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With the Pittsburgh Steelers in first place and in clear control of the AFC North following a big victory at their biggest rival, the volume of criticism for coach Mike Tomlin has lowered this week. Still, as he spoke during his weekly news conference Tuesday it had been only nine...

Joe Porter Jr., in a manner of speaking, personifies the Pittsburgh Steelers’ organizational approach to stability and continuity. After all, Porter’s father is a former team MVP who was an assistant under one of the only three head coaches the team has had since 1969. Ironic, then, that Porter’s immersion...

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf spent the night in Baltimore after the team returned home following Sunday’s win at the Ravens. Metcalf was experiencing stomach discomfort, Steelers spokesperson Burt Lauten confirmed, and team medical personnel directed him to get evaluated at a Baltimore area hospital rather than board the...

BALTIMORE — Mike Tomlin encountered a CBS camera while he was on the field in the moments after his team’s impressive and much-needed victory Sunday. His palm inward, Tomlin raised his right hand to his mouth, and he blew the camera an emphatic kiss. Mike Tomlin ???? pic.twitter.com/Lz7NQVvJev— NFL on...

BALTIMORE — The three-decade rivalry between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens has developed a long and well-deserved reputation as one of the most hard-hitting in the NFL. Sunday’s meeting certainly lived up to the billing, as no better exhibited byfour different Steelers leaving the game to be evaluated for...

BALTIMORE — Roman Wilson was the odd man out in the late-season makeover of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ secondary wide receivers corps. On a day when veteran wideouts Adam Thielen and Marquez Valdes-Scantling were in uniform to make their debut with the team, Wilson was designated as a surprising healthy inactive...

After spending four seasons with the Green Bay Packers earlier in his career, Marquez Valdes-Scantling knows what an intense, old-school division rivalry is all about. Packers-Chicago Bears is not a bad equivalent to Steelers-Ravens. And Valdes-Scantling is set to make his Steelers debut amidst that rivalry. He was another practice-squad...

1. One, and done? With the two teams that are tied for first place in the AFC North sitting at 6-6 — and therefore on the outside looking in on the current conference’s wild-card picture — it would seem unlikely that the division will have multiple qualifiers for the playoffs...

SCOUTING THE RAVENS Last meeting Ravens beat Steelers, 28-14, on Jan. 11, 2025, in Baltimore in the wild-card playoff round Key matchup Ravens RB Derrick Henry vs. Steelers ILB Malik Harrison Harrison spent the first five seasons of his career with the Ravens as a run-stuffing linebacker, and the Steelers...

Dylan Cook has been in uniform for a pair of NFL regular-season games. “No snaps yet,” Cook said Friday with a smile. A good chance that changes Sunday for Cook. The Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday elevated Cook and veteran wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling from the practice squad to the gameday...

Could it be that now after the team added another veteran receiver that this is the week Marquez Valdes-Scantling gets his opportunity for his Pittsburgh Steelers debut? “I think I’m a pretty quick learner,” Valdes-Scantling said after Friday’s practice at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex, “and, you know, whenever the time...

A trio of defensive starters who suffered injuries during the Pittsburgh Steelers’ most recent game were, on Friday, given the official green light to play in the team’s upcoming big division contest. Inside linebacker Patrick Queen and cornerbacks Joey Porter Jr. and James Pierre missed varying degrees of practice this...

Eleven days after signing with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Jabrill Peppers started and played 43 defensive snaps in a road victory against a quality team. In the 10 weeks since, the veteran safety has been on the field for a total of only 23 defensive snaps. “It’s been very tough —...

Alex Highsmith on Thursday was named the Pittsburgh Steelers club winner of the 2025 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award, a coveted off-field league honor intended to recognize players who excel on the field and demonstrate a commitment to creating a positive impact beyond the game. The sixth-year...

It’s been clear that two-time MVP Lamar Jackson hasn’t been playing at 100% in recent weeks. Three days prior to a first-place showdown against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Jackson did not take part in the Baltimore Ravens’ practice. Jackson did not participate in Thursday’s practice in Owings Mills, Md., because of...

Starting strong safety Kyle Dugger was an addition to the Pittsburgh Steelers injury report Thursday, but Patrick Queen returned to practice and stars Aaron Rodgers and T.J. Watt participated fully. Dugger was listed on the status report as having a hand injury. He practiced fully and had no designation Wednesday...

T.J. Watt was a surprise addition to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ injury report Wednesday. The star outside linebacker sat out practice because of a toe injury, per the status report. Watt played what could be considered a regular workload during the Steelers’ loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. He was...

A day after he was claimed off waivers, Adam Thielen was with the Pittsburgh Steelers running routes at practice Wednesday. To what extent will he be doing so during the Steelers’ next game Sunday? “I mean, he’s a very smart player,” fellow veteran receiver DK Metcalf said after Wednesday’s practice...

The game is for first place, and it’s always a highlight of any Pittsburgh Steelers season. But Sunday’s annual matchup on the road against the Baltimore Ravens means even more to Steelers inside linebacker Malik Harrison. Harrison spent his first five NFL seasons with the Ravens before signing a two-year...

Seventeen days after joining the Pittsburgh Steelers, Asante Samuel Jr. was informed he would be in uniform for an NFL game for the first time in 427 days. “They told me (Saturday),” Samuel said of Steelers management revealing he would play Sunday against the Buffalo Bills. “They said, ‘Stay ready...

Aaron Rodgers didn’t like how he played during Sunday’s loss to the Buffalo Bills. He didn’t care much for how the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offense did on whole, either. But whatever was wrong with Rodgers in particular or the Steelers in general had little if anything to do with the fracture...

A 15-yard taunting penalty assessed to the team that was just scored upon? It raised eyebrows. Pittsburgh Steelers co-captain Cameron Heyward, though, said he had good reason for mixing it up with Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen after an Allen touchdown pass during the third quarter of the Bills’ victory Sunday....

Two Pittsburgh Steelers starters on defense did not finish Sunday’s loss to the Buffalo Bills because of injury. Inside linebacker Patrick Queen suffered a hip injury late in the second quarter of the 26-7 defeat. Initially announced by the team as questionable to return, early in the third quarter the...

The Pittsburgh Steelers haven’t formally fired a coach in more than a half century. If the angry fans at Acrisure Stadium on Sunday had their way, that would change. A robust “Fire Tomlin” chant was recited during the fourth quarter of a game that the Buffalo Bills won 26-7 against...