Chris Adamski stories, Page 120
Ravens CB Jimmy Smith misses practice, status in question for game vs. Steelers
One of the notable matchups of Sunday’s AFC North showdown between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens is one of the league’s deepest wide receivers corps against one of its best cornerbacks groups. But could that group of Baltimore cornerbacks be without arguably its best member? Veteran Jimmy Smith did...
Steelers’ Ben Roethlisberger has fared well vs. blitz, but Ravens biggest challenge yet
For one game, at least, Ben Roethlisberger gets to see what his positional counterparts have faced all season. A team with a strong pass rush that likes to blitz. Analytics outlets throughout the season have remarked how much the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens both like to blitz. The Steelers...
Mike Hilton returns to Steelers practice, Ulysees Gilbert sits out
Two of the players the Pittsburgh Steelers are looking at to help replace the production of Devin Bush missed at least part of Thursday’s practice. Nickel cornerback Mike Hilton practiced Thursday for the first time in almost two weeks, but it was in a limited capacity. Reserve inside linebacker Ulysees...
Jordan Berry pleased to be back punting for the Steelers
No hard feelings. When you spent five years with an organization, the ties aren’t severed in a mere six weeks. “It’s a great team, and I have a lot of friends here,” Jordan Berry said of the Pittsburgh Steelers. “Of of all the opportunities I could have gotten, this is...
Mike Hilton out again, Alejandro Villanueva added to Steelers injury report
Three days after missing a game because of a shoulder injury, Pittsburgh Steelers slot cornerback Mike Hilton sat out practice Wednesday. Left tackle Alejandro Villanueva and tight end Eric Ebron were unexpected additions to the injury report for the first practice in advance of Sunday’s AFC North showdown at the...
Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers prep for ‘football in its purest form’ vs. RavensVideo
A decade ago against the Baltimore Ravens, Ben Roethlisberger suffered a broken nose. Another time, one of their linebackers bragged about “feeling the air rushing out of his body” while delivering a brutal sack. Yet, through it all, Roethlisberger longs for the chance to subject himself to the potential abuse....
On top of the NFL’s standings, Steelers’ enthusiasm muted by inconsistencies in play
They will enter the eighth week of the NFL season with a 6-0 record, their best through six games in 42 years. The two most recent victories came against teams that entered with a combined 9-1 record. Their defense ranks No. 1 in the league. Their offense is scoring at...
Steelers’ David DeCastro no worse for wear in 2nd return from injury this season
Headed into 2020, only twice since making his NFL regular-season debut had David DeCastro suffered an injury that forced him to miss a game. DeCastro matched that through the first five games of this season, when separate knee and abdominal injuries prevented him from playing in three of the Pittsburgh...
Nicknamed ‘Old Fashioned,’ Terrell Edmunds feeling comfortable in Year 3 for Steelers
Despite being in his third NFL season, Terrell Edmunds is older than only eight of the other 52 players on the Pittsburgh Steelers active roster. Edmunds might be young, but his nickname is “Old.” “Old Fashioned,” to be precise, the Steelers starting strong safety revealed Monday. “ ‘Old Fashioned,’ I...
Steelers lack No. 1 WR, but group is deep, diverse, productive
They were commonly referred to in terms such as “flanker” and “split end,” but more recently the Pittsburgh Steelers delineated roles for their wide receivers by using titles such as “X” and “Z.” For the layman among us, it’s common to use “slot” and “outside.” No matter the terms, there...
Steelers’ Robert Spillane absorbs blow of replacing Devin Bush
Robert Spillane had plenty of figurative weight on his shoulders Sunday in serving as the primary replacement for Devin Bush. They never buckled in that sense, even if one of his shoulders took a literal pounding. Spillane did an admirable job in his first game as a Pittsburgh Steelers starting...
Steelers limit production of Titans’ workhorse RB Derrick Henry
In preparation for Sunday’s AFC showdown in Nashville, the Pittsburgh Steelers defense surely watched plenty of film of last week’s Tennessee Titans victory in which Derrick Henry accumulated 264 yards from scrimmage. The Steelers braced for the one-eighth-ton bruiser and cut his production down to 72 yards of offense. That...
Steelers eschew deferring of coin toss, get rewarded with opening-drive TDVideo
The overwhelming trend for NFL teams that win the coin toss in recent years is to defer to the second half. The Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday bucked that trend, and it helped them buck another long-running trend. Serving as the captain before Sunday’s game against the Tennessee Titans, quarterback Ben...
The ‘other’ running back in Sunday’s showdown, Steelers’ James Conner proves worth
Derrick Henry is getting all the headlines in advance of Sunday’s AFC showdown pitting undefeated teams in Nashville. But Henry isn’t even the starting running back participating in the contest who has the highest average yards per carry. That would be James Conner. Perhaps that’s fitting for a player who...
Mike Hilton, Derek Watt ruled out for Steelers; David DeCastro will start
On the heels of losing a defensive starter for the season, the Pittsburgh Steelers will play a big game Sunday down yet another starter on defense. But two offensive starters will return to their lineup for the AFC showdown against the Tennessee Titans. Nickel cornerback Mike Hilton was ruled out...
Steelers to play in front of opposing fans for 1st time in coming weeks
It’s late October, and the Pittsburgh Steelers haven’t yet played two road games. It’s been six weeks since they played in a venue that was not Heinz Field, and they’ve yet to play at all as a visitor in a stadium that had any fans. Things will change Sunday during...
Steelers promote Henry Mondeaux to active roster, add Ray Wilborn to practice squad
The Pittsburgh Steelers made the placing of Devin Bush on injured reserve official Friday, and they chose a defensive lineman to take his place on the active roster. Former Oregon player Henry Mondeaux was promoted from the practice squad. Wearing the familiar No. 99 formerly donned by Brett Keisel, Mondeaux...
Steelers cut veteran punter Dustin Colquitt
After only five games, the Dustin Colquitt experiment is over for the Pittsburgh Steelers. The 16-year veteran was released Friday, three days after coach Mike Tomlin acknowledged the Steelers’ punting was “not up to snuff.” The Steelers did not immediately announce who would punt for them during Sunday’s AFC undefeated...
Four Downs: Derrick Henry bigger than all Steelers ILBs, faster in games than all NFL WRs
1. Astounding ridiculousness Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin used the words “astounding” and “ridiculous” to describe Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry, whom Tomlin’s team will have the task of stopping during Sunday’s AFC showdown in Nashville. Tomlin also pitched the analogy of trying to tackle Bud Dupree in speaking...
Mike Hilton remains out, David DeCastro and Maurkice Pouncey practice fully for Steelers
It’s appearing increasingly likely that the Pittsburgh Steelers could be without their nickel cornerback for Sunday’s showdown of undefeated teams in Nashville. Mike Hilton sat out practice for the second consecutive day because of a shoulder injury, leaving his status for Sunday’s game against the Tennessee Titans in doubt. But...
He’s ‘good,’ but Ben Roethlisberger sits out much of Thursday’s Steelers practice
Ben Roethlisberger has routinely sat out Wednesday practices in recent years. But Thursdays? That almost never happens, barring injury. Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Randy Fichtner confirmed that Roethlisberger was absent for the beginning of Thursday’s practice at the UPMC Rooney Sports Co1mplex. But even if Roethlisberger missed what was estimated...
Diontae Johnson fully practices, Mike Hilton does not, David DeCastro limited for Steelers
The injury news was mixed from the Pittsburgh Steelers first practice of the week. Receiver Diontae Johnson was a full practice participant Wednesday, an encouraging sign after he missed last week’s game because of a back injury. Barring a setback, Johnson should be in line to play in Sunday’s AFC...
Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger in a snap to make throws
The ball has been in and out of the hands of Ben Roethlisberger so far again this season. Roethlisberger’s “time to throw,” according to NFL’s Next Gen Stats, is the shortest of any of the 38 qualifying quarterbacks measured by the league’s official advanced statistical service. Roethlisberger’s average time elapsed...
Steelers turn around 3rd-down defense with emphatic performance
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense spent much of the past week working to atone for a poor showing on third downs in its most recent game. Not only did the Steelers pass the test in reversing that trend Sunday, they went for extra credit. The Steelers allowed the Cleveland Browns one...
Steelers’ run game evoking memories of Bill Cowher, Jerome Bettis
It was Steelers-Browns, so why not go old-school? Ben Roethlisberger evoked two names from early in his career: Bill Cowher and Jerome Bettis. It was the team on the other side that entered with the NFL’s top-ranked rushing offense Sunday. It was the Pittsburgh Steelers, though, that continued to ascend...
