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Steelers’ game against Cardinals twice delayed because of lightning threat, rain
With high winds and lightning hitting the North Shore, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ game against the Arizona Cardinals at Acrisure Stadium was delayed twice Sunday afternoon. The first came at halftime. Play also was stopped with 7 minutes, 18 seconds left in the third quarter. Heavy rain fell briefly late in...
Steelers QB Kenny Pickett to miss a couple of weeks, according to ESPN reportVideo
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett was forced out of Sunday’s home game against the Arizona Cardinals after suffering an ankle injury during the second quarter. Pickett was scrambling on a third-and-goal from the 3 with 5 minutes, 30 seconds remaining in the first half when he absorbed a hit and...
Nose tackle Montravius Adams inactive for Steelers’ game against Cardinals
The Pittsburgh Steelers had just one of their long-term injured players back on the field Sunday when they play the Arizona Cardinals. While free safety Minkah Fitzpatrick played after missing four games with a hamstring injury, the Steelers de-activated nose tackle Montravius Adams with an ankle injury. It was the...
Steelers 4 Downs: 1st game post-Matt Canada, offense had one of best outings in years
1. Coincidence? Causation and correlation, at times, are in the eye of the beholder. But it’s impossible to ignore some of the statistical superlatives that the Pittsburgh Steelers offense — and quarterback Kenny Pickett in particular — posted last week in its first game after the firing of coordinator Matt...
Astronaut Warren ‘Woody’ Hoburg, a Pittsburgh-area native, to lead Terrible Towel twirl at Steelers game
Most know that Steelers fans and their Terrible Towels are a force to be reckoned with come game day. But a certain Terrible Towel to be waved at Sunday’s Steelers-Cardinals game, and the man behind it, are quite actually out-of-this-world. Astronaut Warren “Woody” Hoburg, 38, of Houston, Texas, but who...
‘Best defensive player on the planet,’ T.J. Watt primed to finish strong for Steelers
Firmly established as a contender to win a second NFL Defensive Player of the Year award, T.J. Watt received a ringing endorsement from his head coach this week. Mike Tomlin was talking about Watt being a stabilizing force on a defense beset by injuries at key positions this season. It’s...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Steelers must make most of opportunity ahead
It’s difficult to evaluate the Pittsburgh Steelers’ season. They are beneficiaries of an unchallenging schedule, a dearth of quality NFL quarterbacks, a rotten league in general. As Tom Brady rightly said, “I don’t see the excellence that I saw in the past.” I doubt Brady sees it in Pittsburgh, either....
Steelers’ Joey Porter Jr., Damontae Kazee have unique, insult-infused big/little brother dynamic
It all started when they shared an experience that could have — even, should have — had them hurling insults at each other. Instead, Damontae Kazee and Joey Porter Jr. took arguably the most humiliating play the Pittsburgh Steelers defense has allowed all season and turned it into a close...
Minkah Fitzpatrick’s back, so for 1st time since opener Steelers have ‘big 3’ available on defense
The Pittsburgh Steelers boast three possible future Hall of Famers for the three levels of their defense. Too bad, then, they’ve only had them together this season for about a dozen snaps in about a dozen games. That will change Sunday now that All-Pro safety Minkah Fitzpatrick has been cleared...
Calvin Austin will play, Montravius Adams questionable for Steelers vs. Cardinals
Wide receiver Calvin Austin III practiced fully for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Friday and will play in Sunday’s game against the Arizona Cardinals. Austin suffered an ankle injury late during last week’s win at the Cincinnati Bengals and gradually ramped up his participation during the practice week from a “DNP”...
Steelers’ Minkah Fitzpatrick downplays post-Browns game altercation with Diontae Johnson
Speaking to the media for the first time since a postgame incident in the locker room following a Nov. 19 loss at the Cleveland Browns, Minkah Fitzpatrick downplayed the verbal altercation with Pittsburgh Steelers teammate Diontae Johnson. Johnson acknowledged he was “chirping” at coaches in frustration following the game and...
Tim Benz: Adjustments to Steelers’ offense helps Kenny Pickett in many ways
Much has been made about how the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offense improved in Week 1 under new offensive coordinator Eddie Faulkner and recently promoted play-caller Mike Sullivan. Getting the offense to over 400 yards for the first time in 58 games was a pleasant departure from the slog that unit had...
Football Footnotes: Steelers are a surprise in only 1 way
At 7-4, some are suggesting that the 2023 Pittsburgh Steelers are an overachieving surprise. That’s usually being done by way of advancing Mike Tomlin’s Coach of the Year candidacy. If you judge by the preseason NFL over-under win totals, I suppose you could make that argument. Like many sportsbooks at...
First Call: Maulers eliminated; Joe Flacco may start for Browns; Pro Bowl TE to Ravens?
The Pittsburgh Steelers may miss a key member of the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. Lots of nuggets are coming out of the AFC North. The Penguins are getting set to face the Flyers. We check in on RMU hockey. And RIP Pittsburgh Maulers … again. Hollywood’s heel As the Steelers...
Former Steelers, Pitt star James Conner to return to ‘special place’ Sunday with Cardinals
Though he was born and went to high school in Erie, James Conner spent more than a quarter of his life living in Pittsburgh. Perhaps it only seems like he spent more time than that at the North Shore venue he knew as Heinz Field. “Starting back in college, at...
After offense reaches 400 yards, Eddie Faulkner anxious to see what Steelers can do for encore
As far as first impressions go, Eddie Faulkner made a good one in his debut as Pittsburgh Steelers interim offensive coordinator. With Faulkner putting together the plan interim play caller Mike Sullivan deployed Sunday in Cincinnati, the Steelers exceeded 400 yards for the first time in 59 games in a...
Steelers’ Minkah Fitzpatrick, Kenny Pickett again practice fully; Calvin Austin limited
Minkah Fitzpatrick practiced fully for a second consecutive day, putting the All-Pro safety on track to return when the Pittsburgh Steelers host the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. Fitzpatrick has missed the past four games because of a hamstring injury. But barring a setback during the final practice of the week...
Diontae Johnson sent home by Steelers — because of illness, not discipline
Diontae Johnson was sent home by the Pittsburgh Steelers before Thursday’s practice. But it wasn’t for any discipline or any other reason, the team said. It was because of illness. Johnson was criticized throughout the league for his lack of effort on a play during Sunday’s game at the Cincinnati...
NFL sets kickoff for Steelers’ Week 15 game against Colts
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ Week 15 game at the Indianapolis Colts will be played on a Saturday with a 4:30 p.m. kickoff Dec. 16 at Lucas Oil Stadium. The NFL announced the schedule Thursday. For the first time this season the league installed additional flexible scheduling for late-season games, allowing for...
Steelers vie to host NFL Draft in 2026 or 2027
The Pittsburgh Steelers are trying to lure one of the NFL’s showcase events to the North Shore. The Steelers, in conjunction with city officials, are pushing to host the NFL Draft in 2026 or 2027. A decision is expected to be made at the NFL annual meeting in May, said...
First Call: Ben Roethlisberger on Matt Canada’s coaching style, 3rd down approach; James Conner discusses return
Thursday’s “First Call” has some insights about Matt Canada and the Steelers offense from Ben Roethlisberger. James Conner looks ahead to his return to Pittsburgh Sunday as a member of the Arizona Cardinals. We take a look at the injury report for the Steelers-Cards game. And the Penguins take on...
U mad, bro?: Sounding off on Matt Canada’s dismissal, NHL refs, Clark Griswold, Jimmy Buffett
In the height of Steelers season, this week’s “U mad, bro?” post involves both Jimmy Buffett and Clark W. Griswold. I mean, how can anyone be mad about that?! Then again it also includes references to Matt Canada, the Diontae Johnson non-touchdown, the Predators’ overtime pick play against the Penguins...
Najee Harris: Steelers offense trusted itself, handled distractions in wake of Matt Canada firing
Najee Harris no longer is upset by what he’s seeing out of the Pittsburgh Steelers offense. Speaking to reporters for the first time since saying “I’m just tired of this (crap),” after a loss at Cleveland on Nov. 19, Harris said he was impressed by the results Sunday when the...
Free safety Minkah Fitzpatrick returns to practice for Steelers
Minkah Fitzpatrick didn’t just return to practice Wednesday after missing the past four games with a hamstring injury. He also was a full participant ahead of their game at 1 p.m. Sunday against Arizona. That was positive news for the Pittsburgh Steelers, who haven’t had their All-Pro free safety in...
Points aside, Steelers QB Kenny Pickett saw positives in 1st game under new offensive regime
What Kenny Pickett saw during film review confirmed what was on display Sunday for the Pittsburgh Steelers offense against the Cincinnati Bengals. Specifically, that in the first game with Mike Sullivan calling the plays and Eddie Faulkner formulating the game plan, the offense looked better than it had in the...
