The Steelers wide receiver had some thoughts to share in the locker room after the game.
"Conditions played a huge, huge part in today's game," Pickens told reporters in the Steelers' locker room after the game. "I don't really think the Cleveland Browns are a good team at all. I think the conditions saved them today."“The conditions played a huge, huge part in today’s game. I don’t really think the Cleveland Browns are a good team at all.
By the time the Steelers took a 19–18 advantage midway through the fourth quarter, Huntington Bank Stadium looked like a winter wonderland. Pickens led Pittsburgh's offense with seven targets Thursday night but finished with just four catches for 48 yards. He'll head into the Steelers' Week 13 clash against the Cincinnati Bengals with 52 catches for 776 yards on his stat line this season.
The Browns, meanwhile, get to put Pickens's theory to the test again in Week 14 when they visit the Steelers at Acrisure Stadium on Dec. 8.Tom Dierberger is a staff writer and editor on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He joined SI in November 2023 after stints at FOX Sports, Bally Sports and NBC Sports. Dierberger has a bachelor's in communication from St. John's University.
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