Artie Burns opened the game against the New England Patriots as the Pittsburgh Steelers’ starting right outside cornerback. When the nickel cornerback came on the field, it was Cameron Sutton who was out there on the field first.
That is what we were led to expect heading into the game, the staff evidently seeking to make changes in the secondary in order to shake things up. Those changes didn’t last long, however, as Burns was pretty much only on the field for the first short opening drive that ended in a long touchdown on a blown coverage.