{"id":23598,"date":"2021-08-21T22:40:05","date_gmt":"2021-08-22T02:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/?p=23598"},"modified":"2021-08-21T23:26:35","modified_gmt":"2021-08-22T03:26:35","slug":"steelers-get-past-the-lions-in-preseason-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2021\/08\/21\/steelers-get-past-the-lions-in-preseason-play\/","title":{"rendered":"Steelers get past the Lions in preseason play"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Steelers kicker Chris Boswell kicks a field goal against the Lions in the third quarter Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers tight end Kevin Rader gets tackled by Detroit Lions linebacker Derrick Barnes on Saturday, August 21, 2021, at Heinz Field on the North Shore. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins prepares to throw the ball against the Detroit Lions on Saturday, August 21, 2021, at Heinz Field on the North Shore. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins gets tackled by Detroit Lions linebacker Derrick Barnes on Saturday, August 21, 2021, at Heinz Field on the North Shore. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers safety Miles Killebrew attempts to pull down Detroit Lions running back Craig Reynolds on Saturday, August 21, 2021, at Heinz Field on the North Shore. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A Steelers fans waves a Terrible Towel during the Steelers preseason game against the Detroit Lions on Saturday, August 21, 2021, at Heinz Field on the North Shore. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers running back Najee Harris dives for yards against the Lions in the first quarter Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster celebrates after a reception against the Lions in the first quarter Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster carries against Lions safety C.J. Moore in the first quarter Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers linebacker Marcus Allen celebrates a sack against Lions quarterback David Blough in the third quarter Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins drops back to pass against the Lions in the fourth quarter Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers running back Najee Harris carries against the Lions in the first quarter Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger congratulates running back Najee Harris on a long run against the Lions in the first quarter Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A Steelers fan cheers for his team as they take on the Lions in the third quarter Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph gets a pass off against the Lions in the second quarter Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers running back Kalen Ballage carries against the Lions in the second quarter Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster celebrates after a reception against the Lions in the first quarter Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster carries as he’s defended by Lions cornerback Amani Oruwariye in the first quarter Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers running back Najee Harris dives for yards against the Lions in the first quarter Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger congratulates running back Najee Harris on a long run against the Lions in the first quarter Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers running back Najee Harris carries against the Lions in the first quarter Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth celebrates with wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster after pulling in a pass for a touchdown against the Lions in the first quarter Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger hugs guard Trai Turner after throwing for a touchdown against the Lions in the first quarter Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth pulls in a pass for a touchdown against Lions linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin in the first quarter Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth celebrates with wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster after pulling in a pass for a touchdown against the Lions in the first quarter Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth celebrates after pulling in a pass for a touchdown against the Lions in the first quarter Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster, left, celebrates with wide receiver Diontae Johnson after Johnson caught a pass against the Detroit Lions on Saturday, August 21, 2021, at Heinz Field on the North Shore. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger throws the ball to tight end Pat Freiermuth for the first touchdown of the game against the Detroit Lions on Saturday, August 21, 2021, at Heinz Field on the North Shore. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers tight end Zach Gentry, left, celebrates with tight end Pat Freiermuth after Freiermuth scored his first touchdown of the game against the Detroit Lions on Saturday, August 21, 2021, at Heinz Field on the North Shore. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers running back Najee Harris runs with the ball with Detroit Lions linebacker Jahlani Tavai close behind him on Saturday, August 21, 2021, at Heinz Field on the North Shore. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson runs with the ball against the Detroit Lions on Saturday, August 21, 2021, at Heinz Field on the North Shore. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson hands the ball off to a referee after running with the ball against the Detroit Lions on Saturday, August 21, 2021, at Heinz Field on the North Shore. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster tries to get the ball past Detroit Lions cornerbacks AJ Parker, left, and Jeff Okudah on Saturday, August 21, 2021, at Heinz Field on the North Shore. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph prepares to throw the ball against the Detroit Lions on Saturday, August 21, 2021, at Heinz Field on the North Shore. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers running back Kalen Ballage tries to get the ball past Detroit Lions cornerback Amani Oruwariye on Saturday, August 21, 2021, at Heinz Field on the North Shore. (Emily Matthews\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster enters the field to take on the Lions Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers fans try to get autographs before the team takes on the Lions Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger enters the field to take on the Lions Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger scrambles against the Lions in the first quarter Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson pulls in a pass against Lions cornerback Jeff Okudah in the first quarter Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Caroline Kelley,10, of South Fayette, gets her fingertips on a football during a parking lot\/ tailgate game before a preseason Steelers game Vs. the Detroit Lions on Saturday, August 21, 2021, in the North Shore. (Ben Braun\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Matt Light of West View blow-up doll stands in a parking lot\/tailgate game before a preseason Steelers game Vs. the Detroit Lions on Saturday, August 21, 2021, in the North Shore. (Ben Braun\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":23619,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"coauthors":[54],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/08\/Steelers-vs-Lions-Aug.-21-24-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1827&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23598"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23598"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23598\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23656,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23598\/revisions\/23656"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23619"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23598"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=23598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}