Talk about being thrown to the wolves as a rookie quarterback.
For Pittsburgh Steelers rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett, he’ll not only be making his first career start in the NFL on the road against the AFC and Super Bowl favorite Buffalo Bills, he’ll also be doing so against the NFL’s No. 1 passing defense under head coach Sean McDermott and defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier.
A hostile environment at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park and going against the NFL’s top passing defense? Sheesh.
That said, the Steelers know a thing or two about having success against a top-flight pass defense in a rookie’s first career start, that being one Ben Roethlisberger on the road against the Miami Dolphins in a monsoon in 2004.