Pittsburgh Steelers tight finish Pat Freiermuth’s favourite reminiscence of his four-year NFL profession is a latest one. In a latest interview with 93.7 The Fan’s Donny Chedrick, Freiermuth cited a stretch of video games from the 2024 season as essentially the most pleasant a part of his profession to this point.
“This previous yr beating, getting 10-3,” Freiermuth stated. “Beating the Commanders. We had a troublesome one in opposition to Cleveland. After which we beat Cincinnati, after which we beat Cleveland once more. That was most likely my favourite stretch of NFL soccer that I’ve been part of.”
The Steelers’ sizzling begin briefly had them seen as Tremendous Bowl contenders. Justin Fields stuffed in admirably for an injured Russell Wilson to start the season and on the backs of elite defensive play, they acquired off to a 4-2 begin. Wilson took over and elevated the offense to a different stage, ripping off primetime wins over the New York Jets and New York Giants. The Steelers saved issues rolling after the bye, beating a surging Washington Commanders workforce on the highway and knocking off the division-rival Baltimore Ravens the next week.
A brief week tripped the Steelers up, shedding to the Cleveland Browns, however the workforce instantly bounced again with an exhilarating 44-38 win over the Cincinnati Bengals. An early pick-six didn’t discourage Pittsburgh, placing up a 20-point second quarter efficiency to take a halftime lead. Wilson completed the day with 414 yards and 4 passing touchdowns. The Steelers acquired revenge on Cleveland the next week, beating them within the rematch.
Freiermuth performed a key position throughout that streak. Over that seven-game stretch, he caught 22 passes for 276 yards and three touchdowns. All the time at his finest in opposition to the Bengals, he completed with six receptions, 68 yards, and caught certainly one of Wilson’s 4 landing passes. Within the regular-season finale in opposition to Cincinnati, he bettered these stats with an 8/85/1 line. Sadly, the remainder of the workforce didn’t end sturdy like Freiermuth, and the Steelers skidded to a five-game shedding streak, their season ending in a Wild Card loss to the Baltimore Ravens.
Coming off a 2024 contract extension, Freiermuth posted related manufacturing to his earlier seasons. He caught 65 passes for 653 yards and 7 touchdowns, discovering the tip zone extra incessantly however recording a decrease yards-per-catch common than he did in 2022, his final absolutely wholesome season previous to 2024.
Individually, Freiermuth’s favourite second occurred as a rookie.
“Most likely my first sport as a rookie right here,” he stated. “I feel that was most likely the good. And Ben [Roethlisberger]’s final sport right here.”
Freiermuth caught only one cross in his first NFL sport, a 24-yard reception, however helped lead an upset victory over the Buffalo Payments. His first sport in Pittsburgh was extra energetic, snagging 4 passes for 36 yards in a loss to the Las Vegas Raiders. Ben Roethlisberger’s final residence sport was memorable for a number of causes, beating AFC North foe the Cleveland Browns, 26-14. Freiermuth completed the day with 5 of Roethlisberger’s 24 completions.
