Steelers/NFL category, Page 319

Of all the doomsday scenarios, hypotheticals, and “what ifs” about what could happen with the oft-delayed Steelers-Ravens matchup, here’s an absolute doozy. Mark Madden advanced it during our “Madden Monday” podcast. What if the Steelers-Ravens game still can’t be played Tuesday? And, as a result, both teams finish with only...

With six games remaining in the Pittsburgh Steelers season, defensive end Stephon Tuitt already has established a career high with seven sacks. Tuitt won’t get a chance to add to his total Tuesday against the Baltimore Ravens — and perhaps not in Week 13 against Washington — courtesy of his...

In a covid-19 environment where NFL practices are canceled and games rescheduled on short notice, what Mike Tomlin experienced Sunday was as close to normal as anything the Pittsburgh Steelers coach could imagine lately. Tomlin had his players on the field at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex for a workout that...

The Pittsburgh Steelers are dealing with more covid-19 cases as their twice-postponed game against the Baltimore Ravens approaches. Running back James Conner tested positive Saturday, the Steelers announced, and he is the fourth player in two days to be added to the reserve/covid-19 list. The Steelers also announced assistant coaches...

Since the game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens got pushed back to Sunday and then Tuesday, two themes have emerged via local angst: • Baltimore broke the rules. • The Steelers have been hard done by. The former implies that an outbreak of covid is akin to jumping...

Everyone saw JuJu Smith-Schuster blow out the “candle” — a football — after the rest of the Pittsburgh Steelers receiving corps sang “Happy Birthday” to him following the first touchdown of last week’s game in Jacksonville. It was classic JuJu, complete with a set of effervescent celebratory hops — the...

The NFL is moving the date of the Pittsburgh Steelers-Baltimore Ravens game one more time. Because of a continued covid-19 outbreak in the Ravens organization, the league announced the game is being postponed from Sunday afternoon until Tuesday night. The game will be televised at 8 p.m. by NBC. The...

Tight end Vance McDonald was re-instated to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 53-man roster Thursday, the day his exemption from being on the reserve/covid-19 list expired. A coronavirus test McDonald took while the Steelers were in Dallas on Nov. 8 came back positive the following day, and he has been isolated from...

The game never getting played because of a worldwide pandemic that caused an outbreak within a bitter division rival? Unprecedented. Unique. Bizarre. And yet, entirely on brand for what has been the history of Pittsburgh Steelers games on Thanksgiving. The first scheduled NFL game to be played on Thanksgiving in...

“Multiple” coronavirus tests among Baltimore Ravens came back positive Thursday, according to CBS Sports reports, potentially further endangering the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers that already has been pushed back because of covid-19 concerns. In an early Thanksgiving Day morning post to his verified Twitter account, CBS’ Jason La Canfora...

The Pittsburgh Steelers will have to wait to host a Thanksgiving Day game for the first time. Their fans will have to wait until 2021 to see them in person. In the wake of several members of the Baltimore Ravens organization testing positive for coronavirus this week, the NFL announced...

They already have achieved the best start in franchise history. They are the first NFL team in five years to win their first 10 games. The Pittsburgh Steelers, though, have no interest in matching the 1972 Miami Dolphins as the only team to complete a perfect season. Sure, they want...

When Tom Brady ditched New England and coach Bill Belichick to join Tampa Bay for the 2020 season, debate raged immediately: Who made who? What we’ve learned, however, should have been obvious: They made each other. Minus Brady (and eight covid opt-outs), Belichick’s Patriots are 4-6 and out of realistic...

Wednesday’s “First Call” gives us game-by-game odds of the Pittsburgh Steelers going 16-0. There’s a long-shot way the Steelers can clinch a playoff spot this weekend. And we get a look at some plans to handle the Baltimore Ravens rush attack. What it will take? ESPN.com did a deep statistical...

Are you mad that the government doesn’t want you congregating for Thanksgiving? Yeah. I get it. But that’ll result in fewer angry debates at the dinner table. So that’s a plus. Instead, you can just get mad on Twitter like we do the other 364 days of the year. To...

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster fondly remembers Thanksgiving dinners growing up. “The older people would always be served first,” said Smith-Schuster on Tuesday. He’s making the sure the seniors are taken care of this year, especially when they might not be able to have a traditional Thanksgiving dinner and...

When it comes to scoring points, few NFL teams have been as consistent as the Pittsburgh Steelers this season. The Steelers have established a franchise record by scoring at least 24 points in every game while building a 10-0 record that represents the best start in franchise history. Only the...

Cornerback Joe Haden, who sat out part of the fourth quarter Sunday with a knee injury, did not practice Tuesday as the Pittsburgh Steelers continued preparations for their Thanksgiving night game against the Baltimore Ravens at Heinz Field. Haden played 37 of 58 snaps in the Steelers’ 27-3 victory at...

Former Pittsburgh Steelers guard Alan Faneca and wide receiver Hines Ward have again made the cut from 130 preliminary candidates to the group of 25 semifinalists eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Faneca is a semifinalist for the sixth time. Ward has made it to the second step...

Down to one healthy tight end entering the week, the Pittsburgh Steelers will have three available Thursday night when they play the Baltimore Ravens at Heinz Field. On Tuesday, the Steelers activated veteran Vance McDonald from the reserve/covid-19 list and signed Pine-Richland graduate Kevin Rader from the practice squad. Rader...

Tuesday’s “First Call” looks at shifting gambling lines for the Steelers-Ravens game. Bud Dupree on the topic of a potential 16-0 Steelers season. A rare quiet game for Aaron Donald. And Antonio Brown gets stats with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Opening up The gambling line for the Steelers-Ravens game opened...

As the Steelers get ready to host the Baltimore Ravens Thanksgiving night at Heinz Field, a question persists. Are they more like the Steelers than we ever want to admit? No, not the unbeaten 2020 Steelers. I meant the 2005 Super Bowl champion Steelers. This year’s Steelers are 10-0, including...

ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith put a burr under the saddle of Steelers fans Monday. On his “First Take” program, Smith was asked if he’d “lean towards calling the Pittsburgh Steelers underrated or overrated.” Smith — who often professes his fondness for the Steelers —said if he had to choose only...