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Watch: Najee Harris goes airborne for a long rushing TD

Watch: Najee Harris goes airborne for a long rushing TD

One play after rookie center Zach Frazier left the game with an injury, veteran running back Najee Harris ran for a 36-yard touchdown and soared into the end zone from the 5-yard line at the end of the run to reach.

It was the Harris show on the drive, as he had a 26-yard run earlier on a highlight reel play, rattling a defender in the hole. Then, after Frazier went down, Harris ended the drive.

Harris took a throw from quarterback Justin Fields, muscled his way through the Raiders' defense, got a block from tight end Pat Freiermuth and raced home down the sideline before diving from the 5-yard line for the To break through the goal line and score the score.

The run extended the Steelers' lead to 22-7.

Harris' long run was the continuation of a great day for the fourth-year veteran.

Before the carry, Harris had completed 11 carries for 66 yards. Harris needed a big play to open things up and came up big.

He's not the fastest runner and isn't considered an explosive, big running back, but he has the ability to rip off 20- to 30-yard runs. Last season, Harris recorded the third-most 20-yard runs in the NFL with 24. He has two on the day and is putting in a pretty good performance against the Raiders, which also includes expected Angry Runs winner of the week Kyle Brandt of Good Morning Football on Tuesday.

After hearing a lot of criticism in recent weeks due to limited production and some issues in the run game, Najee Harris is putting up a strong performance when the Steelers need it most, running hard and making some explosive runs along the way.

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