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CINCINNATI – Already without their star quarterback, the Cincinnati Bengals had to enter Thursday’s game against the rival Pittsburgh Steelers without their best defensive player. Edge rusher Trey Hendrickson did not dress Thursday night when the Bengals prepared to face the Steelers. The reigning NFL sacks leader, Hendrickson suffered a...

CINCINNATI – Pittsburgh Steelers safety DeShon Elliott joined his teammates in Cincinnati by early afternoon Thursday and was in unform for that evening’s game against the Bengals. Elliott was not part of the traveling party to Ohio when the Steelers left en masse Wednesday afternoon. The team cited a “personal”...

His assimilation as a rookie into the defense, by all indications, has been seamless. Pittsburgh Steelers teammates and coaches are impressed, and opponents have watched him make at least one “splash” play against them in each of his NFL games. Has playing defensive tackle in the pros progressed as smoothly...

For the first time this season, the Pittsburgh Steelers (4-1) will play under the lights when they visit Paycor Stadium to play the Cincinnati Bengals (2-4) on Thursday. Kickoff is set for 8:15 p.m. The game will be broadcast on Prime Video, and simulcast locally on WTAE-TV, with Al Michaels...

1. ‘Herb’ is the word Nick Herbig started the season — and remains — the third option for the Pittsburgh Steelers at outside linebacker. By one respected measure, though, he’s No. 1 in the NFL. A third-year former fourth-round pick, Herbig is the best in the league among edge rushers...

The Steelers are 4-1. The Penguins are actually somewhat entertaining so far. Pitt may have found a quarterback, and Penn State satisfied its fan base by firing James Franklin. Most importantly, we don’t have to watch the Pirates lose until April. Times are good. Well … at least by Pittsburgh...

The latest edition of “First Call” has the injury reports for Thursday night’s Steelers-Bengals game in Cincinnati. We also have an update on those complaints from players about the Acrisure Stadium playing surface. Plus, we talk some hockey as the Penguins get ready to play their next game in Los...

Safety DeShon Elliott did not travel with the Pittsburgh Steelers to Cincinnati on Wednesday and is questionable to play in their game Thursday night against the Bengals. Elliott did not travel because of personal reasons. Elliott and linebacker Malik Harrison are listed as questionable. Harrison is on injured reserve with...

The NFL Draft is coming to Pittsburgh, and many fans will want to gear up and show a little hometown spirit. The 2026 NFL Draft Collection is now available on the Steelers Pro Shop website — featuring a total of 49 different items for sale. The draft begins April 23...

Mike Tomlin has one reason to be upset the Cleveland Browns traded Joe Flacco to the Cincinnati Bengals last week. Scratch that. Make it 10 reasons. That’s the number of times Flacco started a game and beaten the Pittsburgh Steelers in the regular season during his 18-year NFL career. No...

Former Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has an idea to fix the issue of the playing surface at Acrisure Stadium. Evict Pitt. “You can’t have a professional football team — not just the Steelers, but the opponents — play on a surface like that. You’re paying them a lot of money,...

Steelers coach Mike Tomlin fairly berated Cleveland GM Andrew Berry for trading quarterback Joe Flacco to AFC North rival Cincinnati: “It doesn’t make sense to me to trade a quarterback that you think enough of to make your (Week 1 starter) to a division opponent that’s hurting in that area....

Wednesday’s “First Call” has Joe Flacco’s response to Mike Tomlin’s criticism of the Cleveland Browns trading him to Cincinnati. We have a health update on the Bengals heading into Thursday’s game against the Steelers. We also examine the officiating crew for that contest. And Mike Sullivan’s Rangers are off to...

For as much as Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin had to say about Cleveland Browns general manager Andrew Berry during his press conference this week, plenty more was expressed while remaining unsaid. Tomlin’s club faces the Cincinnati Bengals on Thursday night. They recently acquired veteran quarterback Joe Flacco from the...

For only the third time in his career, Patrick Queen is in a stretch of accumulating 30 tackles over a three-game span. The Pittsburgh Steelers veteran inside linebacker has three passes defended and a sack over the past three games, as well. Queen has never left the field for a...

It’s said that age is only a number. But that number is pretty high in regards to the starting quarterbacks for “Thursday Night Football” in Cincinnati. The Pittsburgh Steelers’ Aaron Rodgers is 41, and his counterpart with the Bengals — Joe Flacco — is 40. “It’s like a retirement home...

Calvin Austin III did not take part in the only Pittsburgh Steelers practice leading up to Thursday’s game in Cincinnati, an indication that the receiver will miss a second consecutive contest because of a shoulder injury. Austin joined special-teams captain Miles Killebrew — who suffered a significant knee injury during...

When the Pittsburgh Steelers remade their cornerback group in the offseason, adding two decorated veteran starters, they had this upcoming game against the Cincinnati Bengals as a litmus test. Having cornerbacks who could cover the Bengals’ star receiver duo of Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins was utmost in coach Mike...

SCOUTING THE BENGALS Last meeting Bengals beat Steelers, 19-17, on Jan. 4, 2025, in Pittsburgh. Key matchup Steelers outside linebackers vs. Bengals offensive tackles The Steelers have evolved into a three-headed monster of pass rushers from the edge — T.J. Watt, Alex Highsmith and Nick Herbig. They have combined for...

The CEO of a North Carolina corporation, who bought a minority stake in the Pittsburgh Steelers from a Steel City-bred billionaire, died in an all-terrain vehicle crash over the weekend, the business he founded said Monday. Doug Lebda was 55. In a company announcement, LendingTree confirmed that Lebda died Sunday...

Mike Tomlin told media members that he was annoyed by some of our questions during his weekly press conference on Monday. Eh, why should this week be any different? I’m not sure if any of my questions contributed to Tomlin’s level of agitation. If so, it certainly wouldn’t be the...

Overall satisfied with his effort against one All-Pro edge pass rusher Sunday, Broderick Jones spent Monday prepping to face another just three days later. “This is the NFL, man,” Jones said. “It never gets easy.” Jones was the primary offensive lineman lined up across from the Cleveland Browns’ Myles Garrett...

5 things we learned from Steelers 23, Browns 9: 1. Divisional divide A third of the way through the season and arguably the NFL’s most competitive division is in a state of disarray. Since Week 3, no AFC North team has won a game other than the Steelers. Every team...

Less than 7 minutes into his NFL debut and on his second snap as a pro, Ke’Shawn Williams had a punt return longer than all but one of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ the past five seasons. A questionable illegal block call overturned Williams’ 47-yard return during the first quarter of Sunday’s...