Thursday night football was still preseason football — an ugly watch all around. Thankfully, the regular season is just around the corner. But there are still plenty of takeaways to be had from yesterday’s game:

1. The Steelers looked sloppy

Pittsburgh ended the night with a whopping 13 penalties for 104 yards. Opening the game playing quite a few starters, they still had five penalties for 50 yards with over six minutes left in the first quarter.

Multiple holding calls. There was an offsides call, unnecessary roughness, and 12 men on the field. Reserve center Ryan McCollum had three (!!) penalties alone.

Multiple veteran players didn’t look great, either. Starting running back Jaylen Warren, who’s been able to sit out of the first two preseason games, fumbled early and slipped on two

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