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JuJu Smith-Schuster has 5 catches in return, says ‘it would be a blessing’ to remain with Steelers
JuJu Smith-Schuster fought his way back to play one more game this season. Was it also one final time he wore the black-and-gold? Smith-Schuster’s surprise return to game action three months after shoulder surgery ended with a team-high-tying five receptions in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 42-21 loss to the Kansas City...
Steelers unable to extend Roethlisberger’s final season as Chiefs roll to victory
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Dreams of the Pittsburgh Steelers delaying Ben Roethlisberger’s farewell for another week were alive and well early in the second quarter Sunday night at Arrowhead Stadium. Then, reality set in and the fairytale finish to his 18-year NFL career turned into a nightmare. Patrick Mahomes upstaged...
Steelers notes: Dan Moore Jr. returns to lineup, JuJu Smith-Schuster also starts
One Pittsburgh rookie offensive lineman — at least for the time being — lost his starting job late in the season after an injury. Another, apparently, did not. Dan Moore Jr. was back at left tackle when Sunday’s AFC wild-card playoff game against the Kansas City Chiefs began. A fourth-round...
With JuJu Smith-Schuster back for Steelers, WR Cody White heads to inactive list
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — JuJu Smith-Schuster’s return to the active roster for the Pittsburgh Steelers has resulted in wide receiver Cody White being designated as one of the team’s five inactive players Sunday night. Other players who won’t suit up for the wild-card game against the Kansas City Chiefs are...
Staying grounded until earning role, Ahkello Witherspoon now blossoming with Steelers
In an era of athletes quitting teams and forcing trades, it would not have been unexpected to hear Ahkello Witherspoon was irked about what happened over his first 12 weeks with the Pittsburgh Steelers. But leave it to the veteran cornerback to apply some much-needed, heartening perspective. “Man, I had...
Steelers’ Mike Tomlin chose Pressley Harvin over Corliss Waitman because of holding skills
Rare does a punters’ debate stoke the fires of a team’s football fans, but in Pittsburgh some were irked by a recent choice. The Pittsburgh Steelers elected to go back to Pressley Havin III to handle the punting duties during Sunday’s AFC wild-card playoff game against the Kansas City Chiefs....
Steelers face long odds, but unlikely champions have been crowned before
The Pittsburgh Steelers enter tonight’s AFC wild-card game against the Kansas City Chiefs facing the longest odds, not only of any team in the NFL playoffs this season, but of any team ever at this point of the postseason. They are 13½-point underdogs against the two-time defending AFC champion Chiefs...
Steelers’ JuJu Smith-Schuster, Najee Harris to play, Pressley Harvin the punter vs. Chiefs
The Pittsburgh Steelers made it official Saturday that two of their highest-profile players will be available for Sunday’s postseason opener. Running back Najee Harris was upgraded to assured to play from a questionable designation given to him during Friday’s league-mandated injury report. Less than two hours later Saturday afternoon, wide...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Steelers’ best strategy in Kansas City is to shorten the game
The likeliest way for the Steelers to beat Kansas City in Sunday’s wild-card playoff game is for the Chiefs to play horribly while the Steelers get lucky. That’s not very likely. If you’re looking for a more precise route — but one that’s even less probable — the Steelers must...
Steelers’ Joe Haden has waited long time for playoff win
Ben Roethlisberger is aware his words may ring hollow when he tells his younger Pittsburgh Steelers teammates not to count on playing in the postseason every year. “You never really know if you’re going to get a chance to get back,” Roethlisberger said this week as he prepared for the...
Four Downs: If Steelers must win special teams to beat Chiefs, it won’t be easy
1. Something special As a double-digit underdog, conventional wisdom suggests one of the best routes for a Pittsburgh Steelers upset of the Kansas City Chiefs in Sunday’s AFC wild-card playoff game is via an advantage on special teams. Judging by the caliber of the Chiefs’ special-teams unit, though, don’t bet...
Chiefs RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire will miss game vs. SteelersVideo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs will be without Clyde Edwards-Helaire for their wild-card playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday night after their starting running back was unable to put together a full week of practice because of a hurt collarbone. Chiefs coach Andy Reid confirmed Friday that...
Steelers mum on if JuJu Smith-Schuster will play vs. Chiefs, but his presence brings ‘energy’
A little more than 24 hours in advance of a 4 p.m. Saturday deadline for activating JuJu Smith-Schuster to the roster in time for a playoff game Sunday, Pittsburgh Steelers teammates were eager to let it be known they were unwilling to unveil any inside information about if Smith-Schuster could...
Steelers hold rare Heinz Field practice in prep for Chiefs
Who said Heinz Field had seen the last of the Pittsburgh Steelers for the 2021 season? Two-and-a-half weeks after the Steelers’ regular-season home finale and longer than that since it’d been determined they had no chance of hosting a playoff game, the Steelers were back at their home stadium Friday....
Starting OL Dan Moore Jr., Trai Turner, DB Arthur Maulet will play for Steelers vs. Chiefs
The Pittsburgh Steelers have a relatively clean bill of health headed into the postseason. Outside of a questionable designation given to running back Najee Harris, all other players on the 53-man roster were deemed as able to play on the injury report Friday. Of those who had missed practice time...
Best path for Steelers against Chiefs runs through Najee Harris
Though it made him sore for a couple days, the platelet-rich plasma shot Najee Harris received helped heal his injured right elbow. Can it also play a role in injecting some life into the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offense? The Steelers have a formidable opponent for Sunday’s AFC wild-card playoff game in...
Steelers’ T.J. Watt unanimously selected AP All Pro, Cam Heyward also on 1st team
For the second time in three seasons, Pittsburgh Steelers defensive teammates T.J. Watt and Cameron Heyward were named first-team AP All-Pro. Watt, the Steelers’ outside linebacker who tied the NFL season record for sacks with 22½, was a unanimous choice of 50 media members who regularly cover the league. The...
Tim Benz: We’ve heard all week why the Steelers won’t beat the Chiefs. If they do, 3 things must happen
By now, you’ve probably heard a dozen reasons why the Kansas City Chiefs are going to beat the Pittsburgh Steelers in Sunday night’s wild-card round playoff game. Unfortunately, I agree with just about all of them. If you play this game 100 times, the Chiefs probably win 95. But —...
First Call: Chiefs encouraged to rest stars vs. Steelers; Ben Roethlisberger rated worst QB in playoffs
Apparently, the postseason means open season on the Pittsburgh Steelers. Because everybody is taking pot shots. Meanwhile, ex-Steeler Melvin Ingram III is getting praise from his new Kansas City Chiefs teammates. And the Robert Morris women’s hockey team can add a third Olympian to its list of alumni. All that...
Steelers must deal with Travis Kelce, full-strength Tyreek Hill this time vs. ChiefsVideo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The last time the Kansas City Chiefs played the Pittsburgh Steelers, their record-setting wide receiver had just recovered from covid-19 and their star tight end was sitting at home and still dealing with the virus. They still rolled to a 36-10 victory at Arrowhead Stadium. That...
Guess who’s back? JuJu Smith-Schuster practices with Steelers 3 months after surgery
If JuJu Smith-Schuster’s return to practice Thursday for the Pittsburgh Steelers was unexpected to outsiders, imagine the reaction inside the locker room at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. Three months after undergoing supposed season-ending surgery on his right shoulder, Smith-Schuster was designated to return from injured reserve, leaving open the possibility...
Concern ‘high’ about Najee Harris’ availability after he again misses Steelers practice
Pittsburgh Steelers running back Najee Harris missed practice for a second consecutive day Thursday because of an elbow injury suffered during last week’s game. Coach Mike Tomlin, though, said Harris is “scheduled to” practice Friday, the final session before Sunday’s AFC wild-card playoff game at the Kansas City Chiefs. “I...
Diontae Johnson: No room on bandwagon ‘once’ Steelers beat Chiefs in playoffs
Add wide receiver Diontae Johnson to the list of Pittsburgh Steelers players unhappy with the perceived lack of respect the team is getting heading into the AFC playoffs against the Kansas City Chiefs. But while quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has led the charge by playfully using it as a motivational tool,...
WRs return: JuJu Smith-Schuster practices, James Washington off covid list for Steelers
The two most veteran and tenured members of the Pittsburgh Steelers wide receivers corps returned to practice. Just as the Steelers began their workout Thursday afternoon, they announced JuJu Smith-Schuster had been cleared to practice for the first time since he suffered a shoulder injury early during an Oct. 10...
Keith Butler glad to return to Steelers sideline after watching Ravens game on TV
Since he got into coaching in 1990, Keith Butler estimated he never missed one of his team’s games until Sunday. A positive covid test and an inability to clear protocols in time led to Butler remaining in Pittsburgh while the Steelers traveled to Baltimore with their season hanging in the...
