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Monday’s “First Call” features some Bengals fans wagging their fingers at Steelers linebacker Bud Dupree after their team lost at Heinz Field. The New England Patriots spring another trick play on the Baltimore Ravens. The Cleveland Browns ruined a bet. And the Jacksonville Jaguars gave the Steelers a few things...

It’s time to stop wondering “how” and time to start wondering “how many.” In other words, forget how the Steelers managed to get to 9-0. Now let’s focus on how many in a row they will win before that streak is snapped. It’s time to stop asking “when” and start...

The Steelers will have Monday off. That’s not unusual after a victory in the second half of the season. But what is unusual about this particular “victory Monday” is that UPMC Rooney Sports Complex team headquarters will undergo a deep cleaning. According to team spokesman Burt Lauten, the facility will...

Now that was a 60-minute game for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Well, maybe 50-55 minutes. But close enough as they smoked the Cincinnati Bengals, 36-10, Sunday afternoon at Heinz Field. For perhaps just the second time this season — despite nine wins in nine tries — the undefeated Steelers were better...

Joe Burrow is no ordinary rookie quarterback, but the Pittsburgh Steelers sure treated him like one in a 36-10 victory Sunday. The Cincinnati Bengals took Burrow with the No. 1 overall pick this past spring after he won the Heisman Trophy in leading LSU to the national title, and, halfway...

The Pittsburgh Steelers continue to search for the right combinations to their subpackage defense in light of injuries to Devin Bush and Mike Hilton. Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals presented the newest personnel grouping. A day after being added to the 53-man roster for the first time this season,...

Less apparently is more when it comes to preparation time for Ben Roethlisberger. Much like Allen Iverson did two decades ago, Roethlisberger stated his case Sunday that practice is overrated. The 17-year veteran didn’t look like a quarterback who didn’t take a snap all week in practice judging by the...

All four players that were removed from the reserve/covid-19 list for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday are active and will play against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday at Heinz Field. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, linebacker Vince Williams, tackle Jerald Hawkins and running back Jaylen Samuels will be in uniform. Roethlisberger and...

Oh, the drama. Each year on Super Bowl Eve, the Associated Press presents its individual awards for the NFL season in a prime-time showcase fitting for the honors. We’re only halfway through the 2020 schedule, impacted of course by the coronavirus pandemic, but it’s worthwhile to take a look at...

These 2020 Pittsburgh Steelers might not be the best squad the franchise has fielded in its almost nine decades of existence. But these Steelers have done something none of their 87 predecessors did: win their first eight games. Never before, either, had any Steelers team entered a weekend as the...

Ben Roethlisberger did a lot of studying in his week while away from his Pittsburgh Steelers teammates. Some teaching, too. Activated from the reserve/covid-19 list Saturday, Roethlisberger talked about what it was like to sit out practice all week before participating in the team walkthrough in advance of the Steelers’...

James Washington’s versatility has worked against him the past two weeks for the Pittsburgh Steelers. When the Steelers went to a four-receiver, one-tight end formation in the second half against the Baltimore Ravens and Dallas Cowboys, Washington remained planted on the sideline. Instead of using Washington, the Steelers turned to...

Coach Mike Tomlin remains confident quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will be activated from the reserve/covid-19 list Saturday and start the following day against the Cincinnati Bengals. If Roethlisberger is cleared to rejoin the team Saturday, the Steelers will conduct what Tomlin termed an “extended walkthrough” in their final preparation before playing...

1. Wins versus No. 1s The Pittsburgh Steelers can make it three consecutive seasons with a victory against a rookie opposing quarterback drafted No. 1 overall. They are scheduled to face Joe Burrow’s Bengals on Sunday after defeating Kyler Murray’s Cardinals last season and Baker Mayfield’s Browns in 2018. But...

Growing up in Athens, Ohio, Joe Burrow found himself literally smack in the middle of an NFL football rivalry. Cincinnati was 130 miles away to the west. Pittsburgh loomed 135 miles to the northeast. “There were definitely more Steelers fans than Bengals fans growing up,” Burrow said this week. “That...

When a team is undefeated, problems tend to be papered over. They’re mentally minimized. “What’s there to worry about? They’re 8-0.” Such is the case with the Steelers defense. There’s a lot to like about that defense. But there are a few things to worry about, too, and they mostly...

What are the Pittsburgh Steelers planning to do with Ben Roethlisberger on Sunday? We find out in Friday’s “First Call.” We also get some Penguins news, a little rumble surrounding the Baltimore Ravens, and some good news for a Penn State/WPIAL alum. Here’s the plan According to Jay Glazer of...

For the unbeaten Pittsburgh Steelers (8-0), Sunday’s home game against the Cincinnati Bengals (2-5-1) appears more dangerous than it did a few weeks ago. • The Steelers looked highly vulnerable scratching past a bad Dallas Cowboys team that is now 2-7. • The Steelers have practiced all week without quarterback...

We see where this is going, don’t we? Chicago is issuing stay-at-home orders. Ohio is imposing tougher statewide mask mandates. Greece is in full lockdown nationwide. In the sports world, college football games all over the map are being canceled or postponed. Pitt is “pausing” its football program’s activities because...

It remains unclear if Mike Hilton will be able to play for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. But the slot cornerback is not trending in the right direction. A day after making it through a full practice for the first time since suffering a shoulder injury Oct. 18, Hilton was...

For Avery Williamson, the emotion he experienced Sunday could be considered uncharted territory in 2020. For the first time this season, the veteran linebacker got to celebrate a victory — even if he had nothing to do with it. A day after officially joining the Pittsburgh Steelers, Williamson watched his...

One plays for Pittsburgh’s team, and the other is from the area. Together, they’re the NFL’s most-used slot receivers. Sunday’s game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals features the wide receivers who rank first and second in the league in snaps run out of the slot, according to Pro...

The Pittsburgh Steelers are continuing to devise a gameplan for the Cincinnati Bengals with Ben Roethlisberger in mind. Although the Steelers won’t know until Saturday whether Roethlisberger can be activated from the NFL’s reserve/covid-19 list, offensive coordinator Randy Fichtner is installing plays for Sunday’s game with the 17-year veteran in...