive. I'm just proud of that. I'm just trying to go out and get a stop to finish the game.” Bishop said. “When I receive my sales, they come in bunches.”

That has certainly been the case for Bishop over the last two weeks. He also had two interceptions against the New York Jets last week. He is now tied with Donte Jackson for the team lead with three points.

After Bishop's selection, the Steelers took a knee, leaving the field 6-2 and heading into their bye with a 26-18 win.

Up on board

Many people outside of Pittsburgh — including Peyton and Eli Manning during the ESPN ManningCast — thought the Steelers got away with beating up the punter on Calvin Austin's touchdown return in the third quarter.

Based on this video, these people have a good argument. It certainly doesn't look like it Steelers linebacker Jeremiah Moon was suspended into Giants punter Matt Haack on the way to making contact with Haack's leg.

However, after the game, Moon claimed that the referees told him that his play was clean.

“I had spoken to (the officials) about it,” Moon said after the game. “They said I didn’t bowl or anything. I chose the block. I just stopped and (Haack) just fell over me. I mean, (the officer) was standing right there. He would have made the right decision if I had hit the bettor hard. I haven't heard from the player or anyone else. I think it was clean.”

When Giants coach Brian Daboll was asked for comment on the officials' no-call, he responded only: “You have a tough job to do.”

The Giants were penalized 11 times on the night. The Steelers only drew five flags.

Farewell, Fleury

As former Penguin Marc-Andre Fleury prepares for his final game Tuesday night in Pittsburgh, his Minnesota Wild are playing some pretty good hockey.

Fleury and his teammates are 5-1-2 this year. That's a good 12 points, third place in the Central Division. Fleury has one of those wins and one of those losses. All other decisions online were made by Filip Gustavsson. He Was originally designed from the Penguins in 2016.

Gustavsson is No. 12 in the NHL with a 2.17 goals against average until now this season. Fleury has a 2.89 goals-against average and .900 save percentage with a record of 1-0-1. His 375 wins with the Penguins are the most in team history. His total of 561 career wins are second only to Martin Brodeur.

Minnesota's Kirill Kaprizov has 15 points, ranking sixth in the NHL. With 3.63 goals per game, the Wild are ninth in the NHL. Their power play success rate of 30.8% is fifth in the NHL.

The Pens have now lost five in a row and are 15th out of 16 teams in the Eastern Conference with just seven points.

More hardware

Duquesne quarterback Darius Perrantes was once again honored by the NEC for another outstanding weekend.

Perrantes was named the conference's Offensive Player of the Week on Saturday for his 412-yard effort at Stonehill. The Dukes won the game 48-34. Perrantes threw five touchdowns and hit seven passes for 20 yards.

The It is a program record that Perrantes has won the NEC's Player of the Week award for the sixth time and second time this season. The senior from Los Angeles was also tabbed from the conference in Week 6 after throwing five touchdowns and a win over Long Island University.

Kicker Brian Bruzdewicz was also named special teams player of the week. He scored a season-high 12 points on Saturday with two field goals and six PATs.

Captain Craig

Robert Morris hockey captain Michael Craig was named Atlantic Hockey America's Defenseman of the Week.

The second-year blueliner scored two goals and picked up two assists in the home-and-home series against the Niagara Purple Eagles last weekend. He had an assist during Friday's home game as the Colonials lost 7-3.

In Saturday's away second leg, Craig added another assist and two goals in the third period to come back from a 4-2 deficit.

Craig's Efforts forced a draw in extra time. Ultimately, RMU won the shootout thanks to a goal from Walter Zacher.

A native of St. Catharines, Ontario, Craig now has three goals, 13 assists and 16 points in his college career. RMU is 2-1-1 with two home games against Lindenwood this season comes this weekend.

Tim Benz is a staff writer at the Tribune-Review. You can contact Tim at [email protected] or via X. All tweets could be reposted. Unless otherwise stated, all emails are subject to publication.

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