George Pickens had the best game of his career and fans are still upset with him.
In the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Week 15 game against the Indianapolis Colts, he was blasted for showing zero effort on a block that could have resulted in a touchdown.
On their second play in Week 16, Pickens caught a slant and took it to the house for an 86-yard touchdown. George Pickens finished with two touchdowns and 195 yards in the Steelers’ 34-11 win against the Bengals.
Fans were still unhappy.
Some fantasy football owners are upset that they left the young wide receiver on their bench because he hadn’t shown much of anything on the field lately, so naturally, they expected him to be bad during this game.
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Mason Rudolph completed 17 of 27 attempts for 290 yards.
It was a must-win game for the Steelers. Entering the contest, they ranked 10th in the AFC. Now, they have the tiebreaker over the Bengals from sweeping the season series. They are both now 8-7.
The Steelers moved up just one spot in the playoff picture as there are three 8-6 teams still ahead of them.
