The Pittsburgh Steelers owe a lot to WR George Pickens for their season-opening victory, as far as the offense goes. The defense and special teams both came up big during the game, but Pickens was their consistent playmaker. His big catch at the end of the first half, for example, played a key role in swinging momentum. Only just barely.
“Thank God his toe went out of bounds. That’s all I’m gonna say with that”, TE Pat Freiermuth said with a laugh on WDVE 102.5. With nine seconds to play, Justin Fields connected with Pickens on a 41-yard gain, the latter avoiding stepping out of bounds, evidently hopeful he could break for the end zone.