Beanie Bishop Called Shot Before INT to Clinch MNF Win for Steelers

Babe Ruth and his called shot needs to move over and make a place for Beanie Bishop. While that sentence may sound strange, it’s true based on what the Steelers rookie said after he made the play to clinch another win.

Not only did Bishop seal Pittsburgh’s 26-18 Monday Night Football win with an interception, but he apparently did it after calling his shot.

“I told Alex Highsmith that I was going to end the game that drive, honestly. And that’s just something that I pride myself on, just trying to go out there and get a stop to finish the game,” said Bishop to reporters after the game.

Bishop also doesn’t have any plans to show down any time soon, especially since he’s well aware he tends to stay hot once he starts grabbing picks.

“I don’t know, hopefully a long time. When I get my turnovers, they come in bunches.”

The WVU product recorded three total tackles in addition to the interception at the end of the game.

Bishop’s big interception in the final seconds on Monday night came after he picked up the first two of his NFL career off Aaron Rodgers, helping the Steelers secure a Sunday Night Football win.

WVU alumnus Beanie Bishop Jr. seals it for the Steelers!

Three interceptions in two-weeks for Bishop. pic.twitter.com/WeFeIOBoCM

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Bishop has continually reiterated his desire to prove his doubters, even NFL teams who passed on him, wrong ever since he showed up in Pittsburgh as a free agent signee of the Steelers.

“It’s one of those things that helps me every day whenever I think about getting comfortable,” Bishop expressed to WV Sports Now in May.

Bishop has actually carried a chip on his shoulder going back to when he was an undersized kid. That chip then intensified when he had to start his college career at a Group of 5 program in Western Kentucky.

“I’m 0 surprised with Beanie. He’s a football player. He may not check off all the boxes but he’s a football player,” said WVU head coach Neal Brown when asked about Bishopmaking his presence felt with the Steelers in training camp.

Bishop became a consensus All-American in his lone season as a Mountaineer in 2023. He picked off four passes for WVU.

There’s no word on if Bishop wants Jones’ autograph like how he requested Rodgers’ signature.

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