After covering a public hearing on the impact of medical debt Monday night, we walked across the Allegheny River to the North Shore, so we could see what was happening outside of Acrisure Stadium. The Steelers were scheduled to play the Browns in a Monday Night football game, so we figured the place would be hopping.

We had no tickets or press passes, so we simply walked around the stadium and shot a few photographs. It was a colorful scene. After 45 minutes or so, we walked across the Fort Pitt Bridge to return Downtown. On the walkway, we heard the crowd roar and figured that was good news for Steelers’ fans. It was. The Steelers went on to win 26-22.

Art Rooney Avenue shortly before the game. (Steve Mellon/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
A view of the east side of Acrisure Stadium. (Steve Mellon/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
Gold Lot 1 shortly before kickoff. (Steve Mellon/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
Fans make their way up the west ramp at Acrisure Stadium. (Steve Mellon/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
West General Robinson Street a few blocks from the stadium was quiet during the first quarter. (Steve Mellon/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
Steve Mellon

Steve is a photojournalist and writer for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, but he is currently on strike and working as a Union Progress co-editor. Reach him at smellon@unionprogress.com.

Steve Mellon

Steve is a photojournalist and writer for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, but he is currently on strike and working as a Union Progress co-editor. Reach him at smellon@unionprogress.com.