Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver George Pickens admitted that he didn’t know how much backup quarterback Mason Rudolph would utilize him in their Week 17 game against the Cincinnati Bengals. However, the wideout trusted his QB and had only one thing in his mind throughout: make the best play whenever the ball is heading his way.
That is exactly what Pickens did as he recorded one of his best games of the season on Saturday. Despite having just four catches, he made every one of it count, tallying 195 yards and two touchdowns as the Steelers went away with the 34-11 victory.
t sounded like a dream scenario: the Cincinnati Bengals, riding a three-game winning streak, head to Pittsburgh to play a Steelers team that looked like it was coming apart at the seams, continuing their quest to make an unlikely run at the playoffs without their biggest star, Joe Burrow.
I was confident. The Steelers players were throwing each other under the bus, and the whole city seemed to be calling for Mike Tomlin’s head. They were without Kenny Pickett, just benched Mitch Trubisky, and they were walking Mason Rudolph out there without an offensive line.
In the end, the Bengals laid another egg against a division rival, making fans question just what the hell is going on.
