The Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Green Bay Packers 28-9 last night in their pre-season opener at Acrisure Stadium. Drew Allar, a third-round pick from Penn State, threw two touchdown passes and ran for another in his debut. Allar was 10-of-13 for 153 yards. Will Howard directed a long scoring drive in the first half. He was 7-of-9 for 86 yards. Mason Rudolph was 10-of-11 for 93 yards. The Steelers offense compiled 385 yards. Their defense held the Packers to 165. There were a total of 19 penalties in the game. The Steelers had 11 of those for 134 yards.
The Steelers will host the New York Jets next Friday night.
They will actually break camp next Tuesday in Latrobe. The team will practice at Saint Vincent College Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Monday’s practice will be the final practice open to the public.