Trailing 10-6 with 2:55 to go on Christmas Eve against the Las Vegas Raiders at Acrisure Stadium in frigid temperatures, the Pittsburgh Steelers needed a bit of a Christmas miracle.
Ask and you shall receive, apparently.
Kenny Pickett played Santa Claus for the Steelers on the final drive, completing 7-of-9 passes for 75 yards while adding a crucial 1-yard quarterback sneak to move the chains, eventually firing a 14-yard strike to fellow rookie George Pickens for the eventual game-winning touchdown pass on a night that was a “grow up night” for the Steelers’ young offense.