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Kevin Gorman: When it comes to QBs, Steelers are on Island of Misfit Toys 
This season Mike Tomlin calls a journey started for the Pittsburgh Steelers with Ben Roethlisberger as their starting quarterback, Mason Rudolph as backup and neither Devlin Hodges nor Paxton Lynch on an NFL roster or practice squad. That the Steelers go into their season finale with Hodges as the starter...
Mike Tomlin, Steelers expect to see former Penn State QB Trace McSorley with Ravens
After a three-year starting career at Penn State in which he won 31 games, Trace McSorley figures to get the first regular-season action of his NFL career against the Pittsburgh Steelers. With the Baltimore Ravens having already locked up the AFC’s No. 1 seed in the playoffs, coach John Harbaugh...
With Mason Rudolph unavailable, Steelers have no choice but to turn back to Devlin Hodges 
It might have been the only time Mike Tomlin laughed on Christmas Eve. As the old saying goes, if you don’t laugh, you’ll cry — and the latter might have been in play for Tomlin on a day in which he had no choice but to turn to Devlin Hodges...
Maurkice Pouncey will not play in Steelers regular-season finale vs. Ravens 
It’s probably fitting that in this injury-riddled Pittsburgh Steelers season that they’ll be without at least one more Pro Bowler for their regular-season finale. Center Maurkice Pouncey will not play against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday in a game that earning a win would significantly aid the Steelers’ playoff hopes....
Steelers place Mason Rudolph on IR, sign ex-Ohio State QB J.T. Barrett to practice squad
When the Pittsburgh Steelers make a final push for the playoffs on Sunday at Baltimore, they won’t have second-year quarterback Mason Rudolph around to rescue them. Rudolph’s season officially came to an end when the Steelers placed him on the injured reserve list Tuesday with a left shoulder injury he...
Kevin Gorman’s Who runs the North?: Road to the Super Bowl goes through the Grinch 
The Baltimore Ravens don’t just run the AFC North. For the first time, the AFC playoffs run through Baltimore. The Ravens didn’t just win their 11th consecutive game to clinch the conference’s top seed and home field throughout the AFC playoffs for the first time. They eliminated the Cleveland Browns...
John Harbaugh: Despite resting stars, Ravens ‘want to win this game’ vs. Steelers
Unlike the high stakes for the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Baltimore Ravens have nothing to play for Sunday in regards to playoff positioning. Some of their best players will be shielded from playing. But Ravens coach John Harbaugh said none of that means his team won’t be ready to play in...
B.J. Finney says recent spate of Steelers bad snaps happens sometimes
B.J. Finney was standing in the Pittsburgh Steelers locker room at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex when he was asked about the recent spate of bad snaps that he and Maurkice Pouncey have delivered. But before he could barely begin his answer, Devlin Hodges walked by and interrupted. “I’ve gotta...
Kevin Gorman: Steelers believe they can still make the playoffs, even if chances are so-so 
Cameron Heyward gave a cockeye glare as I noted the Pittsburgh Steelers’ playoffs predicament: They haven’t beaten a team this season that has qualified for the playoffs, yet now need to beat the team with the NFL’s best record to qualify. The Steelers defensive captain shrugged his shoulders. “So?” The...
James Conner gets MRI on injured thigh, unsure of status for Steelers finale 
Wearing sweatpants and a T-shirt, James Conner walked without a limp in the Pittsburgh Steelers locker room Monday. Not 24 hours earlier, the running back was injured on a second-quarter carry during a loss at the New York Jets. Conner said he had an MRI on Monday morning and was...
Paxton Lynch prepared for promotion to role as No. 2 QB for Steelers finale 
When Paxton Lynch was working out at Virginia Mason Athletic Center in Renton, Wash., in July and August, who could have guessed by Christmas he would be a play away from having the Pittsburgh Steelers’ playoff hopes riding on his strong right arm? With Mason Rudolph’s injured left shoulder expected...
Cam Heyward, Steelers looking to extend season beyond Week 17 
Cameron Heyward walked from the showers toward his corner locker at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex on Monday afternoon, surveying the scene surrounding him. A group of reporters were milling around while a handful of players sat quietly in front of their stalls. “Is there a funeral in here?” Heyward said....
Ravens to sit Lamar Jackson, start Robert Griffin III at QB against Steelers in finale 
The Pittsburgh Steelers were planning to prepare for Lamar Jackson to start at quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens in their season finale, but John Harbaugh took the ball out of his hands. The Ravens coach announced Monday that Jackson is one of a handful of Pro Bowl players who will...
Mark Madden: Put blame for Steelers woes on quarterbacks
For the second straight year, the Steelers seemed to be locked into a playoff berth late in the season. For the second straight year, they’re going to blow it. What went wrong? The most shocking development: The offensive line fluctuated between mediocre and terrible. Ramon Foster is washed up. Alejandro...
With Mason Rudolph ailing, Devlin Hodges to start for Steelers in season finale
Down to their only healthy option at quarterback with experience running their offense in a game this season, the Pittsburgh Steelers will turn to Devlin Hodges as their starter for Week 17 at Baltimore. Mason Rudolph, who replaced Hodges in the second quarter Sunday and led the Steelers to their...
Tim Benz, Mark Madden outline Steelers' continued issues after Jets loss 
The Pittsburgh Steelers missed an opportunity to control their own destiny. And now it’s not hard to see them missing the playoffs. A 16-10 loss to the New York Jets on Sunday leaves the Steelers needing a win and some help to make the playoffs. Tim Benz and Mark Madden...
Survey: Barcelona is best-paid team in world sports, Steelers rank 75th
LONDON — Soccer players at Spanish powerhouses Barcelona and Real Madrid are on the best-paid teams in world sports, according to a survey published Monday. On that same list, the Pittsburgh Steelers came in as the 75th best-paid team. The Penguins landed at 91st, with the Pirates at 177th. The...
5 things we learned after Steelers lose control of playoff destiny in loss to Jets
Five things we learned from Jets 16, Steelers 10: 1. Wild final weekend The most simplistic formula for the Steelers to get into the playoffs is to win Sunday in Baltimore and have the Tennessee Titans lose their game at the Houston Texans. The Steelers still could get into the...
Tim Benz, Mark Madden dissect everything that went wrong in Steelers' loss to Jets
The Steelers’ postseason hopes are hanging by a thread. Matt Murray still can’t find his game. And the Pirates are signing players who hit .151. Merry Christmas. Don’t blame Mark Madden for being a Grinch. Me either. We aren’t putting the coal in your stocking. We are just telling you...
Tim Benz: Airing of grievances after a costly Steelers loss to Jets 
No Steelers fan is festive this Festivus season. Why should they be? For the second straight year, the Steelers have spent most of December playing themselves out of a playoff spot. The latest issue was Sunday’s 16-10 loss to the 6-9 New York Jets. Now ‘tis the time on the...
Steelers’ Week 17 game at Baltimore moved to 4:25 p.m. start
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The Pittsburgh Steelers’ regular season will last an additional three-plus hours. What happens in it will help determine if their season goes on beyond that. The NFL on Sunday night announced its schedule for Week 17 games. In recent years, the league has set Week 17...
Jets’ Le’Veon Bell arrives in black-and-gold, leaves with win vs. Steelers 
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Le’Veon Bell arrived at MetLife Stadium on Sunday wearing a Pittsburgh gold shirt and black pants. “I wasn’t doing it to be petty or nothing,” Bell said after facing the Pittsburgh Steelers for the first time. “It was just, I thought it would draw a little...
Mason Rudolph, Maurkice Pouncey, James Conner injured in Steelers loss
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The injury-ravaged Pittsburgh Steelers season saw another spate of injuries to significant players Sunday. Pro Bowl center Maurkice Pouncey, starting running back James Conner and quarterback Mason Rudolph left the Steelers’ 16-10 loss at the New York Jets and did not return. Coach Mike Tomlin, as...
Kevin Gorman: After losing to Jets, the Steelers' playoff hopes are down to another Hail Mary 
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. The Pittsburgh Steelers’ playoff hopes went from the right hand of Devlin “Duck” Hodges, off the hands of James Washington and through the hands of JuJu Smith-Schuster in the final minute at MetLife Stadium. Now, they are out of the Steelers’ hands. A 16-10 loss to the...
‘Sorry, everybody:' JuJu Smith-Schuster takes blame for Steelers' loss
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — A half hour after the Pittsburgh Steelers’ loss to the New York Jets on Sunday, JuJu Smith-Schuster sat at his locker in full uniform sans helmet. The majority of his teammates in the MetLife Stadium visitors’ locker room had showered and changed, and some had even...


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