Joe Rutter stories, Page 88
After facing some of NFL’s worst running teams, Steelers brace for top-ranked Browns
When it comes to stopping the run, few teams have done it better this season than the Pittsburgh Steelers. They held Saquon Barkley to six yards on 15 carries. They gave up 23 yards to David Johnson and, aside from a 74-yard burst courtesy of a missed tackle, limited Miles...
Quick-thinking Ben Roethlisberger is off to hottest start of Steelers’ career
The ability to make adjustments on third down is one factor in Ben Roethlisberger getting off to the best start of his 17-year career with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Roethlisberger completed all 13 of his third-down attempts, throwing for 158 yards and two scores in such situations, in the Steelers’ 38-29...
Mike Tomlin: Steelers not looking for ‘reality TV storylines’ in rematch with Browns’ Myles Garrett
For the first time in 11 months, Myles Garrett and the Pittsburgh Steelers will share the same patch of grass on a football field. Mike Tomlin is more concerned about what Garrett does before the whistle is blown rather than after it. And he’s certain his Steelers players feel the...
Steelers Mike Tomlin looking forward to ‘hot’ AFC North matchup with BrownsVideo
The biggest test of the season awaits the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday at Heinz Field, and coach Mike Tomlin can’t be more excited. After winning their first four games against teams with a combined three wins, the Steelers will face the 4-1 Cleveland Browns. It is the first AFC North...
5 things we learned about Steelers: Cupcake part of schedule comes to an end
Five things we learned from Steelers 38, Eagles 29: 1. Tough tests on horizon If the Steelers played NCAA basketball, based on the first month of scheduling, critics would have pegged the team’s coach as Jamie Dixon and not Mike Tomlin. Based on the records of their first four opponents,...
Rookie Chase Claypool scores 4 TDs as Steelers beat Eagles, move to 4-0
With an unexpected bye dropped into the fourth week of the NFL season, the Pittsburgh Steelers could be excused for wondering whether their offense would be rustier than a 20-year-old SUV on Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles. Those concerns were unfounded. At least for quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. And certainly for...
Steelers shore up special teams prior to game against Eagles at Heinz Field
With two core special teams players ruled out for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles, running back Trey Edmunds will be active after being elevated from the practice squad one day earlier. Edmunds will help replace the loss of special teams players Derek Watt and Marcus Allen....
Eagles’ Javon Hargrave looking for chance to finally sack Steelers’ Ben Roethlisberger
His Philadelphia Eagles teammates were looking for inside information from Javon Hargrave on how to sack Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. Who better to go to for advice? After all, during his four seasons with the Steelers, Hargrave regularly lined up across from Roethlisberger in practice. Hargrave didn’t mean to...
Steelers unsure which of the banged-up receivers they will face against Eagles
Three days before they play the Philadelphia Eagles, the Pittsburgh Steelers still don’t know which wide receivers they will be tasked with defending on Sunday at Heinz Field. Veterans DeSean Jackson and Alshon Jeffrey – the two projected starters entering the season — remain question marks heading into the game,...
T.J. Watt sits out Steelers practice with knee injury
T.J. Watt, an early contender for NFL Defensive Player of the Year, did not practice for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday because of a knee injury. It is the first time this season that Watt has landed on the team’s injury report. Watt leads the Steelers with 3.5 sacks —...
Steelers set guidelines for fans attending game Sunday at Heinz Field against Eagles
Although fans will be permitted inside Heinz Field on Sunday to attend the Pittsburgh Steelers’ game against the Philadelphia Eagles, the atmosphere outside will look different than previous seasons. The Steelers announced Thursday that no tailgating — a pregame custom for decades — will be permitted in the stadium parking...
Ben Roethlisberger thinks Steelers got ‘short end of the stick’ in Titans postponement
Still smarting over the Pittsburgh Steelers having an unexpected bye thrust on them in the fourth week of the season, Ben Roethlisberger took a few shots Wednesday at the NFL’s decision to postpone their game against the Tennessee Titans until later in the season. “Of course, we got the short...
Following 3-day bye, Tomlin got approval before putting Steelers through workout Monday
Before Mike Tomlin put the Pittsburgh Steelers through a practice Monday morning, he made sure the NFL and its players association were on board with his decision. The collective bargaining agreement states teams on a bye week must give players four days off. The Steelers had just three after their...
Steelers’ Mike Tomlin noticing a decrease in penalties through NFL
A truism for the Pittsburgh Steelers the past two seasons was that if an offensive lineman was called for holding, chances are the guilty party was left tackle Alejandro Villanueva. Villanueva was called for holding eight times over the 2018-19 seasons, which easily was the most of any lineman on...
WR Diontae Johnson to return for Steelers in Week 5 against EaglesVideo
The Pittsburgh Steelers will be at full strength at wide receiver Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles with the return of Diontae Johnson from concussion protocol. Coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday at his weekly press conference that Johnson no longer is being treated for concussion symptoms. Johnson, the Steelers’ most targeted...
Steelers players make do with unexpected early idle week
If the routine is becoming cumbersome to Bud Dupree, he isn’t saying so publicly. Each day during the Pittsburgh Steelers season, the 27-year-old outside linebacker leaves his house and heads to UPMC Rooney Sports Complex for practice. At the end of the work day, he returns home. Aside from a...
With David DeCastro’s return, Steelers look to build consistency on offensive line
Until the NFL postponed their game Sunday, the Pittsburgh Steelers were on track to accomplish a modest goal on their offensive line against the Tennessee Titans. The Steelers would have started the same five players up front in consecutive games for the first time this season. Because that matchup has...
Little Mike Hilton making big plays at right time of his Steelers career
When Mike Hilton switched agents and signed with Rosenhaus Sports Representation in the 2018 offseason, he joined a firm known for getting top dollar for its clients. Two-and-a-half years later, Hilton not only made a prudent decision, he could set a barometer for slot cornerback contracts when he becomes an...
Report: 2 more Tennessee Titans players test positive for covid-19
One day after the NFL postponed the Pittsburgh Steelers game at Tennessee until later in the season, two more Titans players tested positive for covid-19, ESPN reported Friday morning. That increased the number of Titans players with positive tests to seven. Six staff members also have tested positive. The postponement...
Steelers’ Mike Tomlin ‘disappointed’ NFL postponed game against Titans
The Pittsburgh Steelers and Tennessee Titans won’t play a football game in Week 4 after all. The NFL announced Thursday that the two teams will play at Nissan Stadium in Nashville later in season after another Titans player and staff member each tested positive for covid-19. The Titans have had...
NFL postpones Steelers-Titans game until Monday or Tuesday
A Week 4 matchup between division leaders and unbeaten AFC teams could take place Monday night. Tuesday is a possibility, too. What is certain is the Pittsburgh Steelers’ game at the Tennessee Titans won’t happen Sunday afternoon as scheduled. The NFL announced Wednesday the game was postponed “to allow additional...
Rookie RB McFarland makes most of opportunity in Steelers debut
Anthony McFarland used his 4.44 speed to split the seams and make big plays while playing at Maryland. McFarland averaged 6.7 yards per carry — the third-best mark in program history — during his two years with the Terrapins. His coaches, though, would tell him not to get down if...
Derek Watt out, Marcus Allen doubtful for Steelers’ game against Titans
Two of the top special teams players for the Pittsburgh Steelers could be missing from the lineup Sunday if their game at the Tennessee Titans is played as scheduled. Fullback Derek Watt already has been ruled out of the game with a hamstring injury, and safety Marcus Allen is doubtful...
Steelers’ Mike Tomlin discusses Week 4 matchup with TitansVideo
The undefeated Steelers are scheduled to play the undefeated Titans in Tennessee at 1 p.m. Sunday. But Tuesday morning’s news of positive cases within the Titans organization could put that game in jeopardy. The Titans closed their facility and suspended in-person activities and will evaluate the situation as the week...
Covid-19 hits Tennessee Titans, who are scheduled to play Steelers in Week 4
The first covid-19 outbreak has hit the NFL, and it could impact the Pittsburgh Steelers’ game Sunday. The Tennessee Titans, who are scheduled to host the Steelers at 1 p.m. Sunday at Nissan Stadium, are the first NFL team to report multiple positive covid-19 tests since the regular season began....
