Steelers Stock Watch: Risers after Week 3 win at Raiders
The Pittsburgh Steelers are coming off a riveting Week 3 win in Las Vegas. Showing signs of improvement in areas that had major questions, it's still early but they proved capable on Sunday Night Football. So in light of that, here are the Steelers seeing the biggest rise in stock: Matt Canada Yes, I know […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers are coming off a riveting Week 3 win in Las Vegas.
Showing signs of improvement in areas that had major questions, it's still early but they proved capable on Sunday Night Football.
So in light of that, here are the Steelers seeing the biggest rise in stock:
Matt Canada
Yes, I know it was only the Raiders, and I don't think it's time to crown Canada just yet, but on a day when Coach Tomlin gave Canada even more power going forward, Canada put together the team's best offensive performance in some time.
Kenny Pickett had a career-high in passing touchdowns, the running game finally hit triple digits in terms of yards, and names like Calvin Austin III got involved deep downfield instead of on jet sweeps.
So was it great? No, by no means. But it was progress, which is something we hadn't seen in a while from the offense and Canada.
Kenny Pickett
As I mentioned with Canada, not only did Pickett make personal history in terms of passing touchdowns (2), but he finally looked like the quarterback Pittsburgh drafted. He was accurate, mobile, and decisive in a good way on Sunday night.
Once again, this wasn't some scorched Earth performance that vaults him amongst the league's best passers, but it was growth, and baby steps are still steps in the end.
Calvin Austin III
With Diontae Johnson out at least another two weeks, the Steelers needed someone outside of George Pickens to step up, something he showed capable of against the Browns.
Well, Austin proved capable in his own right on Sunday, blowing the game open with this 70-yard TD reception and garnering confidence in Kenny Pickett and the Steelers alike given his speed and ability to win deep downfield.
Levi Wallace
After two weeks, many were calling for Wallace's job, given his replacement is the future of the position in Joey Porter Jr. But like a vet would, Wallace ignored the noise and put together arguably the best game of his career.
Wallace had four tackles, four pass breakups, and two interceptions including the game-winner above.
Traveling to Houston next, the Texans offense is looking much better than most predicted, particularly on the perimeter. A 1:00 p.m. kick on Sunday, this game has "trap" written all over it, meaning the team will need Wallace and the others on this list to double down on their latest performances.
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