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George Pickens Cripples Steelers With Celebration Penalty

By Shane Hallam | Updated on Sun, Dec 1 2024 9:27 PM UTC

Steelers WR George Pickens scored early against the Bengals catching three of six targets for 74 yards and that lone TD. He also hurt the Steelers with a finger gun celebration that knocked the Steelers out of the red zone. The FG attempt after that was promptly blocked. Luckily, the team still got the win, but it is another

2024 Fantasy Football Impact

Luckily, the team still got the win, but it is another (albeit small) check in the character concern column for Pickens.

Fellow WR Calvin Austin was also knocked out of the game with a concussion. He also scored before the injury.

The Steelers WRs has a positive match-up against the Browns next week. For the fantasy playoffs, he faces the Eagles (negative) Ravens (positive) and Chiefs (neutral).

Shane Hallam, Writer

Shane has over 20 years of experience creating content and playing every fantasy football format, including redraft, dynasty, devy, C2C, IDP, CFF, and more. He is a multi-year winner of $500 dynasty leagues on the FFPC and a King's Classic Champion. Shane utilizes deep film and scheme study to enhance his fantasy performance. He led the industry in 2024 preseason Kicker Rankings and ranked second in preseason QB Rankings. He also ranked eighth in preseason IDP rankings.

George Pickens
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