The Pittsburgh Steelers’ victory against the Indianapolis Colts on Monday Night Football saw a continued improvement in the team’s passing game. While rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett did not light up the stat sheet, he showed improvement and kept the ball out of harm’s way. In his weekly article that grades every rookie first round pick, Sam Monson of Pro Football Focus had high praise for Pickett.
“A stat line of 20-of-28 for 178 yards and no touchdowns screams ‘average’ on the surface,” Monson said about the Steelers’ rookie quarterback. “But Pickett put together easily the best game of his NFL career in the Steelers’ Monday Night Football win.