The Pittsburgh Steelers’ playoff hopes are hanging on by a thread, and that thread may snap before they even step foot on the field on Sunday night. They can’t control that at this point. The only thing they can control is what happens once they’re out there.
Like throwing the ball to George Pickens, who got more national attention last week with his last-minute game-winning touchdown on Saturday night, Christmas Eve, Franco Harris Day, from fellow rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett. He’s not flying under anybody’s radar at this stage.
“He is a really good player. He’s a guy that we have to account for at all times, Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Mike McDonald said of Pickens yesterday.