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Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Steelers’ season finale is pass/fail for the Aaron Rodgers experiment
Sunday night’s game is a final exam for the Aaron Rodgers experiment in Pittsburgh. It’s pass/fail. No shades of gray. Rodgers was signed in the unspoken spirit of “all in,” to win now for the Steelers’ 30-something crew of Cam Heyward, T.J. Watt, etc. The Steelers had the AFC North...
Steelers 4 Downs: Will the Ravens deploy man coverage again in rematch?
1. It’s raining man Asked by a reporter earlier this week if he expected the Baltimore Ravens to deploy man-to-man coverage against his team during Sunday’s regular-season finale, Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Calvin Austin III said, “I pray they do.” After the Steelers’ explosive effort in the passing game during...
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Scouting the Ravens: Steelers opponent has NFL’s top rushing offense behind Derrick Henry
SCOUTING THE RAVENS Last meeting Steelers beat Ravens, 27-22, on Dec. 7 in Baltimore Key matchup Ravens WR Zay Flowers vs. Steelers CB Asante Samuel Jr. Over the past four weeks, Flowers ranks eighth among NFL wide receivers in catches (22) and receiving yards (306). That hot stretch began during...
Steelers’ T.J. Watt excited to return to play after ‘very scary’ partially collapsed lungVideo
Calling his ordeal “very scary” and repeatedly mentioning that he, at one point, was in “a significant amount of pain,” T.J. Watt on Friday expressed gratitude that he is now on the other side of his partially collapsed lung and is poised to return to game action for the Pittsburgh...
Steelers’ active roster appears fully available ahead of must-win matchup vs. Ravens
If the final practice of the regular season was any indication, the Pittsburgh Steelers will take an all-hands-on-deck approach to Sunday night’s game. Every active player except for left guard Isaac Seumalo was a full participant Friday afternoon when the team practiced at Acrisure Stadium, according to the team’s injury...
Kenneth Gainwell voted Steelers team MVPVideo
If Kenneth Gainwell is to be believed, he might have been the least-surprised individual to hear the news that he had been named the Pittsburgh Steelers’ MVP. The running back was announced Friday as the recipient of the 2025 honor, determined via a vote of his teammates. But Gainwell —...
Steelers honor 11 high school football players with Jerome Bettis Leadership Award
The Pittsburgh Steelers honored 11 WPIAL and City League football players Friday as recipients of the Jerome Bettis Leadership Award. Designated for athletes “who go above and beyond to provide mentor-like support for their teammates,” this year’s award winners were South Fayette’s Connor Hiser, Bethel Park’s Charles Simmons, Greensburg Salem’s...
Steelers notebook: Derrick Harmon’s return figures to help slow Ravens’ rushing attack
Some of the numbers that defensive coordinator Teryl Austin uses to gauge the Pittsburgh Steelers’ run-stopping success are the digits on his linemen’s backs. If he can see their jersey numbers on film, that’s usually a good sign. “I think when you’re playing well against the run — when you...
Steelers’ Troy Fautanu, Zach Frazier and Mason McCormick are building blocks of O-line
It was a tad bit more than 20 months ago that Troy Fautanu, Zach Frazier and Mason McCormick were drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers. “We were actually just talking about it out the other day,” Frazier said after Thursday’s practice. “It’s just flown by. Like, it feels like we just...
Lamar Jackson says he’ll play vs. Steelers: ‘A hundred percent’
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Lamar Jackson says he’s expecting to play when the Baltimore Ravens take on the Pittsburgh Steelersfor the AFC North title Sunday night at Acrisure Stadium. “A hundred percent,” the star quarterback said. “I’m going to be out there.” Jackson returned to practice Wednesday and was a...
‘Having him back is definitely going to be awesome’: Steelers eager for T.J. Watt return
Once again, T.J. Watt was on the field during practice at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex on Wednesday. With a win-or-go-home game looming in four days, Watt’s Pittsburgh Steelers teammates are heartened that it is increasingly appearing as if Watt will be available for it. “It’s going to be awesome...
Calvin Austin III returns to Steelers practice, hopes to play vs. Ravens
The beleaguered wide receivers corps of the Pittsburgh Steelers received a boost Wednesday with the return of Calvin Austin III to practice. Austin missed this past Sunday’s loss at the Cleveland Browns and had to leave the prior game — a win at the Detroit Lions — because of a...
Aaron Rodgers isn’t looking at Steelers future beyond Sunday’s winner-take-all finale vs. Ravens
For the second time in his 21-year career, Aaron Rodgers has a chance to lead his team into the postseason with a victory in a winner-take-all game with a division title on the line. Extending his season beyond the Pittsburgh Steelers’ regular-season finale Sunday night against the Baltimore Ravens is...
Steelers place TE Darnell Washington on injured reserve, effectively ending his season
Three days after suffering a broken forearm, Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Darnell Washington was placed on the injured reserve list. The move effectively ends Washington’s season — although, technically, he would be eligible to return to practice after the AFC championship game, should the Steelers advance that far. The Steelers...
Derrick Harmon wins Joe Greene award as Steelers’ top rookie; Patrick Queen claims ‘Chief’ honors
Since 1984, the Pittsburgh Steelers annually have honored the team’s top rookie with an award named after Joe Greene, widely considered the greatest player in franchise history. Until Wednesday, the Steelers never had honored a player who, like Greene, played on the defensive line. First-round pick Derrick Harmon ended that...
Mark Madden: Is Malik Willis really the answer at QB for the Steelers?
Every time a backup quarterback on an expiring contract has a good game in the NFL, the usual suspects bleat that the Steelers should get him next year. It’s an extension of a similar exercise practiced during college football, when a good performance by a quarterback evokes cries (or tweets)...
Tim Benz: Mike Tomlin looks to win the psychological game in Pittsburgh before welcoming Baltimore
Before Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin attempts to win Sunday night’s AFC North showdown with the Baltimore Ravens, he is attempting to win the PR game with his own fans. And maybe his players. And probably himself. “Welcome to AFC North championship week, as I like to refer to it,”...
U mad, bro?: DK Metcalf’s suspension, Steelers debacle vs. Browns, media coverage of loss blasted by readers
I think we all know what the New Year’s resolutions should be for Pittsburgh’s sports teams in 2026. For the Steelers?: Win a playoff game. Find a long-term answer at quarterback. For the Pirates?: Get a few hits. Finish above .500. For the Penguins?: Stop blowing leads, or figure out...
