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Steelers Vs. Falcons Week 1 Pregame Stats Outlook

The 2024 regular season is finally here. Pittsburgh kicks things off against the Atlanta Falcons, an anticipated opener with storylines, like new Steelers OC Arthur Smith being their former head coach. Changes to both squads will be interesting to see in games that matter for the first time, including the quarterback position.

  1. Atlanta’s Kirk Cousins will make his Falcons debut. He is coming off an Achilles injury suffered mid-2023 with the Vikings, and did not appear this preseason. It will be interesting to see how he looks in his return.

Let’s look back to the 2023 season, with quarterbacks completion percentages and air yard differentials (completed – intended air yards):

Here we see some strengths Cousins displayed last season with Minnesota.