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7 Ravens starters not in uniform for regular-season finale vs. Steelers
BALTIMORE— Seven Baltimore Ravens starters are not in uniform for Sunday’s regular-season finale against the Pittsburgh Steelers. With Baltimore assured of the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoffs, coach John Harbaugh elected to sit MVP candidate quarterback Lamar Jackson, tackle Ronnie Stanley, guard Marshall Yanda, safety Earl Thomas and...
Four Downs: Last time Ravens beat Steelers in meaningless finale, Steelers won out in endVideo
1. Finale history The Pittsburgh Steelers have won 11 consecutive regular-season finales and are 17-2 in them since the turn of the century. But before Steelers fans get too excited about their chances Sunday in Baltimore, both defeats in finales came at the Ravens. There is, however, interesting history involved...
Steelers’ Cameron Heyward wins ‘Chief Award’ for cooperation with mediaVideo
When Cameron Heyward was presented with the “Chief Award” in 2014, he told assembled reporters in the media room that he would be back up at the podium again at the end of a future season. Five years later, Heyward proved himself right. The Steelers’ Pro Bowl defensive lineman was...
Steelers’ JuJu Smith-Schuster ‘feels a lot better’ going into 2nd game after injury layoff
JuJu Smith-Schuster’s first game in more than a month was unproductive and left him in tears. He said his second game back from an injury layoff won’t be a repeat. “I feel a lot more better this week, just the smoothness of it,” Smith-Schuster said Thursday. “I think last week...
Randy Fichtner, JuJu Smith-Schuster want Steelers’ Devlin Hodges to keep aggressivenessVideo
A day after Devlin Hodges insisted he hasn’t lost confidence in himself, his coordinator and a wide receiver said they haven’t either. Randy Fichtner and JuJu Smith-Schuster said they want Hodges to stay aggressive during the Pittsburgh Steelers’ regular-season finale Sunday at Baltimore — although Smith-Schuster added a caveat. “Yeah,...
Joe Haden misses Steelers practice; Steve Nelson returns, James Conner remains out
James Conner missed another Pittsburgh Steelers practice Thursday, and he was joined on the sidelines by another former Pro Bowl player in Joe Haden. But Steve Nelson returned to practice, a signal he will in the regular-season finale at Baltimore. Nelson practiced fully a day after he missed a session...
In potentially final game with Steelers, B.J. Finney knows drill in spot starts
Four of the five Pittsburgh Steelers offensive linemen have been starting alongside each other for almost five seasons. The bond between three of them goes back to 2012. So, it perhaps was the ultimate compliment to B.J. Finney that one of those venerable veteran lineman said earlier this week that...
Beating Steelers is enough motivation for Ravens in meaningless game
It would seem that the Baltimore Ravens have nothing to play for in Sunday’s regular-season finale. Except for the fact of who it’s against. “It’s a big deal, as always, to play the Steelers,” Baltimore coach John Harbaugh said during a conference call with Pittsburgh reporters. “It’s a rivalry. We...
Mike Tomlin indifferent on Steelers scoreboard-watching during season finale
Mike Tomlin probably knows a lost cause when he sees one. So he has taken an indifferent approach to his players following other games going on around the league Sunday. The Pittsburgh Steelers’ playoff fate is at least in part dependent on the results of the Tennessee Titans-Houston Texans game...
Mike Tomlin, Steelers expect to see former Penn State QB Trace McSorley with Ravens
After a three-year starting career at Penn State in which he won 31 games, Trace McSorley figures to get the first regular-season action of his NFL career against the Pittsburgh Steelers. With the Baltimore Ravens having already locked up the AFC’s No. 1 seed in the playoffs, coach John Harbaugh...
With Mason Rudolph unavailable, Steelers have no choice but to turn back to Devlin HodgesVideo
It might have been the only time Mike Tomlin laughed on Christmas Eve. As the old saying goes, if you don’t laugh, you’ll cry — and the latter might have been in play for Tomlin on a day in which he had no choice but to turn to Devlin Hodges...
Maurkice Pouncey will not play in Steelers regular-season finale vs. RavensVideo
It’s probably fitting that in this injury-riddled Pittsburgh Steelers season that they’ll be without at least one more Pro Bowler for their regular-season finale. Center Maurkice Pouncey will not play against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday in a game that earning a win would significantly aid the Steelers’ playoff hopes....
John Harbaugh: Despite resting stars, Ravens ‘want to win this game’ vs. Steelers
Unlike the high stakes for the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Baltimore Ravens have nothing to play for Sunday in regards to playoff positioning. Some of their best players will be shielded from playing. But Ravens coach John Harbaugh said none of that means his team won’t be ready to play in...
B.J. Finney says recent spate of Steelers bad snaps happens sometimes
B.J. Finney was standing in the Pittsburgh Steelers locker room at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex when he was asked about the recent spate of bad snaps that he and Maurkice Pouncey have delivered. But before he could barely begin his answer, Devlin Hodges walked by and interrupted. “I’ve gotta...
James Conner gets MRI on injured thigh, unsure of status for Steelers finaleVideo
Wearing sweatpants and a T-shirt, James Conner walked without a limp in the Pittsburgh Steelers locker room Monday. Not 24 hours earlier, the running back was injured on a second-quarter carry during a loss at the New York Jets. Conner said he had an MRI on Monday morning and was...
Paxton Lynch prepared for promotion to role as No. 2 QB for Steelers finaleVideo
When Paxton Lynch was working out at Virginia Mason Athletic Center in Renton, Wash., in July and August, who could have guessed by Christmas he would be a play away from having the Pittsburgh Steelers’ playoff hopes riding on his strong right arm? With Mason Rudolph’s injured left shoulder expected...
Steelers’ Week 17 game at Baltimore moved to 4:25 p.m. start
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The Pittsburgh Steelers’ regular season will last an additional three-plus hours. What happens in it will help determine if their season goes on beyond that. The NFL on Sunday night announced its schedule for Week 17 games. In recent years, the league has set Week 17...
Jets’ Le’Veon Bell arrives in black-and-gold, leaves with win vs. SteelersVideo
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Le’Veon Bell arrived at MetLife Stadium on Sunday wearing a Pittsburgh gold shirt and black pants. “I wasn’t doing it to be petty or nothing,” Bell said after facing the Pittsburgh Steelers for the first time. “It was just, I thought it would draw a little...
Mason Rudolph, Maurkice Pouncey, James Conner injured in Steelers loss
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The injury-ravaged Pittsburgh Steelers season saw another spate of injuries to significant players Sunday. Pro Bowl center Maurkice Pouncey, starting running back James Conner and quarterback Mason Rudolph left the Steelers’ 16-10 loss at the New York Jets and did not return. Coach Mike Tomlin, as...
‘Sorry, everybody:’ JuJu Smith-Schuster takes blame for Steelers’ loss
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — A half hour after the Pittsburgh Steelers’ loss to the New York Jets on Sunday, JuJu Smith-Schuster sat at his locker in full uniform sans helmet. The majority of his teammates in the MetLife Stadium visitors’ locker room had showered and changed, and some had even...
Steelers switch back to Mason Rudolph after Devlin Hodges throws 2 more INTsVideo
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Three days before Christmas, the Pittsburgh Steelers turned to Rudolph in hopes of saving the day. Mason Rudolph took over at quarterback early in the second quarter of Sunday’s game at the New York Jets after Devlin Hodges threw two interceptions and the Jets holding a...
Four Downs: Steelers’ Devlin Hodges not ducking the deep ballVideo
1. Deep Duck Despite the narratives otherwise that the Pittsburgh Steelers have muzzled their “Duck,” data compiled by Pro Football Focus suggests otherwise. Of the 37 NFL quarterbacks who have attempted at least 16 passes of 20 or more yards downfield this season, just seven have thrown a higher ratio...
Surrounded by 1st-rounders on Steelers’ dominant defense, undrafted Mike Hilton stands tallVideo
In ranking the Pittsburgh Steelers by snaps played this season on defense, eight of the top nine are former first-round picks. The other is a third-rounder. And then there’s Mike Hilton. He’s not only the shortest player on one of the NFL’s top defenses, he’s the only one who went...
Steelers continue lovefest for Le’Veon Bell, but want to beat him
At 6-foot-5, 295 pounds but with a wide smile and gregarious personality, Pittsburgh Steelers defensive captain Cameron Heyward can be difficult to decipher. When he was asked about a former teammate in running back Le’Veon Bell, who was popular in the locker room but left under questionable circumstances, Heyward chose...
Steelers’ JuJu Smith-Schuster, Vance McDonald, Joe Haden cleared to play vs. Jets
The day began with legitimate questions about the status of three key Pittsburgh Steelers starters for Sunday’s game at the New York Jets game. By Friday afternoon, all three were cleared to play. Wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster, tight end Vance McDonald and cornerback Joe Haden practiced fully and were given...
