The Pittsburgh Steelers closed out the preseason with a 19-10 win over the Carolina Panthers.
One of the big stories coming out of the game was an injury to first round draft pick Derrick Harmon in the first half, an injury that Coach Mike Tomlin said was a knee sprain following the game. While Harmon was carted off the field, he returned to the sideline in the fourth quarter, sitting on the bench between teammates.
“Had a couple of injuries of note,” said Tomlin. “Derrick Harmon’s got a got a knee sprain of some description. He’s being evaluated. Brandon Johnson’s got foot injury of some description. He’s also been evaluated.
“Those are two significant injuries, some other bumps and bruises associated with play, but nothing of note at this point other than those two.”
Mason Rudolph started at quarterback, playing a little more than a quarter, completing six of eight passes for 36 yards and one interception.
Skylar Thompson came off the bench and had another strong week, completing 11 of 13 passes for 152 yards, a touchdown and a quarterback rating of 141.0. Logan Woodside finished out the game, completing four of six passes for 38 yards.
Rookie kicker Ben Sauls connected on four field goals, including a 50-yard, showing what he is capable of in the NFL.
One negative in the game was the number of penalties that plagued the Steelers, as they were called for 13 for 104 yards.
“It’s good to get a win,” said Tomlin. “There was some good. There’s a lot of things that you don’t like to be quite honest with you. I thought we were highly penalized. We turned the ball over there early. The tackling was shaky at best at times. I think they had 100 yards rushing at the half and that’s just kind of indicative of how poor the tackling was at times.
“So, we’ve got some things to work on, but it’s going to do that with the victory. That’s why you step into stadiums, to win.
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