On Christmas Day, the Pittsburgh Steelers lost to the Kansas City Chiefs, 29–10. Early in the loss, Russell Wilson threw a head-scratching interception in the end zone in which it looked like he targeted a triple-covered tight end Pat Freiermuth. Speaking to reporters after the game Wilson said he thought George Pickens was going to run a vertical route to the end zone that would draw the safety away and allow him to make that throw. Pickens, as you might've guessed, didn't run that route. But Wilson didn't blame his young teammate and took responsibility for the error in the same breath; Pickens' actions on the play were later defended by coach Mike Tomlin as well.
On Thursday Pickens, who missed the previous three games with an injury, was asked about him and Wilson not "being on the same page" on that play and it resulted in a tense moment between the young wideout and the reporter who asked the question.
