What an exciting and encouraging game for the Pittsburgh Steelers overall, getting the late turnover on defense with the game tied and rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett leading the game winning drive for the 32-25 victory! In this article I will provide data from Pro Football Focus and takeaways from watching the film.
Let’s start with the offense:
The highest PFF grade on offense, and overall, was rookie wide receiver George Pickens (91.2), well deserving based on his performance on 21 snaps. Guard John Leglue was next up at 85.3, also tying for the highest offensive snap counts, excelling mostly as a run blocker (91.