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Pittsburgh Steelers: 4 things we need to see against Green Bay

By Noah Strackbein

CLEVELAND, OH - SEPTEMBER 10: Tyler Matakevich #44 of the Pittsburgh Steelers celebrates after blocking a punt for a touchdown in the first quarter against the Cleveland Browns at FirstEnergy Stadium on September 10, 2017 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH - SEPTEMBER 10: Tyler Matakevich #44 of the Pittsburgh Steelers celebrates after blocking a punt for a touchdown in the first quarter against the Cleveland Browns at FirstEnergy Stadium on September 10, 2017 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images) /
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PHILADELPHIA, PA – AUGUST 09: Damoun Patterson #83 of the Pittsburgh Steelers celebrates a touchdown with Marcus Tucker #16, Jake Rodgers #68 and Xavier Grimble #85 in the second quarter against the Philadelphia Eagles during the preseason game at Lincoln Financial Field on August 9, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA – AUGUST 09: Damoun Patterson #83 of the Pittsburgh Steelers celebrates a touchdown with Marcus Tucker #16, Jake Rodgers #68 and Xavier Grimble #85 in the second quarter against the Philadelphia Eagles during the preseason game at Lincoln Financial Field on August 9, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /

Is Damoun Patterson real?

Damoun Patterson is the talk of the town following his NFL debut. The undrafted rookie lit up the Eagle’s secondary, and had the most memorable touchdown grab of Week 1.

His six receptions for 77 yards and a score led the Steelers wide receiving core. A player who was extremely unknown coming into the offseason is now a dark horse to make this roster. A roster full of wide receiver talent.

People are saying he actually has a shot. A Youngstown State alum who’s as quick as they come and uses the chip on his shoulder to make plays. Something Pittsburgh has seen before, most recently in a player who’s now consider the best wide receiver in football.

He needs to follow up on his Week 1 performance, though. Justin Hunter and Darrius Heyward-Bey did absolutely nothing against Philadelphia. This leaves the door wide open for Patterson to push someone out of a roster spot.

All eyes will be on No. 83. Another strong performance and talk of him making the team will begin to sound more realistic.

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