Heading into 2023, many expected the Steelers to be a fringe playoff team that would possibly finish in second-or-third place in the AFC North.
However, after the past two preseason games, the Steelers’ hype train has taken off with numerous people hopping on the bandwagon. Many were surprised to see the crispness the offense operated with in the preseason opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, going down the field in ten plays capped off with a TD pass from QB Kenny Pickett to WR George Pickens. They showed that drive was no fluke last Saturday against the Buffalo Bills, facing most of their first-string defense as Pickett and the offense scored TDs on back-to-back drives to open the game.