The Pittsburgh Steelers struggled offensively down the stretch, losing their last five games of the season, and two of those losses came without WR George Pickens in the lineup. Pickens was Pittsburgh’s top receiver all year, but he missed three games late in the season with a hamstring injury, and after he returned, he didn’t make a huge impact.
He had three catches for 50 yards on seven targets against the Chiefs in Week 17 and then had one reception for zero yards and multiple drops in a Week 18 loss against the Cincinnati Bengals. While he had a decent performance in Pittsburgh’s playoff loss with five receptions for 87 yards, most of his production came with the Steelers already trailing by multiple scores.