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The Pittsburgh Steelers added an aging and recently released wide receiver to their position group. Adam Thielen, 35, was claimed off waivers by the Steelers on Tuesday, a day after he was released following a second tour with the Minnesota Vikings. Thielen had requested his release so he could finish...

The Darius Slay experiment as a starting cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers ended a few weeks ago. His time with the organization ended Tuesday. Slay, who started the first nine games after signing a one-year, $10 million deal with the Steelers in free agency, was waived, enabling the Steelers to...

Mike Tomlin doesn’t think he should be fired, contrary to the outpouring of emotions Sunday night at Acrisure Stadium when angry fans chanted for his dismissal late in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 26-7 loss to the Buffalo Bills. The Steelers lost a second consecutive game and for the fourth time this...

Tuesday’s “First Call” has some grumbling reaction from Philadelphia after the Flyers’ loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. James Harrison pans Mike Tomlin. We get injury updates from Baltimore on a few players as the Ravens prepare to host the Steelers. And we preview snowy college basketball showdowns for Pitt and...

According to the NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, despite noticeable crowd unrest at Acrisure Stadium on Sunday, the Pittsburgh Steelers are not entertaining the idea of firing head coach Mike Tomlin. “Even discussing firing Mike Tomlin is completely ridiculous,” Rapoport said during “NFL Gameday Kickoff” on Monday. “I don’t see any...

There were 66,068 people at Acrisure Stadium on Sunday for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ loss to the Buffalo Bills. They all heard the “Fi-re Tom-lin” chants and the boos for “Renegade.” Actually, I should say only 66,067 people. Because we all know Steelers owner Art Rooney II didn’t hear them. He...

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...

From viewing what he called a “poorer” week of practice to having at least one of his pass catchers apparently skip film study, Aaron Rodgers had several reasons to think the Pittsburgh Steelers weren’t properly focused Sunday when they played the Buffalo Bills in a pivotal AFC matchup at Acrisure...

When Aaron Rodgers is hopped up on ayahuasca, or whatever truth serum he’s taking that enables him to play (not very well) with three fractures in his left wrist, it would be fun to ask him if the situation in Pittsburgh is what he’d hoped for. Here’s betting it’s not....

Five things we learned from Bills 26, Steelers 7: 1. Missing man Forgive fans for thinking that Pat Freiermuth’s face has been plastered to the back of a milk carton. He still remains employed by the Steelers. It was just difficult to find him on the field Sunday. Freiermuth logged...

Aaron Rodgers’ return from a left wrist injury didn’t provide the jolt the Pittsburgh Steelers were seeking Sunday. Instead, it was a jolt to Rodgers that awakened the Buffalo Bills and sent the Steelers to another loss. Rodgers lost a fumble after being sacked from behind on the first play...

Buffalo’s star running back tells the world why his team was able to exploit the Pittsburgh Steelers on the ground. Aaron Rodgers doesn’t like a question from the media. Linebacker Patrick Queen snaps at a former Steeler via social media. And the Penguins renew acquaintances with the Flyers in Philadelphia....

I’ll admit it. This is an oversimplification of how to critique the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 26-7 dud of an effort against Buffalo on Sunday, but I’m most disappointed in how the players played on defense, and I’m most disappointed in how the players were coached on offense. Sure, there is some...

Steeler Nation has turned its back on “Renegade.” At least that was the appearance given when the popular Styx anthem was booed lustily by fans at Acrisure Stadium in the fourth quarter of the Steelers’ 26-7 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. The Steelers had just turned the ball...

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...

Watching the Steelers on Sunday against the Buffalo Bills made me wonder if they all ate some Thanksgiving leftovers that had gone bad in the refrigerator. Because the entire team threw up all over itself during a 26-7 loss to fall to 6-6. The offense was bad. The defense was...

For the first time on Pittsburgh home turf, the Steelers’ defense gave up 249 rushing yards against the Bills — resulting in a definitive 26-7 win for Buffalo. It was the most rushing yards gained by an opposing team at Pittsburgh since the Bills rushed for 310 yards on Sept....

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...

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was forced out of Sunday’s game after absorbing a hit on the first snap from scrimmage of the second half of a matchup against the Buffalo Bills. Rodgers had a cut on his nose. He missed one series but returned. Rodgers was playing for the...

Six-time Pro Bowl cornerback Darius Slay has been benched by the Pittsburgh Steelers. The 34-year-old veteran was designated as a healthy inactive for Sunday’s home game against the Buffalo Bills. Slay was a stalwart on Philadelphia Eagles teams that won two of the past three NFC championships and claimed the...

The Buffalo Bills have had the number of the Pittsburgh Steelers the past several seasons, winning four of the past five in the series, dating to 2016. The teams will meet at 4:25 p.m. Sunday at Acrisure Stadium. The game will be broadcast on CBS, with Jim Nantz on play-by-play...