While there were prudent reservations about the Pittsbuugh Steelers’ likelihood of taking down the San Francisco 49ers yesterday, one thing that I don’t think many fans were expecting to see was just how poorly QB Kenny Pickett played for so much of the afternoon.
Although he finished with a pretty high completion percentage of 67.4, that doesn’t give a clear picture of his day. The second-year quarterback really had issues getting the ball where he wanted it to go—sometimes even when it connected. He nearly missed RB Anthony McFarland Jr. on a crucial fourth-down conversion, his target bailing him out.