As far as I can tell, no Steelers TE had attempted a pass until Connor Heyward did Thursday night. Definitely no one since the 1970 merger. Heyward's pass fell incomplete, a wrinkle they worked on in training camp that didn't have the success they were looking for against the New England Patriots.
RB Jaylen Warren finished the game with seven carries for 11 yards. It's the fewest yards by a Steelers RB with at least that many attempts since Benny Snell posted an eight-carry, 5-yard performance against Washington in 2020. Warren came into the game averaging a league-high 5.9 yards per carry. He averaged just 1.6 against the Patriots' number one ranked run defense.
WR George Pickens caught five passes for 19 yards. It's only the 12th time in team history a player has had such a line, at least five grabs and 20 or fewer yards. The last to do it was RB Jaylen Warren in Week One against the San Francisco 49ers, a five catch, 12 yard day. The last Steelers WR to do it? No one. Pickens is the first, according to PFR/Stathead. The others were either running backs with one tight end, Heath Miller in 2009 (five catches, 20 yards).
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