Overview
- Grounds crews began re-sodding immediately after the Oct. 12 win over the Browns, with the new grass slated for Pitt on Oct. 25 and the Steelers on Oct. 26.
- Head coach Mike Tomlin called the surface poor and said he was informed the turf would be swapped out.
- Kicker Chris Boswell slipped on a 54-yard attempt and dug a large divot but avoided serious injury.
- Special-teamer Miles Killebrew sustained a significant non-contact right knee injury, with any link to the surface unproven but widely discussed.
- The worn field renewed scrutiny of the Steelers-Pitt shared model, with Ben Roethlisberger urging Pitt to secure its own stadium as a long-term fix.