Kenny Pickett led two touchdown drives and showed he and the Pittsburgh starters are ready for real games as the Steelers overpowered the Atlanta Falcons' backups 24-0 on Thursday night in the final preseason game for both teams. Najee Harris and Jaylen Warren ran for touchdowns to cap the only drives led by Pickett, who completed 4 of 4 passes for 86 yards in his short but productive playing time.
He also doesn't like the assumption he should aim only for the Atlanta Falcons' No. receiver spot. Hollins signed with Atlanta after having a career-best 57 receptions in 2022 with the Las Vegas Raiders.
Desmond Ridder and all those young offensive weapons gave a glimpse of what they they can do for the Atlanta Falcons. Ridder led an impressive but penalty-plagued drive in his preseason debut, and the Falcons settled for a field goal with 2 seconds left for a 13-13 tie with the Cincinnati Bengals on Friday night. After sitting the starters last week in a 19-3 victory at Miami, the Falcons (1-0-1) went with the No. 1s for their opening possession.