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Tuesday’s “First Call” has the latest Pittsburgh Steelers trade rumors regarding linebacker Melvin Ingram III. Some upcoming Steelers foes are dealing with significant injuries. And we look at Pitt’s next opponent. Angry Ingram Trade rumors continue to swirl around Steelers pass rusher Melvin Ingram III. The latest comes from the...

A month ago, the Pittsburgh Steelers fan base would’ve gladly signed up for this. In blood. At 1-3, with two AFC losses at home under their belts already, the notion of the Steelers being 4-3 with a win over the Cleveland Browns sounded too good to be true. Especially with...

In the two seasons they were teammates on the Cleveland Browns, linebacker Joe Schobert couldn’t recall wide receiver Jarvis Landry fumbling in a game. It happened in practice, with Schobert being the culprit, but not in a game to the best of the his recollection. “Jarvis is a great competitor...

Five things we learned from Steelers 15, Browns 10: 1. Tightening up The Steelers were short-handed at tight end for the first time this season because of Eric Ebron’s hamstring injury that he sustained in practice Thursday. Ebron’s absence, however, hardly registered against the Browns. Such was the way rookie...

When the Steelers visited Cleveland on Sunday, it was a battle of traditional rivals, mediocre teams and a whole lot of idiocy. The dumbness manifested itself at many levels: • Thirteen penalties in all, a few more that canceled each other out and a few more that went uncalled. (It...

Sure, Pittsburgh Steelers fans are dumbfounded by coach Mike Tomlin’s fake field goal attempt that landed kicker Chris Boswell in concussion protocol. But the Steelers won and the Cleveland Browns are reeling. And Cleveland media is piling on the Browns as well. Here are some snippets. Enjoy. “They have much...

Monday’s “First Call” has an update on Chris Boswell’s health after the Pittsburgh Steelers kicker was injured Sunday afternoon. Also, one ex-Steeler scores a touchdown. Another gets busted for a bad penalty call. And Pitt is out of the Top 25. All is well Despite having to leave Sunday’s game...

The Pittsburgh Steelers managed a 15-10 win against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, despite a first-half fake field goal attempt going horrifically wrong. Not only did the attempt fail, but kicker Chris Boswell got injured in the process. the hit on boswell on that fake field goal pic.twitter.com/40jrRVpZ6Z— Benstonium (@Benstonium)...

CLEVELAND — A 255-pound rookie punter… lining up to kick a game-winning field goal? Complete with a Hall of Fame quarterback performing the hold? If things had played out just a little bit differently, could that have been the dramatic ending of Sunday’s Pittsburgh Steelers-Cleveland Browns game? “We’ll never know,”...

CLEVELAND — Following a three-game losing streak with an equal number of consecutive wins has gotten the Pittsburgh Steelers back into hunt for the AFC North title. The Steelers improved to 4-3 and switched places with the Cleveland Browns on Sunday as a result of their 15-10 victory at FirstEnergy...

I’m not sure how the Pittsburgh Steelers got there. But they did. They somehow closed out a gutsy, important 15-10 victory over the Cleveland Browns. They lost kicker Chris Boswell to a concussion on a fake field goal. They had more third-down issues on offense. And they committed eight penalties....

CLEVELAND — Each of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ touchdowns during Sunday’s 15-10 win at the Browns was scored by a rookie. Each was made possible by two other members of the Steelers’ draft class. The careers of the Steelers’ 2021 rookie class are just beginning, but already the group is making...

CLEVELAND – After Sunday’s 15-10 win against the Browns, Cameron Heyward was big on PG-13 language. Wearing a black-and-gold T-shirt that read “Get the (heck) to work,” the Pittsburgh Steelers veteran defensive lineman used a similar tone in describing how the defense contained the Browns’ vaunted rushing attack. “Stay in...

CLEVELAND – Playing the entire second half without their kicker forced the Pittsburgh Steelers to adopt a go-for-broke mentality Sunday afternoon on the road against the Cleveland Browns. • Such as when they faced a fourth-and-2 near the goal line in the fourth quarter while trailing by a point. •...

CLEVELAND — The Pittsburgh Steelers lost kicker Chris Boswell to a head injury when he was knocked to the ground on a fake field goal attempt against the Cleveland Browns. With the score tied 3-3 and 1 minute, 45 second remaining before halftime, the Steelers attempted a fake field goal...

Myles Garrett showed up hoping to scare Ben Roethlisberger. Cleveland’s star defensive end — and the NFL’s sacks leader — arrived at FirstEnergy Stadium for Sunday’s game against the Steelers dressed as the Grim Reaper, complete with a scythe and the names of quarterbacks he’s taken down in the past...

CLEVELAND — Zach Banner has been medically cleared to play, but the Pittsburgh Steelers aren’t quite ready to use him during games. For the second consecutive game after his activation off the injured reserve list, Banner was designated as a gameday inactive for Sunday’s game at the Cleveland Browns. Banner’s...

Through seven-plus decades of NFL games, through the wins and losses and one tie, there has been one constant to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ rivalry with the Cleveland Browns: The bus ride up the turnpike. With the exception of the Browns’ three-year absence from the NFL in the 1990s, the Steelers...

It’s Taco time for the Pittsburgh Steelers defense. With Melvin Ingram III ruled out from playing in Sunday’s game in Cleveland because of a groin injury, the Pittsburgh Steelers called up former NFL first-round pick Taco Charlton to serve as their primary backup at outside linebacker against the Browns. A...

1. Shot and chaser There was chatter over the offseason after the promotion of Matt Canada to offensive coordinator that the Pittsburgh Steelers would go under center more often. That hasn’t played out. Ben Roethlisberger is in the shotgun as much as ever. According to data from footballoutsiders.com, the Steelers’...

Cleveland quarterback Baker Mayfield wants to be a warrior. If he could, he’d wear the shoulder harness that protects his injured shoulder outside his jersey. Create a “Spirit of ’76” vibe. Turn it into a commercial. Mayfield has a torn labrum and a fracture in his left (non-throwing) shoulder. He...

T.J. Watt’s bona fides as an elite pass rusher need no explanation. Watt has 11 sacks in his past 19 games for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and, barring injury, he’s well on his way in joining Reggie White as the only players in NFL history to have four consecutive 13-sack seasons....

The NFL’s official draft profile of Najee Harris featured legitimate concern about Harris’ durability because of the workload he undertakes and the punishment his body therefore endures. As the touches pile up during a rookie season for the Pittsburgh Steelers, though, Harris doesn’t share those worries. “Am I concerned? No,”...

Eric Ebron began the week insisting he is content with his increasingly diminished role in the Pittsburgh Steelers offense. He ended it injured significantly enough that he won’t play in the Steelers’ next game. Ebron did not practice Friday and will not play Sunday against the Cleveland Browns, the Steelers...

About as far as Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin would go in acknowledging veteran Melvin Ingram III is unhappy with his role on the team is to say he has spoken with him. Tomlin also insists Ingram’s absence from Friday’s practice is not related to reports he seeks a trade....