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          Taron Johnson's pick-six puts Buffalo Bills ahead of Pittsburgh Steelers

          • Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNDec 14, 2020, 03:09 AM
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              Marcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE award for breaking news and the South Carolina Press Association award for enterprise writing in 2018.

          ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Buffalo Bills cornerback Taron Johnson grabbed the second interception of his career during Sunday night's game, returning it for a 51-yard touchdown to give the Bills their first lead of the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

          On second-and-5 from the Steelers' 47-yard line, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger attempted to hit wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster on an out route. Johnson jumped the route, however, snatching the pass from Smith-Schuster and winning a footrace to the end zone with less than a minute remaining in the first half.

          Bills place-kicker Tyler Bass missed the extra point attempt, but Buffalo still took a 9-7 lead into halftime.

          Johnson's touchdown marked the Bills' first defensive touchdown since Dec. 24, 2017, against the New England Patriots, according to ESPN Stats & Information.