With the Steelers getting the 16-3 win in the Hall of Fame game, here are three winners and three losers from the victory over the Cowboys.
While it is important to keep some perspective here, the Steelers had an all-around strong showing during the opening preseason game. Some of the young starters showed up and played well and the backups were all over the field.
Not everything was perfect though, as the Steelers had some dismal play from some of their camp roster. With all that said, here are the three winners and three losers from the Steelers Hall of Fame game:
Steelers loser: Sam Sloman
I really toyed with keeping Sam Sloman off this list due to the role he is playing in training camp. The Steelers didn’t sign him to compete for a starting role. Instead, he can keep some pressure off of Chris Boswell during the preseason and serve as an emergency kicking option during the regular season. Considering Boswell was injured a few weeks last season, having a kicker in camp was a logical move.
That said, Sloman was easily the worst performer of the night. He missed his first two kicks (a field goal and an extra point) and wasn’t incredible with his other attempts. While his role was never a vastly important one, I wouldn’t be surprised to see the team look elsewhere for a backup kicker.
Sloman could be out the door with a different kicker brought in to fill his shoes. He was bad, and for a backup kicker, it really could cost him the rest of his preseason with the Steelers.