It was quite the moment Sunday inside the Mercedes-Benz Dome against the Atlanta Falcons for rookie tight end Connor Heyward and Pittsburgh Steelers team captain Cameron Heyward.
Following a sack on the previous Falcons drive by Heyward that helped hold Atlanta to a field goal, the Steelers responded quickly on offense with a touchdown drive, capped off by Connor Heyward catching a wide-open throw from rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett off of a Y nod route.
The touchdown was the first of Heyward’s career, but it was all the more special considering he was back home in Atlanta playing against the team his late father, Craig “Ironhead” Heyward, played for.