My final Pittsburgh Steelers pregame thoughts as the team travels to the Motor City to take on the Detroit Lions.
1. IT’S JACK SAWYER’S TIME
Both T.J. Watt and Nick Herbig have been ruled out for this game due to injury. That means that rookie OLB Jack Sawyer will get his first start opposite Alex Highsmith. While Sawyer has shown good progress throughout the season, he will be facing RT Penei Sewell, who was a first-team All Pro the past two seasons and will likely earn that honor again this season.
This is clearly set up to be a “welcome to the NFL” experience for Sawyer.