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Steelers' DeShon Elliott Got in the Irish Spirit to Celebrate Interception in Dublin

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DeShon Elliott prepared an awesome celebration in Ireland
DeShon Elliott prepared an awesome celebration in Ireland | Screengrab via @steelers on X/Twitter

The Steelers and Vikings met up across the pond in Dublin, Ireland, Sunday for the country's first NFL regular-season game. Pittsburgh was certainly feeling Irish after a hot start at Dublin's Croke Park.

Steelers safety DeShon Elliott picked off Carson Wentz in the second quarter and found the perfect way to celebrate with the rest of the Steelers' defense. On an errant third-down throw, Elliott made a diving interception to give his team the ball back after they already got out to an early lead.

Once the play was blown dead, he ran to the end zone with his teammates and did a quick Irish step dance to commemorate the turnover.

When in Dublin.

Elliott and the rest of the Steelers' defense held the Vikings to just six points in the first half Sunday overseas as Wentz struggled to get Minnesota's offense clicking. Pittsburgh's star pass rusher T.J. Watt picked off Wentz at the line of scrimmage on a tipped ball midway through the third quarter.

The Steelers almost had another turnover when Jordan Mason fumbled and Jalen Ramsey scooped up the ball and took it to the end zone, but it was called back after replay showed that Mason touched the ball while out of bounds which killed the play.

Maybe the Steelers will want to stay in Ireland a little longer as they may have found some luck of the Irish.


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Blake Silverman
BLAKE SILVERMAN

Blake Silverman is a writer at Sports Illustrated, primarily covering the NBA and WNBA. Before joining SI in November 2024 as a breaking/trending news writer, he covered the WNBA, NBA, G League and college basketball for numerous sites, including Winsidr, SB Nation and A10Talk. He’s an alum of both Michigan State and St. Bonaventure University, receiving a master’s degree from the Bonnies’ sports journalism program. Outside of work, he’s a husband, father, yogi and fairly mediocre tennis player who’s open to any tips on how to play defense in EA Sports College Football.