Before Week 1, there was a report that Mike Tomlin didn't want to start rookie first-round quarterback Kenny Pickett all season.
The Pittsburgh Steelers aren't going anywhere this season, but they're learning a lot about their rookie quarterback. Pickett had another solid game on Monday night in a win over the Indianapolis Colts. The Steelers defense came up with a big fourth-down stop after some poor game management by Colts interim coach Jeff Saturday, knocking down a pass to Parris Campbell. The Colts wanted a penalty but none was called. That clinched the win.
The Colts didn't get their first first down of the game until about midway through the second quarter. At that point Ryan had zero completions. His only completed pass was that interception. He finally completed a screen pass to Jonathan Taylor with about seven minutes left in the first half. The Colts trailed 13-0 at that point.
Pickett played very well in the first half. He completed 14-of-18 passes for 133 yards. He is improving rapidly, giving the Steelers a lot of hope going forward. At halftime, it looked like the Steelers were on their way to a pretty easy win.Colts, Steelers trade the lead The Colts had played terribly for the first half but were trailing just 16-10. They seemed energized. The defense started figuring out the Steelers. The Steelers lost running back Najee Harris to an abdominal injury and that affected them. The Colts offense had a horrendous turnover when Ryan and Taylor had a botched handoff at the 1-yard line that was fumbled and recovered by the Steelers.
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