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Special teams contributed to the Pittsburgh Steelers winning their season opener in New Jersey. Special teams contributed to them losing their home opener a week later. And the good and bad of Danny Smith’s units were on display last weekend in Dublin. No matter the venue, special teams have played...

No, the finger injury Will Howard suffered early during training camp didn’t compel the rookie quarterback to give up his playing career and try out coaching. And, no, the Pittsburgh Steelers aren’t running Howard through any sort of rookie initiation akin to an intern not quite entrusted with any of...

The Steelers are going into the bye weekend at 3-1 and in first place atop the AFC North. Nothing to complain about, right? Ha! That’s a good one! via GIPHY So long as Mike Tomlin is managing the clock and the Pirates are playing baseball, that’s never going to be...

Thursday’s “First Call” boasts some eye-popping ratings for Steelers-Vikings in Ireland. The Baltimore Ravens injury report is eye-catching as well. And in the Major League Baseball playoffs, one former Pirate nailed down a save for his team, while another is trying to extend his club’s season on Thursday. Early wake-up...

If Calvin Austin sits out games because of a shoulder injury, it will raise an all-too-familiar question for the Pittsburgh Steelers offense. Who will be the team’s No. 2 wide receiver? Austin had his shoulder in a sling and was taken by ambulance to a hospital after the Pittsburgh Steelers...

Apparently not comfortable, for obvious reasons, letting their 41-year-old quarterback run the so-called “tush push,” the Pittsburgh Steelers turned to Connor Heyward. Though some other teams have deployed tight ends to run plays up the middle on third- or fourth-and-1 snaps over the past two seasons or so, Heyward is...

Wednesday’s “First Call” has news about a departing Pittsburgh Steelers defensive back. Lamar Jackson could be down for a while in Baltimore. The Atlantic 10’s commissioner wants a bigger NCAA Tournament. And we check in on some former Pirates in the MLB playoffs. Pillaging the practice squad The Tampa Bay...

After Calvin Austin III left Sunday’s Pittsburgh Steelers game because of a shoulder injury — one that is expected to cause him to miss game time — much of the conversation about replacing him is, naturally, related to his role as the No. 2 wide receiver. But Austin has another...

As the Pittsburgh Steelers prepare to hit their bye weekend at roughly the quarter pole of their 17-game regular season, they do so with results outpacing the process. At this point in the calendar — and upon taking a quick glance at the standings — maybe that’s OK. Four games...

Some observations gleaned from the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 24-21 victory Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings in Dublin: 1. Going Jumbo Get ready, Steelers fans. For the next home game, you might have yourself a new folk hero. A few years after Zach Banner became recognizable because he was so often introduced...

A look at the NFL’s team statistical leaders Monday morning might have felt as familiar as it was heartening for fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers. The team that had made its very identity on defense — “Blitzburgh” — once again found itself atop the league in sacks. A second consecutive...

Monday’s “First Call” gets us up to speed on Calvin Austin’s injury. Another former Pittsburgh Steeler suffered a scary hit in Buffalo, and we’ll examine how some ex-Steelers did at wide receiver. That includes George Pickens, who had a big game for Dallas. Providing an update Steelers wide receiver Calvin...

The luck of the Irish was with the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday as they staved off a comeback effort from the Minnesota Vikings in the NFL’s first regular-season game in Dublin, Ireland. The Vikings trailed 24-6 early in the fourth quarter but rallied to end the game with a slim...

Despite the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 24-21 win over the Minnesota Vikings in Ireland on Sunday, Mark Madden of TribLive and 105.9 The X saw some significant holes in the victory. In particular, as he said on this week’s “Madden Monday” podcast, Madden wasn’t thrilled with many of Mike Tomlin’s fourth-quarter coaching...

For much of their game in Ireland, the Pittsburgh Steelers felt like they were leading the St. Patrick’s Day parade. The Guinness was flowing. The Terrible Towels were waving. Everyone was dancing an Irish jig. Then the fourth quarter happened, and the tone changed. The Steelers hung on to win...

Wide receiver Calvin Austin was injured early in the fourth quarter of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 24-21 victory Sunday after catching an 8-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers. He was hit by Byron Murphy on the play and was ruled out with a shoulder injury. Austin was taken to a Dublin hospital...

Signed to be a complementary member of the Pittsburgh Steelers backfield in free agency, Kenny Gainwell was thrust into a starting role Sunday out of circumstance. He took the opportunity and, well, ran with it. Taking advantage of an injury to starter Jaylen Warren, Gainwell was the workhorse of the...

It was a performance that would have made Dan Rooney proud. For the NFL’s first trip to Dublin in the regular season, the Pittsburgh Steelers honored their late chairman and ambassador to Ireland with a throwback performance in a 24-21 victory against the Minnesota Vikings at Croke Park. A suffocating...

Limited in practice all week, Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jaylen Warren is inactive with a knee injury and won’t play against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday in Dublin’s Croke Park. Veteran free agent signing Kenny Gainwell is expected to start for the Steelers (2-1) against the Vikings (2-1) in the...