Why no Pierson-El back there?
"It was one of those games, as you saw, where it was going to be trying to field the ball," Riley said. "The ball mostly hung up into the wind and we did not adjust very well to that as a matter of fact. So it wasn't going to be a big return night."
Special teams coordinator Bruce Read is still looking closely at working Pierson-El back into the punt return game, but needs to see a little more from the junior who is back on the field after a lengthy rehab.
"We're kind of waiting on DP," Read said. "I told him I want you to come and tell me you want in. I'm glad he got in and played today and that he got through it good. I think we can use both of those kids I would hope over the course of the season.
"DP is a phenomenal punt returner in the sense that he can just make people miss, and then he puts his foot in the ground and he splits another three or four (players) and then it's just chaos for the punt team. He's a guy we definitely want to get reps. But we want to bring him in slow. Last year I thought maybe I put him in too soon."