Steelers/NFL category, Page 337
Mike Tomlin calls Steelers failures in short-yardage situations ‘catastrophic’ to 23-17 loss
Having some time to reflect on his team’s 23-17 loss to Washington a day earlier, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin came to one conclusion. “I live by the coaching creed, ‘If you can’t get a yard, you don’t deserve to win,’” Tomlin said Tuesday at his weekly press conference. The...
Catch the ball or face benching, Mike Tomlin tells Steelers’ receiversVideo
After watching his eligible targets drop ball after ball in the past two games, Mike Tomlin delivered an ultimatum Tuesday to the Pittsburgh Steelers pass catchers. “They can catch the ball or they can get replaced by those who will catch it,” Tomlin said a day after the Steelers offense...
5 things we learned: Short-yardage failures on display for Steelers in loss to Washington
Five things we learned from Washington Football Team 23, Steelers 17: 1. Short stops Be it issues with the play calls or the execution of what is sent in over the headset, the Steelers were beset by failures in short-yardage situations, and those mistakes correlated to the first defeat of...
First Call: Bill Cowher, JuJu to the Jets? Washington, Miami, Cleveland celebrate Steelers loss
The Steelers lost their first game of the year Monday night. They got awfully mouthy about the result in the Washington locker room. And in Miami. And in Cleveland. Oh, and Bill Cowher and JuJu Smith-Schuster may both wind up in New York with the Jets. So there’s that, too....
Steelers notes: T.J. Watt takes over NFL sack lead, Jerald Hawkins a thrown-to ‘eligible’
With a takedown of Alex Smith during the final minute of the first half of Monday’s 23-17 loss to the Washington Football Team, Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt took over sole possession of the NFL lead in sacks. Watt has 12, one more than the Los Angeles Rams’ Aaron...
Steelers played end of game without both starting outside CBs; Robert Spillane also injured
The Pittsburgh Steelers started Monday’s game without one of their starting outside cornerbacks. They ended it without the other, too. Joe Haden was being evaluated for a concussion as the 23-17 loss to the Washington Football Team was finishing. He left the game after making a tackle on Peyton Barber...
Steelers’ Matthew Wright perfect on kicks in NFL debut, but not trusted with late FG
Matthew Wright had himself a respectable night in his NFL debut. But did his lack of experience lead to a lack of confidence in him from coaches that helped contribute to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ first loss this season? Added to the active roster earlier in the day to replace an...
Tim Benz: ‘Airing of Grievances’ after Steelers suffer first loss of 2020. Offensive imbalance, defensive fade
Most realists thought the Steelers would lose eventually. But I don’t think most expected their undefeated season to end against Washington at home. But it did Monday evening in a 23-17 loss. And for all the reasons we felt things starting to wobble. Mounting injuries. An imbalanced offense. A defense...
Steelers’ perfect season ended by Washington
An undefeated season no longer is in the cards, and a playoff berth will have to wait another week for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Armed with a 14-point lead in the first half, the Steelers came unglued in the second, and any chance of matching the 1972 Dolphins was vanquished with...
Starting CB Steve Nelson among inactives for Steelers game against Washington
Cornerback Steve Nelson is among six players the Pittsburgh Steelers placed on the inactive list Monday for their game against Washington. Nelson will miss just the second game in his two seasons with the Steelers. He had an MRI taken on his knee last week and did not practice in...
Steelers activate OT Jerald Hawkins, promote PK Matthew Wright from practice squad
Matthew Wright will make an unlikely NFL debut Monday night for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Signed to the practice squad just a week ago, Wright was promoted to the active roster Monday, meaning he will replace an injured Chris Boswell as the Steelers’ placekicker against Washington. Boswell was added to the...
First Call: Steelers ‘overrated’? Then other NFL ‘elites’ have some explaining to do. Hockey talk, as well.
Think the Steelers are overrated? Well, what does that say for the rest of the NFL’s elite? How much are you willing to spend on a hockey card? What are you willing to bet on the College Football Playoff? And what local kid is making good in the hockey world...
Madden Monday: Prediction! Steelers go 16-0 and lose their first playoff game
In this week’s “Madden Monday” podcast, Mark Madden of 105.9 The X looks into his crystal ball. He has seen the future. And Steelers fans will love the first part of what he has to say. The second part? Not so much. “I have a vision they will go 16-0,”...
Tim Benz: Steelers unbeaten status starting to feel very shaky
For an 11-0 team, the Pittsburgh Steelers don’t have a lot to be happy about of late. And they seem to be acutely aware of that. To steal a line from Mike Tomlin, the only thing perfect about this group is its record. Over the past month, everything else has...
Decade after ‘Young money crew,’ do Steelers have WR corps that trumps it?
With the Pittsburgh Steelers on their way to a 12-4 season in 2011, their leading receiver famously let the media in on the nickname the corps had dubbed itself. “The Young Money Crew” included Mike “Fast Money” Wallace, Emmanuel “Easy Money” Sanders, Antonio “Cash Money” Brown and Hines “Old Money”...
Sacks streak record within Steelers’ grasp when they play Washington
What the Pittsburgh Steelers hope to accomplish Monday doesn’t carry the historical significance of, say, Joe DiMaggio’s 56-game hitting streak. It won’t go into the sports pantheon of memorable milestones alongside UCLA’s 88 consecutive wins, Cal Ripken’s 2,632 consecutive games played or the Boston Celtics’ run of eight NBA championships...
Four Downs: Bud Dupree wasn’t Steelers’ best pass rusher, but he was very good
1. Missing your Bud The loss of outside linebacker Bud Dupree to a season-ending knee injury won’t mean the Pittsburgh Steelers cannot win the Super Bowl. But even though Dupree wasn’t the best player on his team at his position, that doesn’t mean he won’t be missed by a defense...
Ben Roethlisberger questionable to play for Steelers on Monday with knee injury
For the second time this season, Ben Roethlisberger has missed a full week of practice. This time, he is listed as questionable to play for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday against Washington. Roethlisberger was an observer at practice Saturday with what the team has categorized as a knee injury. Coach...
Fallen soldier honored by Steelers’ Alejandro Villanueva cleared to receive Medal of Honor
Alwyn Cashe, the Army sergeant honored on the back of the helmet of Pittsburgh Steelers tackle Alejandro Villanueva this season, has been cleared to posthumously receive the Medal of Honor. President Trump on Friday signed a bipartisan bill previously passed by the U.S. House and Senate that waives a statute...
Steelers activate DE Stephon Tuitt from reserve/covid-19 list
The Pittsburgh Steelers will have another starter eligible to play Monday against Washington. Defensive end Stephon Tuitt was activated Saturday from the reserve/covid-19 list. Tuitt was placed on the list Nov. 27, and he missed the Steelers’ 19-14 victory against the Baltimore Ravens. Tuitt is having his best NFL season....
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: The Steelers are better without Le’Veon Bell and Antonio Brown
As Pittsburgh celebrates the success of the 11-0 Steelers, take a moment to bask in the abject failure of Le’Veon Bell and Antonio Brown, aka the Toxic Twins. These two Einsteins finagled their way out of Pittsburgh, mistakenly thinking pastures would be greener and more glorious elsewhere. Bell went to...
Steelers trying not to overload Alex Highsmith in first game as Bud Dupree’s replacement
He is not even a dozen games into his pro career, and Alex Highsmith has been given the unenviable task of replacing half of the NFL’s best pass-rushing duo for the rest of the season. The next-man up concept Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin preaches will be tested again with...
Opponent big plays becoming a bigger issue for Steelers defense
Defining a “big play” is up to interpretation. But over the past eight games, the Pittsburgh Steelers have allowed 15 plays of at least 30 yards, and three touchdowns of at least 70 yards. Are opponents getting “chunk” plays against the Steelers too often? “It’s always too often,” defensive coordinator...
Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger’s next pass will be his 200th in a row without being sacked
In assessing the play of his offensive line, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger combines the two biggest late-year holidays. The unit gave him as much a reason as any to give thanks this Thanksgiving, so much so that he has added them to his Christmas list. “My guys up front...
CB Steve Nelson sits out practice for Steelers with knee injury
On the first official practice in a short week of preparation for the Pittsburgh Steelers, cornerback Steve Nelson was not a participant, which could foreshadow his absence Monday against Washington. Nelson was not listed by coach Mike Tomlin on the injury report he gave after the Steelers’ 19-14 win Wednesday...
