Joe Rutter stories, Page 64
Steelers activate CB Joe Haden, center Kendrick Green from reserve/covid list
Two Pittsburgh Steelers players returned from the reserve/covid list Saturday, and another was added. Cornerback Joe Haden and center Kendrick Green were activated to the active roster, the team announced. But taking their place on the list is wide receiver James Washington, whose inclusion rules him out from playing Sunday...
History shows Steelers can overcome long odds on final weekend to make playoffs
The New York Times website features a playoff simulator that is billed as an interactive calculator designed to allow fans to explore each NFL team’s chances of making the postseason. The numbers don’t quite compute for the Pittsburgh Steelers, who face a 9% chance of extending their season beyond Sunday....
As rookie season nears finish, Steelers’ Najee Harris not basking in personal success
Najee Harris believes all rookies enter the NFL with expectations, and he’s no exception. And as he prepares to finish a season in which he leads all first-year running backs in virtually every statistical category, one would think he exceeded any realistic goals. Harris, though, quit caring about personal success...
Diontae Johnson rejoins Steelers after short stint on covid list
Diontae Johnson is back on track to start Sunday for the Pittsburgh Steelers. One day after he was placed on the reserve/covid list, Johnson cleared protocols and was activated to the 53-man roster. Johnson is having a career year in his third NFL season. Heading into the season finale Sunday...
Steelers vs. Ravens: Diontae Johnson, Kendrick Green placed on reserve/covid list
The Pittsburgh Steelers likely will be without their most prolific wide receiver and rookie center when they face the Baltimore Ravens in the season finale Sunday. Diontae Johnson and Kendrick Green were placed on the reserve/covid list Thursday, putting their inclusion against the Ravens in jeopardy. Even with the NFL’s...
Ben Roethlisberger looks back, then looks ahead to final matchup against Ravens
Ben Roethlisberger allowed himself one more chance to look back at what he called a “magical” night at Heinz Field before he looked ahead to unfinished business for the Pittsburgh Steelers. On his day off Tuesday, Roethlisberger continued to soak in the reception he received a night earlier when he...
5 things: Ben Roethlisberger hits historical highs, lows in final game at Heinz Field
Five things we learned from Steelers 26, Browns 14: 1. By the numbers Some things to digest as Ben Roethlisberger prepares to exit the NFL after 18 seasons: • His 248 games in the regular season rank sixth on the all-time list among quarterbacks and are third with one franchise....
Mike Tomlin doesn’t expect emotional letdown with Steelers’ final game looming
With the pomp and circumstance surrounding Ben Roethlisberger’s farewell game at Heinz Field in the books, Mike Tomlin is challenged by making sure his Pittsburgh Steelers players don’t have an emotional letdown in their regular-season finale. After Roethlisberger and the Steelers pulled out a 26-14 victory Monday night against the...
Earning 15th consecutive non-losing season another step in the journey for Steelers’ Mike Tomlin
The 26-14 victory against the Cleveland Browns on Monday night not only kept the Pittsburgh Steelers alive for a playoff berth, it guaranteed coach Mike Tomlin another season without a losing record. The Steelers have finished .500 or better in each of Tomlin’s 15 years. They take an 8-7-1 record...
Steelers win Ben Roethlisberger’s likely Heinz Field finale
Ben Roethlisberger overcame an uneven performance to write a storybook finish to his likely final game at Heinz Field, and the Pittsburgh Steelers avoided elimination from the AFC playoffs Monday night with a 26-14 victory over the Cleveland Browns. Greeted by “Let’s Go Ben” chants throughout the game and a...
J.C. Hassenauer gets start at center over Kendrick Green in Steelers’ home finale
Ben Roethlisberger had a new center snapping the ball for his final game at Heinz Field. Rookie Kendrick Green did not start for the first time this season because of a calf injury, paving the way for J.C. Hassenauer to take his place at center for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ game...
Steelers’ playoff hopes come down to win in Baltimore, improbable upset by Jaguars
A path to the playoffs for the Pittsburgh Steelers includes winning their season finale. And some prayers. The only way for the Steelers to qualify for the postseason for the second year in a row, after they beat the Cleveland Browns on Monday night, is to win in Baltimore in...
7 up for Ben Roethlisberger: A look at the Steelers’ quarterback’s best games at Heinz Field
When examining a career that has spanned 18 seasons, 123 home games and 11 more in the postseason, coming up with a definitive list of Ben Roethlisberger’s top moments at Heinz Field is like picking the finalists in a Miss America pageant. There are plenty of worthy contenders, and it’s...
With Steelers thin at inside linebacker, T.J. Watt expects Browns to rely heavily on the run
Inside linebacker play is crucial for stopping the run, and finding two consistent defenders has been a problem the entire season for the Pittsburgh Steelers. On Monday night, when they face the Cleveland Browns, the Steelers will be trying to find two healthy players to man the position. Devin Bush...
Steelers vs. Browns: Center Kendrick Green questionable to play with calf injury
For the first time this season, the Pittsburgh Steelers could have a different starter at center when they play the Cleveland Browns on Monday night. Rookie Kendrick Green, who has been bothered by a calf injury, was limited in practice Saturday and is listed as questionable to face the Browns...
Steelers activate defensive lineman Isaiah Buggs, bring back former linebacker
A day after defensive lineman Chris Wormley was placed on the reserve/covid list, the Pittsburgh Steelers got a member of his position group back on the active roster. Defensive tackle Isaiah Buggs was activated from the reserve/covid list Saturday, making him eligible to play Monday night when the Steelers play...
Ben Roethlisberger confirms game vs. Browns likely will be his last at home for Steelers
Barring a change of heart, Ben Roethlisberger will play his final regular-season home game Monday night for the Pittsburgh Steelers. In his first extensive public comments about his future, Roethlisberger admitted Thursday that “this could be it” as he nears the end of his 18th year with the Steelers. “I...
Trai Turner unfazed by Steelers losing position coach with 2 games left in season
NFL players come and go on a weekly basis, so why not coaches? That is the philosophy Pittsburgh Steelers right guard Trai Turner is taking about the departure of position coach Adrian Klemm with two games left in the season. A week after accepting a job at Oregon, Klemm was...
Steelers allow Adrian Klemm to leave for Oregon to eliminate distractions in final 2 weeks of season
When the Pittsburgh Steelers lost their offensive line coach to a college job late in the 2012 season, Sean Kugler finished out the year before departing. When their offensive line coach accepted a college position this year, Adrian Klemm remained on the staff for one more game before Mike Tomlin...
Mike Tomlin: Too early to ‘sing his praises’ as Ben Roethlisberger approaches likely final home game
Mike Tomlin isn’t ready to get sentimental about Ben Roethlisberger perhaps playing his final game at Heinz Field. The Pittsburgh Steelers close the home portion of their schedule Monday night against the Cleveland Browns. Barring an improbable ascent to the AFC North title, the Steelers won’t play another game at...
Mike Tomlin allowed offensive line coach Adrian Klemm to leave to avoid ‘perception’ of distraction
Mike Tomlin’s decision to allow first-year offensive line coach Adrian Klemm to leave his job with two weeks remaining in the regular season was done to eliminate the “perception” of distractions as the Pittsburgh Steelers try to chase a playoff berth. Klemm accepted a job with Oregon and was expected...
5 things: Najee Harris approaching 1,000 yards, Franco Harris rookie rushing mark
Five things we learned from Chiefs 36, Steelers 10: 1. Working OT With two games left in his rookie season, Najee Harris needs 16 yards to reach 1,000. Harris also is 72 yards from breaking Franco Harris’ franchise rookie rushing record. Franco Harris gained 1,055 yards in 1972 when the...
Steelers notebook: After quiet game, T.J. Watt mum on possible rib injury
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A week after setting the franchise’s single-season sacks record, T.J. Watt was invisible for much of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 36-10 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. An injury to his ribs might have been a contributing factor to Watt finishing with just one tackle and no...
Steelers blown out by Chiefs as playoff hopes take hit
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Pittsburgh Steelers came to this Midwestern outpost and had their division title hopes smoked like so much of this city’s famous barbecue. Playing a game they needed to win to keep pace in the AFC North, the Steelers followed a familiar script of road letdowns....
Steelers vs. Chiefs: Corliss Waitman to make NFL debut as Steelers punter
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Punter Corliss Waitman, who spent the 2020 season on the Pittsburgh Steelers practice squad, will make his NFL debut against the Kansas City Chiefs. Waitman will replace rookie Pressley Harvin III, who did not make the trip to Kansas City because of the death of his...
