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With Ben Roethlisberger lost for season, Steelers turn to Mason RudolphVideo
The Pittsburgh Steelers are at the crossroads of their season, and Ben Roethlisberger is at the crossroads of his career with news Monday that the team’s franchise quarterback will need to undergo season-ending elbow surgery. Roethlisberger clutched his right elbow and winced in pain after throwing a pair of passes...
Steelers promote record-setting Devlin Hodges to replace Big Ben on active roster
“Duck Dynasty” is getting a raise. And, for the time being at least, a more prominent role. The Pittsburgh Steelers promoted Devlin Hodges to the active roster Monday, about five hours after announcing franchise quarterback Ben Roethlisberger would be out for the rest of the season following elbow surgery. Hodges...
Ben Roethlisberger injury, 0-2 start turn Steelers into big betting longshots
At 0-2 and without their franchise quarterback for the rest of the season, the Pittsburgh Steelers have turned into heavy longshots in the gambling community. According to Sportsbettingdime.com, the Steelers’ odds to win AFC North have gone from a “high” of +150 before the season began (meaning, a $100 bet...
Steelers’ Sean Davis expects to play next week, Anthony Chickillo’s foot remains in walking boot
Sean Davis’ right shoulder was heavily wrapped in the Pittsburgh Steelers locker room Monday afternoon. Though he was awaiting the results of an MRI performed on the shoulder the previous night, Davis remained optimistic he would be able to play this coming Sunday at the San Francisco 49ers. “I actually...
Mark Madden: Ben Roethlisberger’s injury tops long list of Steelers’ problems
It was hoped the departure of Antonio Brown would make the Steelers a more focused and disciplined team by way of removing distraction. It hasn’t turned out that way. Losing Ben Roethlisberger for the rest of the season trumps any other problem. But the Steelers are in a state of...
The other side: Seattle basks in Russell Wilson’s winning performance vs. Steelers
It was Russell Wilson to the rescue. That’s how news outlets on the Pacific coast saw it. The Seattle Seahawks defeated the Steelers, 28-26, on Sunday at Heinz Field, and their six-time Pro Bowl and Super Bowl-champion quarterback engineered just enough to get them to that victory. The Steelers sacked...
Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger out for season with elbow injury
With one 49-word statement, the Pittsburgh Steelers season was potentially turned upside down. Ben Roethlisberger will undergo season-ending surgery on his right elbow, the team announced just before noon Monday. The 16-year, two-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback suffered an injury during the first half of the Steelers’ 28-26 loss to the...
Tim Benz, Mark Madden take Steelers to task after loss to Seahawks
“I think the Steelers season is probably over.” That’s how Mark Madden feels about what the Black and Gold have done through two games. The Steelers are 0-2 after suffering a 28-26 loss to the Seahawks on Sunday in the home opener at Heinz Field. And with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger...
5 things we learned from Steelers’ loss to SeahawksVideo
Five things we learned from Seahawks 28, Steelers 26: 1. Clear and obvious? Instant replay czar Al Riveron struck again, calling a pass interference penalty on Terrell Edmunds from his New York studio when no flag was thrown on the Heinz Field grass. Riveron, famous in these parts for his...
Tim Benz, Mark Madden rip Steelers, Pat Narduzzi, awful PiratesVideo
This week’s “Madden Monday” ain’t gonna be pretty. How could it be? You saw the Steelers game, right? There’s so much to tear apart . Mark Madden and Tim Benz analyze what went wrong against the Seahawks. And there was a lot. We start with Ben Roethlisberger’s elbow injury. Mason...
Mason Rudolph gets opportunity to lead Steelers offenseVideo
Now that he’s the Pittsburgh Steelers starting quarterback for the foreseeable future, Mason Rudolph feels freer to open up about how difficult being third string was as a rookie last season. Although Rudolph is wise enough to recognize there plenty of quarterbacks had successful NFL careers that began as a...
Kevin Gorman: Steelers lost not because of pass-interference penalty but their reactionVideo
Kameron Kelly watched the replay and knew what was coming next, that a new NFL rule was about to put the Pittsburgh Steelers in a precarious position. On a prayer of a pass from Russell Wilson to Tyler Lockett on a second-and-20 from the Seattle 27, Kelly was defending in...
Tim Benz: An angry airing of grievances after Steelers’ loss to Seahawks
History wasn’t on the Steelers’ side heading into their season opener in Foxborough in Week 1. And history repeated itself with a 33-3 loss to the New England Patriots. History was on the Steelers’ side in their home opener against the Seattle Seahawks in Week 2. • The Steelers were...
Penalty on field goal results in 4-point swing that hurts Steelers in lossVideo
Not only were the Pittsburgh Steelers hurt by a costly pass-interference call against safety Terrell Edmunds in the fourth quarter of a 28-26 loss to Seattle on Sunday, they were on the wrong end of a four-point swing in the second courtesy of another penalty. Nose tackle Dan McCullers, playing...
Seahawks offensive lineman: Steelers passrushers ‘started to get tired and wear down’
The way Sunday’s game against the Seattle Seahawks started, the Pittsburgh Steelers looked every bit the unit that tied for the NFL lead in sacks last season. By the end of it, they looked anything but. At least one Seahawks player had a theory to explain why. “You could feel...
Mason Rudolph earns respect of Steelers teammates with play in NFL debut
At 0-2 and with their franchise quarterback injured, the Pittsburgh Steelers appear to be in big trouble. But the players feel “really” comfortable — times three — with Ben Roethlisberger’s replacement, Mason Rudolph. “Mason,” tight end Vance McDonald said after Sunday’s game, “did a really, really, really good job today.”...
Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger injured in loss to SeahawksVideo
Because of an injury to Ben Roethlisberger, the Pittsburgh Steelers had to put their untested second-string quarterback on the field for the second half Sunday afternoon. Trouble was, they had to keep putting their oft-tested first-string defense out there, too. Mason Rudolph injected some life into the offense, but the...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Steelers rally behind Mason Rudolph but can’t stop Seahawks
The Pittsburgh Steelers had their starting quarterback, running back, inside linebacker and free safety sidelined with injuries for the second half against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday. That should have been a recipe for disaster. The Steelers just traded third-string quarterback Josh Dobbs to Jacksonville this past week, leaving only...
Funeral services set for Steelers 4-time Super Bowl champion Sam Davis
The family of Sam Davis, a four-time Super Bowl champion with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1970s, has announced funeral services for the former left guard. Viewing will be held Tuesday from 4-8 p.m. at Bidwell Presbyterian Church, 1025 Liverpool Street, on the city’s North Side. The funeral service will...
Joe Haden, Maurkice Pouncey active and in uniform for Steelers game against Seahawks
Cornerback Joe Haden and center Maurkice Pouncey are in uniform and activated to play for the Pittsburgh Steelers in their home opener Sunday afternoon against the Seattle Seahawks. Haden (shoulder) and Pouncey (ankle) did not practice until Friday this past week after each had suffered an injury late in last...
Fans ready for Steelers’ home opener at Heinz Field
The Pittsburgh Steelers home opener against the Seattle Seahawks kicks off at 1 p.m. on Sunday, and fans arrived early at the stadium. TribLive reporter Emily Balser roamed tailgates in the parking lots and areas around Heinz Field on the North Shore as fans looked forward to seeing how the...
30 years after early-season misery, ex-Steelers stress ‘don’t panic’
A 30-point loss on the road to the most bitter of rivals was a deflating way for the Pittsburgh Steelers to open their season. Thirty years ago this week, though, topped that on the misery index. Easily. “Fifty-one to nothing? Can you even believe it?” Craig Wolfley said this week,...
Four Downs: Steelers prepare for improvisational Seahawks QB Russell Wilson
1. Patient Wilson A week after facing the quick-decision, get-the-ball-out-quickly Tom Brady, the Pittsburgh Steelers defense faces an entirely different style in the Seattle Seahawks’ Russell Wilson. Wilson had the third-longest average time to throw (3.02 seconds) among qualifying quarterbacks last season, according to the NFL’s Next Gen Stats platform....
Will Sean Davis’ return help Steelers’ issues with miscommunication, allowing big plays?
The season opener was, in the head coach’s words, a “catastrophic” loss in which the Pittsburgh Steelers were “failing miserably.” While no particular unit of the team should be spared of blame, the secondary perhaps took the hardest hit. The New England Patriots connected on seven passing plays of at...
If needed, Artie Burns ‘definitely ready’ for return to Steelers’ first-team defense
If Joe Haden’s shoulder does not agree with him in time for Sunday’s home opener against the Seattle Seahawks, a familiar but forgotten face would be back in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ first-team secondary. Artie Burns would be the proverbial next man up at outside cornerback if Haden cannot play. “I’m...
