If there’s one thing that George Pickens’ absence is proving, it’s that he’s tremendously valuable to the Pittsburgh Steelers. With him, they have a chance to win in shootout games like they did against Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals. Without him, they struggle to average even 200 yards of total offense and the idea of complementary football breaks down.
“They have to play at their absolute best week in and week out,” former WR Andrew Hawkins said via ESPN’s Get Up. “Without George Pickens on the Pittsburgh Steelers, this is a different football team. I don’t mean that in a good way.