Steelers/NFL category, Page 159
After 10-plus hours, Steelers make it home after emergency plane landing in Kansas City
The Pittsburgh Steelers finally made it back to Pittsburgh. A plane carrying the team, its coaches, staffers and selected media touched down in Pennsylvania just after 1 p.m. Monday, almost 14 hours after their game at the Las Vegas Raiders ended Sunday night. A chartered plane that was transporting the...
First Call: Steelers’ next opponent pulls off a road upset; James Conner, Josh Dobbs shine as Cardinals stun Cowboys
Monday’s “First Call” takes a look at the Pittsburgh Steelers’ next opponent. We also examine how a pair of former Steelers led the Arizona Cardinals to a big upset. A wrestling superstar almost won big on a Steelers bet. A former Pirate had a nice afternoon. And the Pitt Panthers...
Feats of Strength/Airing of Grievances: T.J. Watt sparkles, offense improves as Steelers come out ahead in Las Vegas
I wouldn’t say that the Pittsburgh Steelers went to Las Vegas and hit the jackpot. But they didn’t go home broke. And given their history of going bankrupt whenever they traveled to face the Raiders when they were in Oakland, scratching out a gutty win is profit enough. Indeed, if...
Steelers surprised by penalty that wiped out potential 1st career sack for Minkah Fitzpatrick
LAS VEGAS — In his decorated six-year NFL career, Minkah Fitzpatrick has returned interceptions for touchdowns. He’s taken a few fumbles to the end zone as well. One thing he never has done is register a quarterback sack. For a fleeting moment Sunday night, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ All-Pro safety appeared...
Steelers build lead, hold on vs. Raiders in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS – Mike Tyson was on the field before the game. Lil Wayne performed at halftime. Carrie Underwood and Flavor Flav were shown on the Allegiant Stadium scoreboard, too. The Las Vegas Raiders brought the glitz and glamour to their Sunday night encounter. The Pittsburgh Steelers brought their hard...
CB Desmond King active for Steelers, who dress only 4 wide receivers against Raiders
LAS VEGAS – Cornerback Desmond King will be active for the first time since joining the Pittsburgh Steelers. King, who signed with the team at the end of training camp after being released by the Los Angeles Chargers, will be in uniform Sunday night when the Steelers face the Las...
Slowly being eased into a role, rookie CB Joey Porter Jr. impresses veteran Steelers teammatesVideo
Joey Porter Sr. couldn’t contain his excitement. In the postgame locker room late last Monday, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin noted that two players at Porter’s former position had scored touchdowns that night. “When both of them score,” Porter Sr. said of the Steelers’ starting outside linebackers, “how can you...
Steelers visit Raiders aiming to end road drought against silver and black
The last time the Pittsburgh Steelers went on the road and defeated their AFC nemesis that wears silver and black, the hot new product in the home entertainment market was the DVD. “Toy Story” was going strong in theaters, and “Jumanji” was set to be released. “ER,” “Seinfeld” and “Friends”...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Steelers have chance to fix Kenny Pickett against Raiders’ defense
Kenny Pickett’s arm is all over the place. He too often looks rattled. The swag and moxie of the preseason are gone. Pickett must be fixed. There’s no time like the present. The Las Vegas Raiders are allowing an 81.6% completion rate to opposing passers after two games. Seventy-one throws,...
Steelers 4 Downs: Most rushing plays gain 1 yard or fewer, but George Pickens delivering YAC
1. Running backward The struggles in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ running game have been well noted. After all, through two weeks of the season the team had the second-fewest rushing yards (96) and sixth-worst yard per attempt (3.1) in the NFL. But it is actually via a superlative that perhaps the...
Steelers lug league-worst run defense into matchup with yet another elite RB in Josh Jacobs
Over the 98 previous games the Pittsburgh Steelers had played heading into the start of this season, they allowed exactly two opponent rushing plays of at least 65 yards. That number has been matched just two games into this season. It goes without saying among the Steelers defense that the...
Steelers’ T.J. Watt unconcerned with how analytics evaluate him vs. other top edge rushers
After a week in which comparisons between T.J. Watt and Myles Garrett became common among fans because some of them found the conclusions on the topic unearthed by advanced analytics to be … curious … Watt was in no mood to offer his opinions. On his relative worth to Garrett...
Elijah Riley, Isaiahh Loudermillk forced to take on bigger roles on Steelers defense
Each was thought to have spent training camp on the active roster bubble. Each made the team with expectations to play a bit role for the Pittsburgh Steelers defense. And by the end of the second game of the regular season, each was asked to play a significantly more visible...
Gunner Olszewski out, but all other Steelers on active roster cleared to play vs. Raiders
After missing the entire week of Pittsburgh Steelers practice, Gunner Olszewski was officially deemed out of Sunday night’s game at the Las Vegas Raiders. But no other Steelers on the active roster will be prevented from playing, according to the final status report of the week. Olszewski was in NFL...
Tim Benz: Penguins look for smoother jump from offseason hope to regular season reality than Steelers have endured
The Steelers and Penguins have followed very similar paths of late. Last year marked the first time that both Pittsburgh teams missed the playoffs in the same year since 2006. But as Omar Khan ran his first full offseason as Steelers general manager and Kyle Dubas took over as president...
Friday Football Footnotes: Steelers-Raiders looks like a game where numbers are telling the story
As the Pittsburgh Steelers head out to Las Vegas to play the Raiders on Sunday night, the game is one in which a lot of the numbers going into the matchup seem to tell the story. I understand the whole “there are lies, damned lies, and statistics” belief. Frequently in...
First Call: Browns DB refuses to pile on Minkah Fitzpatrick; injury updates from Vegas, Houston
At least one Cleveland Brown refuses to pile on Pittsburgh Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick after his “Monday Night Football” hit on Nick Chubb. We have injury updates on both of the next two opponents for the Steelers in Las Vegas and Houston. Plus, Gerrit Cole shines for the New York...
Steelers injury report: Damontae Kazee returns to full practice, Markus Golden remains limited
Minkah Fitzpatrick, Damontae Kazee, Markus Golden and Darnell Washington returned to Pittsburgh Steelers practice Thursday after missing the previous day’s session, but Gunner Olszewski and Larry Ogunjobi remained absent from drills. Safety Fitzpatrick (chest), outside linebacker Golden (knee) and tight end Washington (knee) each were listed on Thursday’s practice report...
Steelers’ Joey Porter Jr. to stay in dime role — ‘If he earns it, then we’ll give him more’
Teryl Austin had one word to describe the play rookie cornerback Joey Porter Jr. made on the final Pittsburgh Steelers defensive snap of Monday night’s game. “Outstanding,” Austin said, adding a laugh. After all, on face value, preventing the Cleveland Browns’ Donovan Peoples-Jones from securing a first-down catch on a...
With Steelers’ offense off to slow start, Matt Canada responds to fan criticism
Because he was wearing a headset in the coaching box, Matt Canada didn’t directly hear the fans at Acrisure Stadium chanting for his dismissal in the fourth quarter of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 26-22 win against the Cleveland Browns on Monday. Given the way his offense has played in the first...
Steelers’ Minkah Fitzpatrick: ‘Nothing I would do differently’ on tackle that injured Nick Chubb
Minkah Fitzpatrick has seen and heard that some have been calling him a dirty player. That he delivered a dirty hit during Monday night’s game. Or that he was out to deliberately injure Cleveland Browns star running back Nick Chubb. Fitzpatrick, the Pittsburgh Steelers All-Pro safety, has a simple answer...
Tim Benz: Mike Tomlin wants Steelers offense ‘fast and fluid’ — there’s 1 theory that may help
Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin offered an accurate assessment of his team’s offense during his weekly press conference. “We’ve got to get that mojo that we had in the preseason, where we’re playing fast and fluid with confidence, individually and collectively. We’ve lost that, to be blunt, in the last...
U mad, bro?: Steelers fans amped up about booing of Matt Canada, Kenny Pickett’s play, Minkah Fitzpatrick’s hit on Nick Chubb
I’m sure that many of you think that “U mad, bro?” hit its zenith last week after the Pittsburgh Steelers lost 30-7 in Week 1. Nay! When these Steelers lose that badly, sometimes it’s hard to comb through the voluminous amounts of reader interactions I get that are just so...
First Call: Ex-NFL GM says Matt Canada not qualified to be coordinator; injury news for next 2 Steelers opponents
Thursday’s “First Call” has some damning quotes about Steelers offensive coordinator Matt Canada from an ex-NFL general manager with Pittsburgh ties. More tough injury news for Nick Chubb. Las Vegas receiver Davante Adams, who is preparing to play the Steelers on Sunday night, isn’t happy about the blow to the...
Darnell Washington, Damontae Kazee, Markus Golden injury-report additions for Steelers
Veteran edge defender Markus Golden, safety Damontae Kazee and rookie tight end Darnell Washington did not practice Wednesday, according to the injury report released by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Kazee was listed as having a calf injury, and Washington and Golden were listed as having a knee ailment four days prior...
