{"id":17540,"date":"2025-01-05T18:47:56","date_gmt":"2025-01-05T18:47:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=17540"},"modified":"2025-01-05T18:47:56","modified_gmt":"2025-01-05T18:47:56","slug":"russell-wilson-didnt-mince-words-on-george-pickens-after-his-terrible-week-18-performance-that-cost-steelers-the-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=17540","title":{"rendered":"Russell Wilson Didn\u2019t Mince Words On George Pickens After His Terrible Week 18 Performance That Cost Steelers The Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Wide receiver George Pickens had an abysmal showing during the loss to the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/cincinnati-bengals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cincinnati Bengals<\/a>\u00a0on Saturday night in Week 18.<\/p>\n<p>Pickens needed to be on his game during this game, but he failed to show up in every way possible, catching just one of his six targets for zero yards.<\/p>\n<p>Not only that, the Steelers receiver appeared to get into it with fans on the sideline at Acrisure Stadium, where the home team fell to the rival Bengals, 19-17.<\/p>\n<p>The former second-round pick also had three drops on six targets.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday\u2019s regular-season finale marked the worst outing of the year for George Pickens, who decided he wasn\u2019t going to speak to the media afterward, according to ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>Pickens needed to be on his game during this game, but he failed to show up in every way possible, catching just one of his six targets for zero yards.<\/p>\n<p>Not only that, the Steelers receiver appeared to get into it with fans on the sideline at Acrisure Stadium, where the home team fell to the rival Bengals, 19-17.<\/p>\n<p>The former second-round pick also had three drops on six targets.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday\u2019s regular-season finale marked the worst outing of the year for George Pickens, who decided he wasn\u2019t going to speak to the media afterward, according to ESPN.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cI believe in George,\u201d Wilson said,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/triblive.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">via Steelers reporter<\/a>\u00a0Chris Adamski. \u201cI believe in who he is, the player he is. He\u2019s been a star for us all season. You know, he\u2019s going to be a difference maker for us in the playoffs, obviously, and I\u2019m looking forward to that and what he can do \u2014 what we can do together. I\u2019m not blinking on George. If anyone believes in him, I definitely do.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mai-link-exclude has-alt-background-color has-background has-light-background has-xs-padding-top has-xs-padding-bottom has-sm-padding-left has-sm-padding-right has-xl-margin-top has-xl-margin-bottom\" data-content-name=\"Google News Follow Us\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 id=\"h-george-pickens-might-be-the-reason-the-steelers-face-the-ravens-in-the-first-round\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">George Pickens Might be The Reason The Steelers Face The Ravens In The First Round<\/h2>\n<p>The\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/pittsburgh-steelers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a>\u00a0rode a three-game losing streak on Saturday with a chance to win the AFC North and avoid playing the Ravens in the first round.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, they watched the Ravens cruise to a 35-10 victory over the Browns to clinch the division.<\/p>\n<p>Even so, they still had a shot at clinching the No. 5 seed and eliminating the Cincinnati Bengals from playoff contention with a win.<\/p>\n<p>They did not show up, and star WR George Pickens was easily to blame.<\/p>\n<p>The third-year receiver has had his fair share of on-field controversies and saved his worst for last.<\/p>\n<p>Pickens had just one reception for zero yards on six targets in the loss to the Bengals. Of those five incompletions, three of them were drops.<\/p>\n<p>If the Chargers win on Sunday, the Steelers will face the Ravens.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Wide receiver George Pickens had an abysmal showing during the loss to the\u00a0Cincinnati Bengals\u00a0on Saturday night in Week 18. 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