Jack Sawyer prepping for 1st start for Steelers in wake of injuries to T.J. Watt, Nick Herbig
For the first time in his young NFL career, Jack Sawyer played more than half of the defensive snaps in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 28-15 victory Monday night against the Miami Dolphins. The rookie fourth-round draft pick from Ohio State could exceed that workload Sunday when the Steelers face the Detroit...
Returning to hometown not as important as returning to field for Steelers’ rookie Derrick Harmon
After missing the past three games — and five overall — in his rookie season with the Pittsburgh Steelers because of knee injuries, first-round pick Derrick Harmon is expected to return Sunday when the Steelers face the Detroit Lions. It will be a special moment for Harmon — and not...
Offense sizzles as Steelers stay in 1st place with crowd-pleasing win over Miami
Nobody booed “Renegade” or chanted for Mike Tomlin to be fired in the second half Monday night. Funny how playing with a multi-score lead can change a fan base’s emotions. On a night when the Pittsburgh Steelers celebrated their annual Hall of Honor class, nothing but positive vibes flowed inside...
Ben Roethlisberger content to be part of Steelers’ Hall of Honor, has no desire for comeback
Philip Rivers returned from a five-year absence to provide functional quarterback play Sunday, so why not Ben Roethlisberger, a fellow passer from that fabled 2004 draft class? Roethlisberger, after all, is a few months younger than the 44-year-old Rivers, and he threw his last pass in 2021, a full year...
RB Jaylen Warren is listed as questionable for Steelers’ game vs. Dolphins due to illness
Jaylen Warren, the leading rusher for the Pittsburgh Steelers this season, is a late addition to the team’s injury report and is listed as questionable to play Monday night because of an illness. The Steelers (7-6) will face the Miami Dolphins (6-7) at Acrisure Stadium. Warren was not listed on...
Steelers to face Dolphins without CB James Pierre; Asante Samuel Jr. could make 1st start
After winning the left outside cornerback job and starting the past four games, James Pierre will miss the Pittsburgh Steelers’ game Monday night against the Miami Dolphins. Coach Mike Tomlin declared Pierre out with a calf injury. Pierre did not practice the entire week and was ruled out following practice...
Steelers find missing deep passing game, but can it continue during stretch run?
On the first offensive play run by Pittsburgh Steelers last Sunday, Aaron Rodgers accomplished something neither he nor Mason Rudolph had done the entire month of November. He completed a pass that traveled 20 yards or longer in the air. When Rodgers took advantage of single coverage on the outside...
Steelers’ T.J. Watt ‘at home, resting comfortably’ after having surgery for collapsed lung
Pittsburgh Steelers star pass rusher T.J. Watt was released from the hospital and is “at home, resting comfortably,” coach Mike Tomlin said Friday inside UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. Tomlin described Watt as out for the “Monday Night Football” game against the Miami Dolphins at Acrisure Stadium but said he doesn’t...
Steelers outside linebackers brace for facing Dolphins without top pass rusher T.J. Watt
For the first time since 2022, the Pittsburgh Steelers will play a game without former NFL Defensive Player of the Year T.J. Watt. Watt was ruled out of the Steelers’ game Monday night against the Miami Dolphins after he spent two nights in a hospital while undergoing a procedure to...
5 things we learned: In AFC North, Steelers control destiny, but so do 2nd-place Ravens
Five things we learned from Steelers 27, Ravens 22: 1. Northern exposure While it’s true the Steelers got a leg up on the Ravens in the AFC North, Baltimore controls its playoff fate the rest of the way. As do the Steelers. It may sound confusing, but it’s true. If...
Controversial non-TD call looms large in Steelers’ victory against Ravens
BALTIMORE — Because replay officials determined that Isaiah Likely didn’t hold onto the ball, the Pittsburgh Steelers held on for a 27-22 victory Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens that gave them sole possession of first place in the AFC North. Trailing by five points with 2 minutes, 43 seconds left...
Steelers hold off final Ravens drive to win in Baltimore
BALTIMORE — In a reversal of fortune Sunday — and thanks to a few reversed calls — the Pittsburgh Steelers secured a rare victory after holding a halftime lead. Albeit barely. The Steelers survived a second-half rally by the Baltimore Ravens and a few controversial instant replay rulings to defeat...
Until last year, Steelers had Ravens’ number when visiting M&T Bank Stadium
Gloom and doom surrounds the Pittsburgh Steelers’ visit to Baltimore this weekend. Given the team’s recent play — and last year’s trips to the Charm City — those low expectations are hardly surprising even if this game will determine first place in the AFC North. The Steelers, after all, aren’t...
WR Adam Thielen compares joining Steelers this late in season to ‘learning a new language’
For the first time since he joined the Pittsburgh Steelers this week, Adam Thielen was scheduled to meet with the media immediately after practice Thursday. Instead, he spent a half hour at the team’s indoor practice facility running plays and concepts with quarterbacks Mason Rudolph and Will Howard. Meetings were...
Steelers’ Aaron Rodgers wants receivers to attend meetings, film study with ‘an open mind’
When he was asked Sunday night how he can get more in sync with his wide receivers, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers left the impression that attendance at weekly film study was not perfect. “When there’s film sessions, everybody shows up,” Rodgers said after the offense managed a season-low 166...
TE Pat Freiermuth frustrated but not losing sleep over reduced role in Steelers offense
For the second time this season, tight end Pat Freiermuth played fewer than 20 snaps in a game. He also wasn’t targeted once in either instance, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 26-7 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday being the latest example of his disappearance from the offense. The next time...
Steelers great L.C. Greenwood among seniors category finalists for Pro Football Hall of Fame
L.C. Greenwood is among three seniors category finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026. The former Steelers defensive lineman was a major part of the Steel Curtain, helping the team win four Super Bowl titles in the 1970s. Drafted out of Arkansas-Pine Bluff by the Steelers...
Steelers claim 35-year-old WR Adam Thielen off waivers from Vikings
The Pittsburgh Steelers added an aging and recently released wide receiver to their position group. Adam Thielen, 35, was claimed off waivers by the Steelers on Tuesday, a day after he was released following a second tour with the Minnesota Vikings. Thielen had requested his release so he could finish...
Steelers cut ties with CB Darius Slay, sign Asante Samuel Jr. to 53-man roster
The Darius Slay experiment as a starting cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers ended a few weeks ago. His time with the organization ended Tuesday. Slay, who started the first nine games after signing a one-year, $10 million deal with the Steelers in free agency, was waived, enabling the Steelers to...
Mike Tomlin understands frustrations of Steelers fans, shares dissatisfaction with recent losing stretch
Mike Tomlin doesn’t think he should be fired, contrary to the outpouring of emotions Sunday night at Acrisure Stadium when angry fans chanted for his dismissal late in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 26-7 loss to the Buffalo Bills. The Steelers lost a second consecutive game and for the fourth time this...
Mike Tomlin declares rookie DT Derrick Harmon out for 1st-place matchup against RavensVideo
Derrick Harmon was drafted in the first round so the Pittsburgh Steelers could address their run-defense deficiencies that cropped up in December and January against the Baltimore Ravens. It was one of the changes the organization made after the Ravens rushed for 299 yards in the wild-card playoff round, which...
After Thanksgiving hangover, Steelers go back to drawing board to face Ravens
From viewing what he called a “poorer” week of practice to having at least one of his pass catchers apparently skip film study, Aaron Rodgers had several reasons to think the Pittsburgh Steelers weren’t properly focused Sunday when they played the Buffalo Bills in a pivotal AFC matchup at Acrisure...
5 things we learned: TE Pat Freiermuth remains missing from Steelers’ game plan
Five things we learned from Bills 26, Steelers 7: 1. Missing man Forgive fans for thinking that Pat Freiermuth’s face has been plastered to the back of a milk carton. He still remains employed by the Steelers. It was just difficult to find him on the field Sunday. Freiermuth logged...
Say it isn’t so: Steelers fans boo ‘Renegade’ in 4th quarter of loss to Bills
Steeler Nation has turned its back on “Renegade.” At least that was the appearance given when the popular Styx anthem was booed lustily by fans at Acrisure Stadium in the fourth quarter of the Steelers’ 26-7 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. The Steelers had just turned the ball...
Rodgers’ return doesn’t help as Bills send Steelers to 5th loss in past 7 games
Aaron Rodgers’ return from a left wrist injury didn’t provide the jolt the Pittsburgh Steelers were seeking Sunday. Instead, it was a jolt to Rodgers that awakened the Buffalo Bills and sent the Steelers to another loss. Rodgers lost a fumble after being sacked from behind on the first play...
