{"id":35720,"date":"2024-08-09T18:59:49","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T22:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/?p=35720"},"modified":"2024-08-09T22:51:08","modified_gmt":"2024-08-10T02:51:08","slug":"steelers-open-preseason-with-first-game-at-acrisure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2024\/08\/09\/steelers-open-preseason-with-first-game-at-acrisure\/","title":{"rendered":"Steelers open preseason with first game at Acrisure Stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Emma O\u2019Donohue 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)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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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)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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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)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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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)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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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)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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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)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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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)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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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)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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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)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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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)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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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)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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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)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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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)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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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)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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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)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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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)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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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)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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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)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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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)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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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)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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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)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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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)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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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)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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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)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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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)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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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)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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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)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Don \u2018Pope Yinzer\u2019 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)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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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)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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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)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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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)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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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)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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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)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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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)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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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)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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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)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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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)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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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. Braun\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":35762,"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":[55],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/20240809STLBB9366-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35720"}],"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\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35720"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35720\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35764,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35720\/revisions\/35764"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35720"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=35720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}