The Pittsburgh Steelers managed to come back from a 13-point deficit to defeat the Philadelphia Eagles 24-16 Thursday night, moving to 2-0 in the preseason. And although it was just an exhibition game, there’s plenty of takeaways to be had from the Steelers’ second preseason game of the year.
1. More starters starting
A good number of Pittsburgh’s starters missed the Hall of Fame Game, and although the team didn’t field a full starting lineup against Philadelphia, a good number of the their top players made their debut on Thursday. Among those making their first start of the season were Chuks Okorafor, Kevin Dotson, Trai Turner, and Rashaad Coward on the offensive line, tight ends Pat Freiermuth and Eric Ebron, wide receiver JuJu Smith Schuster, newcomer Melvin Ingram, and linebacker Devin Bush.