Mike McCarthy commended the composure of two Steelers quarterbacks making their NFL debuts Thursday night. Drew Allar, the only rookie quarterback on Pittsburgh's roster, was joined by Will Howard in seeing game action for the first time, per Pro Football Talk and Yahoo Sports.
ESPN reported that Aaron Rodgers' mentorship of Allar appeared evident during the outing, with Smith Sr. noting the young passer threw three touchdowns in the appearance.
Elsewhere in Thursday's preseason action, the Bengals defeated the Lions 16-14 at Papcor Stadium, per Cincy Jungle and Pride of Detroit. Meanwhile, Texans quarterback Graham Mertz suffered what ESPN's Adam Schefter reports the team believes is a torn ACL in their preseason opener against the Chargers. Further testing is expected to confirm the extent of the injury to the second-year player.