Steelers/NFL category, Page 269
Steelers notebook: After quiet game, T.J. Watt mum on possible rib injury
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A week after setting the franchise’s single-season sacks record, T.J. Watt was invisible for much of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 36-10 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. An injury to his ribs might have been a contributing factor to Watt finishing with just one tackle and no...
Despite blowout loss, Steelers still have path to playoffs
The 36-10 loss in Kansas City on Sunday was like a big hunk of stale coal. But in the spirit of the Christmas season, how about a little black-and-gold helping of hope? If the Pittsburgh Steelers can manage to win their final two games, two weeks from now they might...
Airing of Grievances: Another awful start, rotten possession-down play-calling among usual complaints as Chiefs hammer Steelers
Because we are coming up on New Year’s resolution season, I’d like to make one about my own coverage of the Pittsburgh Steelers. I want to write an “Airing of Grievances” post that doesn’t include complaints about poor play-calling, awful first-half starts, a constant reliance on throwing short of the...
Steelers blown out by Chiefs as playoff hopes take hit
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Pittsburgh Steelers came to this Midwestern outpost and had their division title hopes smoked like so much of this city’s famous barbecue. Playing a game they needed to win to keep pace in the AFC North, the Steelers followed a familiar script of road letdowns....
Steelers vs. Chiefs: Corliss Waitman to make NFL debut as Steelers punter
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Punter Corliss Waitman, who spent the 2020 season on the Pittsburgh Steelers practice squad, will make his NFL debut against the Kansas City Chiefs. Waitman will replace rookie Pressley Harvin III, who did not make the trip to Kansas City because of the death of his...
Steelers punter Pressley Harvin III to miss game against Chiefs after death of his father
Rookie punter Pressley Harvin III did not make the trip to Kansas City with the Pittsburgh Steelers and will not play Sunday after the death of his father on Christmas morning. A Steelers spokesman said Harvin was downgraded to out because of “personal reasons.” Harvin wrote on his verified Instagram...
Tim Benz: The Steelers have been repeating recent history — it’s time to rewrite the ending
If 2021 is starting to feel familiar to Pittsburgh Steelers fans, well, it should. Because you just lived through it in 2018. The longer this topsy-turvy NFL season winds along, the more it looks like that ill-fated Black and Gold voyage of three years ago that ended in late-season heartbreak...
Players recall guidance of Steelers coach Chuck Noll on 30th anniversary of his retirement
It seems that anyone who ever played for Chuck Noll has a story about how he humiliated or confounded them. Noll was, to say the least, a puzzling character. Yet, they all seem to have come away with a feeling of enduring admiration for the man who led the Pittsburgh...
T.J. Watt the only one who doesn’t like talking about his dominant season for Steelers
From having two sacks in the season opener to missing a pair of game because of injury and racking up multiple sacks in seven of 12 games played this season, T.J. Watt is on pace to break the NFL’s single-season sacks record. Likewise, any time the Pittsburgh Steelers’ star outside...
Steelers Four Downs: No matter the method, offensive line rating among worst in NFL
1. The line is offensive Fans complain about it. The playcalling appears handcuffed by it. Troy Aikman seemed incredulous by it. And the number-crunchers agree: the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offensive line is one of the worst in the NFL. Fourteen games into the 2021 season, sample-size is no longer an issue,...
Called ‘The Grinch,’ Najee Harris hopes to finally break long run for Steelers
Najee Harris has a wide smile he wears often, and his interactions with media are typically gregarious and friendly. So it was surprising when the rookie running back revealed what some of Pittsburgh Steelers teammates call him. “They call me ‘The Grinch’ around here,” Harris said after the Christmas Eve...
Montravius Adams activated off Steelers’ covid list, 5 players remain on it
Pittsburgh Steelers nose tackle Montravius Adams was activated Friday, meaning for the time being the number of players on the covid-19 list is shrinking rather than growing — a positive development 48 hours before their game at the Kansas City Chiefs. Adams missed this past Sunday’s game against the Tennessee...
Mark Madden: Immaculate Reception remains iconic moment, but still no one is sure exactly what happened
Thursday was the 49th anniversary of the Immaculate Reception. It’s an iconic moment in Pittsburgh sports for a plethora of reasons. It’s got a catchy name. A fan coined it; it was popularized by the late sportscaster Myron Cope. It was thought to launch the Pittsburgh Steelers’ dynasty in the...
Crisper snaps for rookie C Kendrick Green to be tested when Steelers play Chiefs at raucous Arrowhead
Kendrick Green removed the glove from his right hand — the one he uses to snap the football — and removed some of the issues that have plagued him during his rookie season. A week after he was beset by several off-the-mark snaps in a loss at Minnesota, the Pittsburgh...
Pat Freiermuth, Chris Wormley ruled out for Steelers vs. Chiefs
In addition to a covid list that included one starter among five players on the active roster, the Pittsburgh Steelers will head to Kansas City without two other starters because of injury. Tight end Pat Freiermuth and defensive lineman Chris Wormley were ruled out for Sunday’s game at the Chiefs....
Pat Freiermuth, Chris Wormley sit out practice again for Steelers; Ben Roethlisberger limited
Rookie tight end Pat Freiermuth and veteran defensive end Chris Wormley will have one more opportunity to show if they will be available Sunday when the Pittsburgh Steelers play the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium. Freiermuth (concussion) and Wormley (groin) each missed practice for the second day in a...
Slow finish against Titans adds to list of growing problems for Steelers offense
After starting slower than a dial-up web connection for the past month, the Pittsburgh Steelers offense encountered a new issue Sunday against the Tennessee Titans. They couldn’t finish fast, either. Lost in the 19-13 come-from-behind victory Sunday was the way the offense bogged down after the defense repeatedly provided a...
Steelers add RB Anthony McFarland, DL Isaiah Buggs to reserve/covid list
It hasn’t quite reached outbreak status, but the number of players added to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ reserve/covid list continues to increase daily. Running back Anthony McFarland and defensive lineman Isaiah Buggs were the latest to join the list Thursday, the team announced. They join linebackers Devin Bush and Marcus Allen,...
U mad, bro: Differing opinions on Steelers’ performance against Tennessee has fans grouchy for Christmas
Based on my email and Twitter exchange about the Steelers this December, many of you folks seem to believe I’m the type of person who would leave out sour milk and stale cookies for Santa Claus. Not true. I’m actually quite a jolly little elf this time of year. Please,...
Steelers defensive stars T.J. Watt, Cameron Heyward voted to Pro Bowl
Defensive stars T.J. Watt and Cameron Heyward were voted to the Pro Bowl on Wednesday, giving the Pittsburgh Steelers multiple representatives at the NFL’s all-star game for the 21st consecutive season. For Heyward, the 32-year-old defensive tackle, this is the fifth consecutive season he has been honored. Watt’s Pro Bowl...
In concussion protocol, Steelers TE Pat Freiermuth does not practice
The first official word about Pat Freiermuth was not encouraging aftrer he was evaluated for a possible concussion. The Pittsburgh Steelers’ standout rookie tight end did not practice Wednesday, according to the league-mandated injury report. That would suggest he has not made sufficient progress while in protocol after absorbing a...
Ben Roethlisberger plans to resist temptation to match throws with Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes
Ben Roethlisberger’s memories from the only time he went head-to-head against Patrick Mahomes are a little foggy. Perhaps with good reason. It came in the second game of the 2018 season. After an unexpected 21-21 tie to open the season at Cleveland, the Pittsburgh Steelers opened their home schedule against...
Steelers starting guard Kevin Dotson cleared for return to practice
Starting left guard Kevin Dotson returned to Pittsburgh Steelers practice Wednesday, the team announced, opening a window in which he can return to game action as he recovers from an ankle injury. Dotson has not played since suffering the injury during the first series of a tie with the Detroit...
ILBs Devin Bush, Marcus Allen, OT Zach Banner added to Steelers’ covid list
A day after the names piled up on the covid-19 list of their next opponent, the Pittsburgh Steelers had some apparent positive tests of their own. Starting inside linebacker Devin Bush joined backup offensive tackle Zach Banner and backup inside linebacker Macus Allen on the Steelers’ covid list, it was...
Mark Madden: Steelers’ T.J. Watt deserves Defensive Player of the Year award, but will he win it?
T.J. Watt of the Pittsburgh Steelers should win the NFL Defensive Player of the Year award. Watt should be a lock, in fact. But Watt has missed two games and parts of three others. That shouldn’t hurt him, but it might. The most basic ability is availability. (It seems Watt...
