Joe Rutter stories, Page 30
Minkah Fitzpatrick says he will return for Steelers in playoff matchup with Bills
A day after being a full practice participant for the first time since he injured his knee in an on-field collision with teammate Patrick Peterson, All-Pro free safety Minkah Fitzpatrick said he will be back at his position Sunday in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ wild-card game against the Buffalo Bills. Fitzpatrick...
Change in practice venue chance for Steelers’ Mike Tomlin to get week off on right foot
Mike Tomlin put his Pittsburgh Steelers players on buses and sent them across town to practice Wednesday at Acrisure Stadium. Weather conditions made the grass practice fields at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex unusable, and Tomlin wanted to the players to experience a playing surface similar to what the Buffalo Bills...
Cameron Heyward not thinking about ‘nonsense’ of Steelers being 10-point underdogs to Bills
Cameron Heyward doesn’t care that the Pittsburgh Steelers are prohibitive underdogs in their wild-card playoff matchup at Buffalo on Sunday. The Bills, winners of five games in a row, are 10-point favorites according to many betting sites. “That is for Vegas and all the other naysayers,” Heyward said Wednesday. “We’re...
Without T.J. Watt, Markus Golden going to ‘keep hunting’ at outside linebacker for Steelers
As a veteran pass rusher, Markus Golden has made a modest impact on the Pittsburgh Steelers this season. He finished third on the team with four sacks despite playing just 22% of the defensive snaps. As a locker-room presence, his impact has been incalculable. At least that is the opinion...
Loss of T.J. Watt for playoff opener another in long list of injury setbacks for Steelers
The list is long enough to fill out a baseball lineup. Nine starters have missed significant chunks of games this year for the Pittsburgh Steelers because of injury or suspension. It includes, on offense, wide receiver Diontae Johnson, tight end Pat Freiermuth and quarterback Kenny Pickett. On defense, one could...
Must-win games over past 3 weeks have Steelers ready for playoffs, Mike Tomlin says
Mike Tomlin would like to offer a correction to the postseason schedule the NFL released once the field was solidified Sunday night. It has the Pittsburgh Steelers playing their playoff opener at 1 p.m. Sunday against the Buffalo Bills in Orchard Park, N.Y. The date, time and opponent all are...
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin to stick with Mason Rudolph as starter for wild-card matchup with Bills
Mike Tomlin is sticking with Mason Rudolph as the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback for their wild-card playoff game Sunday at Buffalo. Rudolph is 3-0 since moving into the starting lineup, getting wins against Cincinnati, Seattle and Baltimore that helped the Steelers reach the playoffs with a 10-7 record. “We’re simply staying...
Steelers ‘energetic’ about getting chance to face Bills in AFC wild-card matchup
In his previous five NFL seasons, Mason Cole never had played for a team that reached the playoffs. Once that drought ended late Sunday afternoon, it didn’t matter to the Pittsburgh Steelers center whether the destination in the wild-card round was Buffalo or Kansas City. “I knew the weather would...
Damontae Kazee returns to Steelers following suspension, but will he get his job back?
Perhaps nobody was happier to walk through the doors at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex on Monday morning than Damontae Kazee. With the Pittsburgh Steelers getting the help they needed to make the playoffs, it represented a second chance for Kazee, the veteran safety who became eligible to return following a...
Steelers clinch No. 7 seed in playoffs, will play at Buffalo in wild-card round
After getting help to reach the postseason earlier in the day, the Pittsburgh Steelers discovered Sunday night that they will be heading to Buffalo for a matchup against the Bills in the wild-card round. The game will be played at 1 p.m. Sunday in Orchard Park, N.Y., where the Steelers...
5 things we learned: Let the scoreboard watching begin for Steelers
Five things we learned from Steelers 17, Ravens 10: 1. Scoreboard watching Steeler Nation rightfully will have its eyes fixed on the 1 p.m. game between Jacksonville and Tennessee. A Jacksonville victory means the Steelers will have to wait until the outcome of the Buffalo-Miami game Sunday night to see...
‘It’s not up to us’: Steelers’ playoff fate in hands of AFC foes on final day of regular season
BALTIMORE — The good news for the Pittsburgh Steelers is they ended the regular season on a three-game winning streak Saturday after sweeping the first-place Baltimore Ravens with a 17-10 victory at M&T Bank Stadium. It helped the Steelers reach 10 wins for the first time since the 2020 season...
Steelers hold on against Ravens, hope for help to reach playoffs
BALTIMORE — A driving rain pelted M&T Bank Stadium through Saturday afternoon and night, and the adverse conditions made it difficult for the Pittsburgh Steelers to hold onto the ball against the Baltimore Ravens. The dismal weather, however, did nothing to dampen the Steelers’ playoff chances. The Steelers increased their...
Steelers want to avoid repeat of 2021 when playoff hopes came down to Sunday night outcome
It’s a scenario the Pittsburgh Steelers don’t want to see play out again. Not after the emotional roller coaster they were taken on two years ago. Given the eerily similar circumstances, a repeat performance might be unavoidable. When the NFL conducts its 272nd and final game of the regular season...
Miles Killebrew gets 1st Pro Bowl nod, joins Steelers teammates T.J. Watt, Minkah Fitzpatrick
Outside linebacker T.J. Watt and free safety Minkah Fitzpatrick are used to being recognized by their NFL peers for what they accomplish on the football field. Such accolades aren’t as common for Miles Killebrew. The veteran special teams player joined his more decorated Pittsburgh Steelers teammates Wednesday when Killebrew, Watt...
Safety Minkah Fitzpatrick, ILB Elandon Roberts return to practice on limited basis for Steelers
Two defensive starters returned to practice on a limited basis Wednesday, but one on offense did not take any reps as the Pittsburgh Steelers prepare to face the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday at M&T Bank Stadium. It’s the first free safety Minkah Fitzpatrick (knee) and inside linebacker Elandon Roberts (pectoral)...
Joey Porter Jr. wins Joe Greene award as Steelers’ top rookie, Patrick Peterson gets nod as Chief recipient
It took seven games before Joey Porter Jr. made his first start at cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Once he got in the lineup, however, nobody could keep him out. Porter has started the past 10 games heading into the season finale Saturday at Baltimore. His accomplishments in those games...
Steelers’ Mason Rudolph has ‘tunnel vision’ on Ravens, not his future or past 2 weeks
With his play the past two weeks, Mason Rudolph has put himself in position to earn a measure of job security next season when he hits free agency for the second time in his NFL career. Rudolph isn’t looking that far ahead. Not with the Pittsburgh Steelers trying to secure...
Steelers’ Kenny Pickett denies refusing to be No. 2 quarterback against Seahawks
Saying he felt like his character was attacked, Kenny Pickett strongly denied accusations that he refused to be the backup quarterback behind starter Mason Rudolph on Sunday in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 30-23 victory at Seattle. Pickett addressed the allegations Tuesday morning before practice at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. “There was...
5 things we learned: Mason Rudolph bringing deep passing game back to Steelers’ offense
Five things we learned from Steelers 30, Seahawks 23: 1. Big-play Mason Further evidence of the offense flourishing under Mason Rudolph’s guidance came in the form of the veteran backup throwing five completions that gained at least 24 yards. To no surprise, three of those passes were thrown to George...
NFL schedules Steelers’ finale at Baltimore for 4:30 p.m. kickoff Saturday
SEATTLE – The Pittsburgh Steelers will get the first crack next weekend at determining their potential playoff fate. The NFL, which did not determine the dates/times of Week 18 games until Sunday night, has slotted the Steelers game at the Baltimore Ravens for a 4:30 p.m. kickoff Saturday. The game...
Here’s how the Steelers can make the playoffs
SEATTLE — Only once in Mike Tomlin’s 17 seasons as Pittsburgh Steelers head coach has his team entered the final weekend mathematically eliminated from the postseason. That accomplishment will remain intact this year thanks to the Steelers’ 30-23 victory against the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field. With one game remaining...
Behind Mason Rudolph, dominant rushing attack, Steelers beat Seahawks to remain in playoff hunt
SEATTLE – Playing with a sense of urgency that was lacking earlier in the season, the Pittsburgh Steelers found their formula for success Sunday afternoon at Lumen Field. Behind the second impressive start in a row from quarterback Mason Rudolph and a dominant running game, the Steelers outpaced the Seattle...
Kenny Pickett inactive against Seahawks, Mitch Trubisky to back up Steelers QB Mason Rudolph
SEATTLE — Kenny Pickett’s recovery from ankle surgery wasn’t quick enough for him to get a helmet Sunday. Coach Mike Tomlin declared Pickett inactive for the Steelers’ game against the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field. Pickett was questionable following the final practice of the week Friday. By ruling Pickett out...
Steelers often left sleepless after playing Seahawks in Seattle
The last time the Pittsburgh Steelers won a game in Seattle, they did so with a quarterback who was making his ninth career start in his seventh year in the organization. So maybe history will be on the Steelers’ side Sunday when they turn to Mason Rudolph to keep their...
