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After a successful effort holding down Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last weekend, the Pittsburgh Steelers secondary will have another challenge on their hands Sunday night against the Miami Dolphins. Two questions exist. • Can they replicate what they did against the Bucs? • Who will they deploy...

Kenny Pickett took the first step toward reclaiming his starting job as Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback when he was a full practice participant Wednesday. Coach Mike Tomlin has said Pickett will start Sunday night against the Miami Dolphins if the rookie first-round draft pick is cleared from concussion protocol. While Pickett...

While unwilling to provide details, wide receiver Diontae Johnson said Wednesday that he and quarterback Mitch Trubisky talked “man to man” and are fine after a reported argument between the Pittsburgh Steelers teammates at halftime of the Oct. 2 game against the New York Jets. Johnson reportedly was upset he...

It’s been almost eight weeks since Damontae Kazee was on a field practicing or playing with his teammates. “It’s been boring,” the Pittsburgh Steelers safety said Wednesday. “I just wanna play.” Kazee might get that chance soon. On injured reserve since before the start of the regular season because of...

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — For a Dolphins team that has seen its quarterback room upended by injuries the past three weeks, Wednesday marked a return to normalcy. As the team practiced underneath dreary skies at the Baptist Health Training Complex, they did so knowing that Tua Tagovailoa is back in...

Some Pittsburgh Steelers make me weary. Beyond the endless quarterback debate, that is. The most tiresome is receiver Diontae Johnson, the Dollar Tree version of Antonio Brown. Less expensive but less production. Less chaos, too, but still too much. Johnson got a two-year contract extension worth $36.71 million. He has...

Minkah Fitzpatrick appreciated south Florida enough that he made it his permanent offseason home, even if he lasted less than 17 months on the roster of south Florida’s NFL team. But while Fitzpatrick surely has racked up the miles flying back and forth from Pittsburgh to that area over the...

Wednesday’s “First Call” finds two Pittsburgh Steelers trade prospects advanced by ESPN. The Ravens are boosting their depth at wide receiver. We have an update on Myles Garrett’s health in Cleveland. And a former Pirate is having a hard time in the postseason. Selling off? ESPN NFL reporter Jeremy Fowler...

When Pittsburgh Steelers starting quarterback Kenny Pickett left Sunday’s game with a concussion, backup Mitch Trubisky replaced him with a game-winning (and perhaps season-resurrecting) performance. On Tuesday, however, coach Mike Tomlin announced that — if healthy — Pickett would be the starter this Sunday night in Miami. “It’s my understanding...

Given the opponent on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ schedule this week, Brian Flores’ civil lawsuit that involves the Miami Dolphins is bound to be a storyline ahead of the matchup Sunday night in South Florida. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin wants no part of it. At his weekly press conference Tuesday, Tomlin...

Mike Tomlin is proceeding with Kenny Pickett as the Pittsburgh Steelers starting quarterback Sunday night in Miami, ending any talk of a brewing controversy before it gathers momentum. Tomlin’s decision comes with a caveat. Pickett, the rookie first-round pick from Pitt, must be released from concussion protocol before he can...

The Pittsburgh Steelers may have stopped their losing streak, but they are still underdogs to begin Week 7. Tom Brady colorfully assesses his performance against the Steelers—and his even more colorful language during the game. Plus, we check in on some ups and downs for a few former Penguins. And...

Former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger managed to beat Tom Brady and the New England Patriots three times in Pittsburgh during his career. This weekend, the future Hall of Famer saw his soon-to-be Canton counterpart lose to the Steelers in a different capacity. Brady was quarterbacking the Tampa Bay Buccaneers....

For Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mitch Trubisky, there’s no doubt his performance in less than one half of football Sunday was more memorable than any stretch he put together in his four starts to begin the year. Hopefully, he embraces one of the obvious reasons why. When Trubisky replaced an injured...

Only three Tampa Bay Buccaneers players were responsible for more yards from scrimmage than what Pittsburgh Steelers guard Kevin Dotson provided the Bucs during Sunday’s game. Dotson’s three penalties — two for holding and one on a false start — gave Tampa Bay 25 yards of field position during a...

During a game in which the Pittsburgh Steelers’ secondary was depleted, some of the biggest pass breakups were made not by defensive backs but by inside linebackers. Each of the three inside linebackers who played during the Steelers’ 20-18 victory against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday got his hands...

The names Jackson, Wilson and Riley would have the makings of a reputable law firm if those three men already didn’t have jobs as professional football players. Until Sunday, Pittsburgh Steelers fans could be forgiven if they didn’t realize the trio of Josh Jackson, Quincy Wilson and Elijah Riley held...

A herd of 200-plus-pound men running around Acrisure Stadium on Sunday for the Pittsburgh Steelers game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers was no match for a flock of pigeons. In case some fans were concerned about the birds’ persistent boldness, they did not impact the game, said Steelers spokesman Burt...

Five things we learned from Steelers 20, Buccaneers 18: 1. Cut to the chase Not only did Chase Claypool catch the touchdown pass — the first by a Steelers receiver this year — that provided a 20-12 lead in the fourth quarter, he had a pair of third-down grabs on...

After Mitch Trubisky entered Sunday’s home win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third quarter because of Kenny Pickett’s concussion, Trubisky provided the best quarterback play the Pittsburgh Steelers have had all year. Better than Pickett. Better than Trubisky’s prior outings. That’s beyond argument. Numbers don’t lie. Trubisky was...

Wedding plans, anyone? Krafty. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were huge road favorites over Pittsburgh and a depleted secondary. Quarterback Tom Brady, arguably the best to ever play the game, skipped the Bucs’ walk-through practice and meetings Saturday morning to party at the wedding of his old buddy, Patriots owner Robert...

Revisiting the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback debate this week will become a moot point if Kenny Pickett is ruled out after suffering a concussion Sunday during a 20-18 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. But if he is ready to play Sunday night in Miami, Mark Madden of TribLIVE and 105.9...

One of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers gives his opinions on the Mitch Trubisky versus Kenny Pickett debate. A Carolina Panthers player gets kicked off the sideline. We look at the next opponent for the Pittsburgh Penguins. And Gerrit Cole keeps the Yankees alive in the American League Divisional Series. All...

PITTSBURGH — It’s a place steeped in winning tradition, with a proud franchise that celebrates its previous glory and trots out reminders of its famed history. As the Terrible Towels waved Sunday at Acrisure Stadium, images of Franco Harris, “Mean” Joe Greene, Lynn Swann and Ben Roethlisberger played on the...

Go ahead. You figure out the 2022 Pittsburgh Steelers. Or the NFL in general. The 1-4 Steelers entered Sunday’s game against the 3-2 Buccaneers on a four-game losing streak. A week after getting shredded in Buffalo, 38-3, the Steelers secondary dressed just one healthy starter. Coach Mike Tomlin’s team also...