Steelers open preseason with first game at Acrisure Stadium By webdesk Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Emma O’Donohue From Michigan Gets her face painted outside of Acrisure Stadium before the steelers game against the Texans at 7:00 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. (Esteban Marenco/Post-Gazette) Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin, left, greets Houston Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans after a preseason game at the Acrisure Stadium on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. Houston Texans won 20-12. (Benjamin B. Braun/Post-Gazette) Houston Texans running back Jawhar Jordan is sacked by Pittsburgh Steelers Easton Gibbs during a preseason game at the Acrisure Stadium on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. Houston Texans won 20-12. (Benjamin B. Braun/Post-Gazette) Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Cory Trice Jr. celebrates sacking the Houston Texans QB during a preseason game at the Acrisure Stadium on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. Houston Texans won 20-12. (Benjamin B. Braun/Post-Gazette) Houston Texans quarterback Case Keenum bobbles a high snap during a preseason game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at the Acrisure Stadium on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. Houston Texans won 20-12. (Benjamin B. Braun/Post-Gazette) Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin walks the sidelines as they play the Houston Texans at the Acrisure Stadium on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. Houston Texans won 20-12. (Benjamin B. Braun/Post-Gazette) Pittsburgh Steelers fans wave their terrible towels during a preseason game at the Acrisure Stadium on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. Houston Texans won 20-12. (Benjamin B. Braun/Post-Gazette) Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Connor Heyward scores a touchdown against the Houston Texans during a preseason game at the Acrisure Stadium on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. Houston Texans won 20-12. (Benjamin B. Braun/Post-Gazette) Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin waves to fans as he exits the field after a preseason game at the Acrisure Stadium on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. Houston Texans won 20-12. (Benjamin B. Braun/Post-Gazette) Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Justin Fields high-fives fans as he exits the field after a preseason game at the Acrisure Stadium on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. Houston Texans won 20-12. (Benjamin B. Braun/Post-Gazette) Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Justin Fields high-fives fans as he exits the field after a preseason game at the Acrisure Stadium on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. Houston Texans won 20-12. (Benjamin B. Braun/Post-Gazette) Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Justin Fields, right, fist bumps Carl Stresing of Rochester, N.Y., before a preseason game against Houston Texans at the Acrisure Stadium on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. (Benjamin B. Braun/Post-Gazette) Pittsburgh Steelers running back Najee Harris runs after shaking off Houston Texans linebacker Neville Hewitt during a preseason game at the Acrisure Stadium on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. (Benjamin B. Braun/Post-Gazette) Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver George Pickens signals a first down while playing the Houston Texans during a preseason game at the Acrisure Stadium on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. (Benjamin B. Braun/Post-Gazette) Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jaylen Warren is tackled by multiple Houston Texans during a preseason game at the Acrisure Stadium on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. (Benjamin B. Braun/Post-Gazette) Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Justin Fields plays in the pocket while playing the Houston Texans during a preseason game at the Acrisure Stadium on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. (Benjamin B. Braun/Post-Gazette) Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Justin Fields runs the ball while playing the Houston Texans during a preseason game at the Acrisure Stadium on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. (Benjamin B. Braun/Post-Gazette) Houston Texans wide receiver Tank Dell celebrates scoring a touchdown against the Pittsburgh Steelers during a preseason game at the Acrisure Stadium on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. (Benjamin B. Braun/Post-Gazette) Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback John Rhys Plumlee runs the ball while playing the Houston Texans during a preseason game at the Acrisure Stadium on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. (Benjamin B. Braun/Post-Gazette) Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Justin Fields plays in the pocket while playing the Houston Texans during a preseason game at the Acrisure Stadium on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. (Benjamin B. Braun/Post-Gazette) Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Justin Fields is tackled by Houston Texans Will Anderson Jr. during a preseason game at the Acrisure Stadium on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. (Benjamin B. Braun/Post-Gazette) Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle Montravius Adams tackles Houston Texans quarterback Davis Mills during a preseason game at the Acrisure Stadium on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. (Benjamin B. Braun/Post-Gazette) Steelers Dez Fitzpatrick stiff arms Texans Kris Boyd while he runs for a first down at the Acrisure Stadium on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, in the Northshore. (Benjamin B. Braun/Post-Gazette) Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Justin Fields runs back onto the field after running out of bounds during a preseason game against Houston Texans at the Acrisure Stadium on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. (Benjamin B. Braun/Post-Gazette) The line of fans waiting to enter Acrisure Stadium from gate A is seen before the steelers game against the Texans at 7:00 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. (Esteban Marenco/Post-Gazette) Harrison Caret runs a 40-yard dash outside of Acrisure Stadium before the steelers game against the Texans at 7:00 p.m.on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. (Esteban Marenco/Post-Gazette) The line of fans waiting to enter Acrisure Stadium from gate B is seen before the steelers game against the Texans at 7:00 p.m.on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. (Esteban Marenco/Post-Gazette) Don ‘Pope Yinzer’ Zadach plays a raffle at the North Shore Originals Tailgate outside of Acrisure Stadium before the steelers game against the Texans at 7:00 p.m.Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. (Esteban Marenco/Post-Gazette) Harrison Macafee picks up some food from the North Shore Originals Tailgate outside of Acrisure Stadium before the steelers game against the Texans at 7:00 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. (Esteban Marenco/Post-Gazette) Jayden Beck, right, throws a football to Mitchel Swan, left, while tailgating outside of Acrisure Stadium before the steelers game against the Texans at 7:00 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. (Esteban Marenco/Post-Gazette) Jayden Beck, right, catches a football from Mitchel Swan, left, while tailgating outside of Acrisure Stadium before the steelers game against the Texans at 7:00 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. (Esteban Marenco/Post-Gazette) Pittsburgh Steelers stretch during warm-ups before they play the Houston Texans in a preseason game at the Acrisure Stadium on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. (Benjamin B. Braun/Post-Gazette) Pittsburgh Steelers stretch during warm-ups before they play the Houston Texans in a preseason game at the Acrisure Stadium on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. (Benjamin B. Braun/Post-Gazette) Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Justin Fields, right, fist bumps Carl Stresing of Rochester, N.Y., before a preseason game against Houston Texans at the Acrisure Stadium on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. (Benjamin B. Braun/Post-Gazette) Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson interacts with fans before a preseason game against Houston Texans at the Acrisure Stadium on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. (Benjamin B. Braun/Post-Gazette) Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson interacts with fans before a preseason game against Houston Texans at the Acrisure Stadium on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. (Benjamin B. Braun/Post-Gazette) Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson interacts with fans before a preseason game against Houston Texans at the Acrisure Stadium on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. (Benjamin B. Braun/Post-Gazette) Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt warms up before a preseason game against Houston Texans at the Acrisure Stadium on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. (Benjamin B. 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