Steelers rookie Kenny Pickett hits Najee Harris for first career TD pass

PITTSBURGH -- Making his archetypal location commencement astatine Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh Steelers rookie backmost Kenny Pickett came done with his archetypal touchdown walk of his vocation connected the Steelers' opening thrust against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Pickett completed a 6-yard walk to moving backmost Najee Harris to headdress disconnected the drive. The first-round prime went 5-for-5 for 37 yards and helped the discourtesy people a touchdown connected an opening thrust for the archetypal clip since Week 10 against the Detroit Lions past season.

Pickett opened up the thrust with 3 consecutive completions to receivers George Pickens, Diontae Johnson and Chase Claypool. Later, to acceptable up the score, Pickett rushed for 10 yards up the mediate connected a breached play connected third-and-11 aft Kevin Dotson's mendacious commencement punishment astir foiled the Steelers' archetypal reddish portion trip. Running backmost Jaylen Warren past picked up the conversion connected 4th down.

Pickett was making his 2nd commencement of his vocation aft taking implicit for Mitch Trubisky astatine halftime successful Week 4 against the New York Jets.

The Steelers' 13-game streak without an opening thrust touchdown was tied with the Giants for the longest progressive streak successful the league, per ESPN Stats & Information. In giving up the touchdown, Tampa Bay has allowed 27 points connected opening drives this season, presently the astir successful the league, according to ESPN Stats & Information.

A dense underdog against Tom Brady and the Buccaneers, the Steelers got their location assemblage riled up aboriginal erstwhile they introduced Pickett for the archetypal time, and helium rewarded them with six points.