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Mike Tomlin Praises Debut Of QB Kenny Pickett: ‘A Lot Of Good Things To Build On’

The Pittsburgh Steelers debuted not only in Acrisure Stadium tonight, but also with a new quarterback, or rather, a couple. Veteran Mitch Trubisky opened the game as the starter, but rookie first-round draft pick Kenny Pickett did go the distance for the entirety of the second half.

The Pittsburgh product tossed two touchdowns, and that included the game winner with just seconds remaining, finding Tyler Vaughns, who escaped a defender to finish the pass into the end zone, avoiding the necessity of attempting a field goal.

Head coach Mike Tomlin was focused only on the positives in his post-game press conference regarding his first-rounder.