There were two things in particular we were waiting to see when it came to the Pittsburgh Steelers' Week 6 snap counts after the win over Las Vegas Raiders.
One of those things was the playing time for wide receiver George Pickens, who was coming off a career-low number of snaps in Week 5, when he only saw the field for 34 plays. Pickens also played fewer snaps than both Calvin Austin and Van Jefferson in the loss to the Dallas Cowboys.
However, things changed in Week 6, as Pickens led all Steelers wide receivers in snaps. The Georgia product was on the field for 45 plays, as compared to Austin seeing 24 snaps and Jefferson getting 43.
Pickens still didn't have a ton of production, though. He caught three of his eight targets for 53 scoreless yards. The output was his third-lowest of the season, and Pickens has still not gotten into the end zone.
As for rookie wide receiver Roman Wilson, he was finally active for the first time this season, but he only played five snaps and didn't see any targets. Even still, it was good to see the rookie get his feet wet in the NFL.
This was Roman Wilson's first NFL snap. Insert block from the slot....he was asked to do this a ton at Michigan pic.twitter.com/aK88pmKRGj
— Nick Farabaugh (@FarabaughFB) October 14, 2024
In his first game back from injury, running back Jaylen Warren saw 25 snaps. At center, Zach Frazier played 48 snaps before exiting with an injury. Ryan McCollum played 19 snaps in Frazier's stead.
Here's a look at the full snap counts on both sides of the ball.
Steelers snap counts Week 6
Steelers snap counts Week 6 at Vegas:
— Brian Batko (@BrianBatko) October 14, 2024
• George Pickens leads the WRs
• Roman Wilson five snaps in his debut
• Lot of people putting their hand in the pile on defense pic.twitter.com/gvQtv5FrrP
Following their impressive 32-13 victory over the Raiders in Week 6, the Steelers will return home in Week 7 for a matchup against the New York Jets.
