the era of Mitchell Trubisky He lasted 3 and a half games with the Pittsburgh Steelerssince a new stage will now begin under the command of Kenny Pickettwho has been confirmed as the quarterback headline for the next day of the NFL.
Los Steelers lost 10-6 at halftime against the New York Jets last Sunday and, given the disappointing numbers of Mitch (7 of 13 completions, 84 yards and a scoreless interception), the patience of Mike Tomlin ran out and by the beginning of the second half he decided to put the graduate of the University of Pittsburgh.
Pickett became the first quarterback in league history to have 2 touchdowns by land in their first duel and, for moments, these annotations helped to develop the comeback of the Steelers 20-10, however, in the last quarter the visit turned it around to win 24-20.
The “number 8” completed 10 of his first 13 passes, for 120 yards and 3 interceptions; in fact, the first pass he sent ended up in the hands of the defender.
Given the uncertainty that existed in the last few hours, Tomlin He reported that Pickett will be the one to take command of the offensive next Sunday at 12:00 noon (Central Mexico time), when they visit the Buffalo Bills.
“Kenny will start this week. We made the change. Obviously, the performance of Mitch it was a component of the decision, but not the only one to make the change. I just want to be very clear about that. Oftentimes, the quarterback position gets too much credit, too much blame,” the head coach told a news conference.
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