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Tim Benz: Sorry, ESPN. There’s no such thing as an ‘overrated’ 10-0 NFL team.
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...
Steelers to have only family, friends in stands for December home games
Fan capacity will be reduced for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ home games in December, the organization announced Monday after new orders were issued by state Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine. The Steelers will be permitted to have no more than 2,500 people — including fans, employees and team staff —...
Minkah Fitzpatrick is back to creating takeaways almost weekly for SteelersVideo
There were whispers that Minkah Fitzpatrick’s “ball-hawking” ways for the Pittsburgh Steelers had run their course when his “streak” of games without being part of a turnover was extended to nine through the first four weeks of this season. Since then, though, the takeaway machine that Fitzpatrick was when he...
Ravens will be short at RB when they face Steelers on Thanksgiving night
The Pittsburgh Steelers already knew they were facing a Baltimore Ravens team reeling with three losses in the past four games and on the brink of elimination from the AFC North title chase. On Monday, the Steelers learned the Ravens will be short-handed at one of their most dominant positions...
Steelers’ TE Vance McDonald could return from reserve/covid-19 list against Ravens
The Pittsburgh Steelers could have tight end Vance McDonald back on the field Thursday when they play the Baltimore Ravens at Heinz Field. Coach Mike Tomlin said Monday at his weekly press conference that McDonald has been “cleared to come back” from the reserve/covid-19 list. McDonald was placed on the...
5 things we learned: AFC North picture clear, not so for Steelers’ top spot in conference
5 things we learned from Steelers 27, Jaguars 3: 1. Playoff posturing Once thought of as a game that could help decide the top spot in the AFC North, the Thanksgiving matchup between the Steelers and Baltimore Ravens has undergone a change in storylines. For the Steelers, it is a...
Madden Monday: Why people nationally aren’t buzzing about Steelers the way they should
It’s probably the impending sense that no NFL team can go unbeaten. After all, if the locomotive that was the 2007 New England Patriots (18-1) couldn’t finish the job in the Super Bowl, maybe it can’t be done. Perhaps it’s a lack of faith in the level of competition faced...
First Call: Ravens ruffled before Steelers game. Le’Veon Bell helps K.C. Vanessa Hudgens with Cole Tucker?
The Ravens look flustered. The Steelers’ “MAC guys” looked happy. And Le’Veon Bell is looking to contribute in Kansas City. Plus, we’ve got hockey back in Pittsburgh. And a blossoming celebrity romance for a Pittsburgh Pirate. Maybe. All that and more in “First Call.” Ruffling the Ravens Not only are...
Tim Benz: Steelers’ turnover-happy defense, opportunistic offense key ‘Feats of Strength’ vs. Jaguars
Welp, the Steelers did it. They had three straight “trap games.” But they managed to avoid all the traps. In Dallas. At home against the Cincinnati Bengals. Then, on Sunday, they plowed through Jacksonville with a 27-3 victory over the Jaguars. The teams have a combined 6-23-1 record. So it...
Steelers ‘unleash’ dominant defense on Jaguars and their rookie QB
Poor Jake Luton was hit seven times, sacked twice and pressured or hurried on countless other occasions by the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. The rookie sixth-round pick tossed four interceptions and completed fewer than half his passes during another Jacksonville Jaguars loss. For the second consecutive week, the Steelers’ splash-play...
Terrell Edmunds enjoys career day with 2 interceptions for Steelers in win over Jaguars
When he stepped on the field Sunday, Terrell Edmunds had played 38 games since his last interception. It also was the only one Edmunds had in 41 career games in three seasons at strong safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Edmunds not only ended that streak in a 27-3 victory against...
Steelers’ Zach Gentry has ‘significant’ injury, but JuJu Smith-Schuster, Joe Haden OK
Backup tight end Zach Gentry suffered a “significant” knee injury during Sunday’s Pittsburgh Steelers victory. But two of the Steelers’ most recognizable players, by all accounts, emerged unscathed despite injury scares. Cornerback Joe Haden and receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster each needed attention from training staff after suffering injuries during the second...
Mark Madden: Steelers are juggernaut, whether they look it or not
Sunday’s 27-3 win at Jacksonville showed why the Pittsburgh Steelers, despite being 10-0, aren’t on top of all the power rankings and why they would be underdogs vs. Kansas City, even at Heinz Field. It was unentertaining and nondescript. The Steelers stumbled through the first quarter, put the game away...
Steelers see improvement in running game during rout of Jaguars
Running back James Conner remarked that “everybody” had counted out the Pittsburgh Steelers rushing offense. Where did he see that so many were doing so? “Everywhere,” the Steelers’ featured back said during remarks that were perhaps more ornery that you might expect for a player on a team that won...
Steelers eventually rev up, trounce Jaguars to reach 10-0
In a matchup of teams heading in opposite directions, the outcome at TIAA Bank Field on Sunday afternoon was not unexpected. All the Pittsburgh Steelers had to do to improve to 10-0, however, was overcome another sluggish start against an inferior opponent. The Steelers needed 17 points in the second...
Isaiah Buggs the odd man out on D-line as lone non-QB healthy inactive for Steelers
There has been an apparent change in the depth chart for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ defensive line, albeit a minor one. Despite being listed on the league-mandated official injury report as healthy for Sunday’s game, Isaiah Buggs is not in uniform to play the Jacksonville Jaguars. A second-year pro, Buggs spent...
Steelers activate DE Chris Wormley from injured reserve
Chris Wormley’s stint on injured reserve is over after three weeks. Wormley was activated by the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday, making him eligible to play Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars at TIAA Bank Field. Wormley was placed on injured reserve Oct. 31 with a knee injury that he sustained in...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Odds are stacked against undefeated Steelers season
Jake Scott passed away Thursday. Scott was an All-Pro safety for the 1972 Miami Dolphins, the only undefeated team in NFL history. Scott was MVP in that season’s final game, Super Bowl VII. He had two interceptions. Scott went to his grave not knowing if the current Steelers would finish...
Under Mike Tomlin, nothing comes easy for Steelers when they visit Jacksonville
Mike Tomlin bristled at the notion earlier this week of his Pittsburgh Steelers playing a trap game Sunday at Jacksonville. He has good reason to feel that way. No matter that the Steelers are the only undefeated team in the NFL. One look at the Steelers’ history of games at...
Steelers’ Cam Heyward donates cleats in honor of Tree of Life victims
The Squirrel Hill neighborhood is close to Cam Heyward’s heart. The Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle used to live there. He was devastated after the Oct. 27, 2018 shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue. Helping the area became his focus in “My Cause, My Cleats,” an initiative throughout the National...
Mike Hilton expected to play vs. Jaguars after practicing for 3rd day in a row for Steelers
It’s full speed ahead for slot cornerback Mike Hilton, who is expected to return from a four-game absence Sunday when the Pittsburgh Steelers play the Jacksonville Jaguars at TIAA Bank Field. Hilton practiced for a third consecutive day Friday and no longer is listed on the team’s official injury report....
Perfect on field goals, Chris Boswell thinks extra-point issues are behind Steelers
Chris Boswell will put the NFL’s longest active field-goal streak on the line Sunday when the Pittsburgh Steelers travel to Jacksonville. The veteran kicker has made his past 25 field goal attempts in succession, including all 14 this season. After the franchise-record 59-yard attempt he made two weeks ago in...
Steelers NT Tyson Alualu awaits another Jacksonville homecoming
Tyson Alualu hopes his second trip home to Jacksonville is as rewarding as the first. In 2018, Alualu’s second season with the Pittsburgh Steelers following a seven-year career with the Jaguars, the Steelers overcame a 16-point second-half deficit to eke out a last-second 20-16 victory at TIAA Bank Field. Alualu...
Steelers Four Downs: Yards after catch fueling passing game
1. YAC daddies The Pittsburgh Steelers rank 18th in the NFL in passing yards per game. That’s not an indictment of the team’s passing game. It is more a function of having a lead so often, thus muting the incentive to throw too much. But despite that mediocre total, three...
No ‘messing’ around: Marcus Allen kept working, carved out niche with Steelers
Marcus Allen grinned widely and chuckled. The Pittsburgh Steelers third-year defender answered in the affirmative, confirming what coach Mike Tomlin likes to say to Allen as he passes his locker, indeed, is not “mess with me.” The “mess” in “mess with” — a reference to an encounter they had during...
