One member of the Pittsburgh Steelers played arguably the best game of his career on Monday Night Football against the Cleveland Browns, while another member continued to struggle with some basic stuff for his position.
For Pro Football Focus’ Braxton Howard, it was easy to highlight fourth-year outside linebacker Alex Highsmith and second-year quarterback Kenny Pickett as the Steelers’ selections for one up and one down coming out of Week Two on Friday morning.
Highsmith, who earned the AFC’s Defensive Player of the Week honors following his performance against the Browns, was Howard’s “One Up” for the Steelers, while Pickett, who threw for just 222 yards but missed a handful of throws in the 26-22 win over the Browns, is the “One Down” player for PFF.