Of the 29 rushing attempts out of the backfield that the Pittsburgh Steelers ran on Monday night against the Indianapolis Colts, only 10 came from either of their top two running backs. Starter Najee Harris had to bail by halftime after suffering an oblique injury, while Jaylen Warren was inactive because of an injury of his own.
And thus the rest of the work was left to the other running backs on the roster—and the practice squad—to shoulder the load. But thanks to the fact that he was running second and third team throughout the offseason, rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett already had a familiarity with his backs for the game, Benny Snell Jr.