Though it was fully expected, Mike Tomlin named Kenny Pickett the Pittsburgh Steelers’ new starting quarterback. He confirmed the news during his Tuesday press conference, saying Pickett will start this Sunday’s game against the Buffalo Bills. It backs up the depth chart the Steelers released Tuesday, showing Pickett jumping Mitch Trubisky for the QB1 spot.
“Kenny will start this week,” Tomlin said Tuesday.
Pickett made his regular season debut in Week 4’s loss to the New York Jets, replacing veteran Mitch Trubisky. He went 10/13 with three interceptions and two rushing touchdowns, an odd-looking stat line, but an overall encouraging performance where the numbers don’t tell the whole story.