Category: 2022 Steelers preseason

Kenny Pickett’s late-game heroics leads Steelers to win over Seahawks

The star rookie threw two touchdowns in a half of work to lead the Steelers to a win.

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Pittsburgh Steelers rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett kicked off his career on Saturday night in preseason against the Seattle Seahawks. And you couldn’t have scripted a better ending for the first-round pick to kick off his legendary status with the team.

The Steelers beat the Seahawks 32-25 on a walk-off touchdown pass from Pickett to wide receiver Tyler Snead. But in fairness, all three Steelers quarterbacks were effective in putting points on the board. Pickett played the entire second half and finished with 95 yards on 13-of-15 passing and two passing touchdowns. Pickett also ran the football three times for 16 yards.

Next up the Steelers will take on the Jacksonville Jaguars and we expect to see a shift in the quarterback rotation to get Pickett some reps against better defenses and with better skill players.

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Steelers vs Seahawks: Pittsburgh secondary beat up in 1st half

The Steeelers are down three defensive backs in the first half.

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The injury bug bit the Pittsburgh Steelers secondary hard in the first half of their preseason showdown with the Seattle Seahawks. Through two quarters the Steelers are down three defensive backs with injuries.

First the Steelers saw reserve safety Karl Joseph go down with an ankle injury. Then starting cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon was shaken up on a big hit and looked to have some sort of shoulder injury. Then, at the end of the first half, another reserve safety, Damontae Kazee went off with an undetermined injury. This leaves the Steelers secondary pretty thin for the second half.

The Steelers lead the Seahawks 17-10 at halftime.

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Steelers WR George Pickens impresses with 1st NFL touchdown

George Pickens is already impressing in his first preseason game.

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Ever since the start of training camp, all anyone has talked about is how great Pittsburgh Steelers rookie wide receiver George Pickens has been. It didn’t take long in his first preseason game to show it isn’t just practice.

Late in the first quarter the Steelers were set up with a short field and quarterback Mason Rudolph took advantage. Rudolph dropped in a perfect pass in the corner of the end zone that only Pickens could get to and Pickens showed his tremendous athleticism and body control bringing it down inbounds. The touchdown went for 26 yards and put the Steelers up 14-0 against the Seattle Seahawks in both team’s first preseason game.

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Watch Mitch Trubisky’s 1st TD as a Steeler

Mitch Trubisky looked sharp on his first drive with the Steelers.

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It didn’t long in preseason for new Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mitch Trubisky to impress. Trubisky came out of the gate quick, marching the Steelers down the field 90 yards on just seven plays, culminating with a great 13-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Gunner Olszewski against the Seattle Seahawks.

Trubisky showed excellent command of the offense on the opening drive using his arm and his feet to push the Steelers down the field quickly. Trubisky’s night is over and he’s been replaced by Mason Rudolph in the lineup. Trubisky finished with 63 passing yards on 4-for-7 passing and the one passing touchdown.

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Steelers S Karl Joseph carted off with ankle injury

Karl Joseph is out with an injury early in the game.

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The one thing you never want to see in the preseason are injuries. But midway through the first quarter of the Pittsburgh Steelers preseason game with the Seattle Seahawks, the injury bug has bit already.

According to the broadcast, Steelers safety Karl Joseph suffered an ankle injury and had to be carted off the field.

Joseph, a former first-round pick joined the Steelers in 2021. Joseph is currently listed at the team’s No. 3 strong safety.

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Rookie QBs setting the bar for Steelers QB Kenny Pickett

Kenny Pickett is set to make his NFL debut on Saturday night.

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Pittsburgh Steelers rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett will make his NFL debut on Saturday night against the Seattle Seahawks in preseason. Pickett was the first quarterback off the board and the only quarterback taken in the first 73 picks.

Several of the quarterbacks taken after Pickett were in the conversation as potential Steelers and they have already had their NFL debuts. Here’s what Pickett is going to be compared against this week.

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Desmond Ridder led his team is passing and rushing yards. He went 10-of-22 with 103 passing yards and two passing touchdowns, plus 59 rushing yards on six attempts on the ground.

Tennessee Titans quarterback Malik Willis came out strong in his debut and finished by 6-for-11 with 107 passing yards and chipped in 38 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown. He actually got benched during the game for not throwing enough.

The Washington Commanders and Carolina Panthers gave will be another to watch as it features two other rookie quarterbacks who were compared to Pickett pre-draft as potential Steelers. Matt Corral will take the field for the Panthers and Sam Howell will get reps for the Commanders.

What are your predictions for Pickett this week? Will he be head and shoulers ahead of his draft class after being selected so much higher? Let us know in the comments below.

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Steelers vs Seahawks: 5 storylines in this week’s preseason game

There is so much to watch this week in the Steelers first preseason game of the year.

On Saturday night the long wait is over and fans will finally get to see the Pittsburgh Steelers play football again. The Steelers are welcoming the Seattle Seahawks to Acrisure Stadium for the first preseason game of the year and here are the storylines we are keeping an eye on.

Steelers vs Seahawks: Starters to play 1 quarter vs Seattle

The Steelers are going to give the starters plenty of work on Saturday.

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It is a whole new world for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the preseason. Traditionally, Steelers starters played very little in the first two preseason games and only sparingly in the third. But with such a young team at so many starting spots, head coach Mike Tomlin knows he has to change things up.

In his Thursday press conference, Tomlin announced that his starting quarterback for Saturday’s preseason game with the Seattle Seahawks would be Mitch Trubisky. Trubisky is also the projected starter for the regular season. Tomlin also noted the team would play three quarterbacks this week.

Tomlin also announced his starters would play around one quarter in this week’s game. Another departure for a Tomlin-led team. The Steelers are currently starting two new offensive linemen so it makes sense to get this group of five as many reps together as possible.

No word on some of the dinged up guys like running backs Najee Harris and Benny Snell but it could be a perfect opportunity to see what guys like Anthony McFarland and Jaylen Warren can do against a starting defense behind the starting offensive line.

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