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U mad, bro?: Steelers fans enraged, defensive, confused after disheartening tie against Lions
The Pittsburgh Steelers tied the 0-8 Detroit Lions at home in a game that featured 15 total penalties, injuries to star players, three Steelers turnovers and some rotten play calling. Exactly how else did you think this week’s “U mad, bro?” was going to go? Take it away, Stiller nation....
Pat Freiermuth ‘flushes’ costly OT fumble, moves on for Steelers
Pat Freiermuth, largely, has lived a charmed football life. State championships in high school. All-conference in college. A second-round NFL Draft pick who was getting rave reviews midway through his rookie season. Then came Sunday, when the tight end’s fumble late in overtime cost the Pittsburgh Steelers a chance to...
Steelers planning to break in new safety partner for Terrell Edmunds against Chargers
Since Minkah Fitzpatrick joined the Pittsburgh Steelers early in the 2019 season, Terrell Edmunds could count on him lining up at free safety for every game. He learned Fitzpatrick’s tendencies and developed a rapport with the two-time All-Pro selection. “When you’re together like that, each year we’ve gotten more and...
Ben Roethlisberger speaking with teammates, taking part in Steelers Zooms while on covid list
Exiled from the team facility after testing positive for covid-19, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is staying involved and in contact with his coaches and teammates. Roethlisberger typically does not practice Wednesdays during the season anyway, so that reps were split between Mason Rudolph and Dwayne Haskins was not all...
Claypool returns to Steelers practice; Watt, Haden, Turner, Dotson do not practice
As coach Mike Tomlin alluded to Tuesday, wide receiver Chase Claypool returned to Pittsburgh Steelers practice Wednesday. But early indications are that Tomlin’s “confidence” in regards to Trai Turner might have been less founded. Turner, the Steelers’ veteran starting right guard, did not practice Wednesday because of an ankle injury...
Mark Madden: Keeping players happy not a winning formula for Steelers
On Nov. 2, the Steelers traded edge rusher Melvin Ingram to Kansas City. Ingram was unhappy with his playing time and asked out. This past Sunday, during a 16-16 tie with Detroit at Heinz Field, edge rusher T.J. Watt left the game hurt. An MRI on Watt’s hip and knee...
First Call: Ugly tie affects Steelers’ odds; Penguins’ latest chance to get right; Loyola Chicago joins A-10
Wednesday’s “First Call” shows us that the Steelers’ 16-16 tie against Detroit has influenced some gambling odds. The Lions have some significant injury concerns after that game as well. Plus, we serve up some local college basketball news and a potential tonic for the lackluster Pittsburgh Penguins. After effects It...
Chargers’ covid-19 news about Bosa, Tillery could hone Steelers’ offensive game plan
The Pittsburgh Steelers may not be the only team at SoFi Stadium worried about coronavirus absences. We know that they might be playing without starting quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and All-Pro safety Minkah Fitzpatrick due to positive tests. Now the Los Angeles Times is reporting that L.A. Chargers’ Pro Bowl edge...
Mike Tomlin readying Steelers to play without Ben Roethlisberger, Minkah Fitzpatrick vs. Chargers
Until last weekend, the Pittsburgh Steelers were the only NFL organization not to have a team member added to the reserve/covid list. After two top players tested positive within a three-day span, the Steelers could be short-handed on each side of the ball when they play at the Los Angeles...
Mike Tomlin will ‘leave the light on’ for T.J. Watt to play for Steelers against Chargers
Mike Tomlin already has played one game this season — and parts of two others — without All-Pro outside linebacker T.J. Watt creating havoc for opposing offenses. With the Pittsburgh Steelers losing four players to injury in a 16-16 tie against the Detroit Lions, Tomlin is hoping Watt will be...
Steelers’ Mike Tomlin preparing to start Mason Rudolph at QB in Week 11 game with ChargersVideo
Mike Tomlin is proceeding with the plan that Mason Rudolph will make his second consecutive start for the Pittsburgh Steelers when they play at the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday night. He’s also “leaving the light on” for Ben Roethlisberger to return from the reserve/covid list and for All-Pro outside...
Steelers vs. Lions Week 10 film study: Poor execution, mistakes proved costly for Steelers
NFL football analyst Matt Williamson will break down each of the Steelers games this season in the Trib’s Steelers Film Study. Here’s what he saw in the Steelers’ Week 10 tie with the Lions. The winless Lions came to Heinz Field on Sunday to take on a Mason Rudolph-led Pittsburgh...
Despite big receiving day, Steelers’ McCloud knows being more reliable return man is his meal ticket
A week after perhaps the most glaring gaffe of his NFL career, Ray-Ray McCloud had the most productive game of his career. “You never know going into a game what’s going to come and what’s not going to come,” McCloud said Monday, a day after setting career highs for catches...
Steelers sign QB James Morgan to practice squad
The Pittsburgh Steelers added a quarterback to the building Monday, signing former fourth-round pick James Morgan to their practice squad. Morgan was released off the Carolina Panthers’ practice squad last week after the Panthers brought back Cam Newton. Drafted No. 125 overall by the New York Jets last year, Morgan...
Steelers’ Minkah Fitzpatrick tests positive for covid, MRIs on T.J. Watt injuries negative
Safety Minkah Fitzpatrick became the second Pittsburgh Steelers player to be placed on the reserve/covid list. Fitzpatrick was placed on the list Monday after testing positive. The diagnosis could keep him from playing Sunday night at the Los Angeles Chargers. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger tested positive Saturday and was placed on...
5 things: Tie could hurt Steelers as they prepare for loaded 2nd half of schedule
Five things we learned from Lions 16, Steelers 16: 1. Fit to be tied This wasn’t the type of tie the Steelers had in mind when they stepped onto the grass at Heinz Field on Sunday. They were looking to get a share of first place in the AFC North...
Mark Madden: Forget wishful thinking about AFC North; the Steelers are a bad team
Let’s get the excuses out of the way: Ben Roethlisberger didn’t play. T.J. Watt, Joe Haden and both starting guards left mid-game via injury. The refereeing was sketchy. Let’s address the wishful thinking: Baltimore lost to Miami, Cleveland got routed by New England, nobody in the AFC North is very...
First Call: Steelers already positioned as underdogs against Chargers; Penguins’ next opponent battling similar tough stretch
Monday’s “First Call” turns the page on the 16-16 Steelers tie against Detroit. We look at Sunday night’s game between the Steelers and Los Angeles Chargers. We check on the Penguins’ next opponent and look for plenty of points in Pitt’s next game. And the Duquesne Dukes have another home...
Madden Monday: ‘It’s time to stop pretending the Steelers are all that good, because they are not’
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ apologist spin cycle is in full gear after the team’s embarrassing 16-16 tie against the Detroit Lions Sunday. “It’s no big deal. The Steelers played with their backup quarterback. Every other top team in the AFC has suffered a surprising loss within the last few weeks. At...
Steelers vs. Lions: What they’re saying in Detroit after tie
Two muddling teams, fit to be tied. That pretty much sums up the unwatchable mess at Heinz Field Sunday, full of flags, fumbles and foibles. The Detroit Lions didn’t lose. The Pittsburgh Steelers didn’t win. “Playing in a steady rain and 39-degree temperatures, Goff had one of his worst games...
Mike Wagner proud to take turn in spotlight as Steelers’ Hall of Honor member
Mike Wagner has four Super Bowl rings to show for his time with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1970s. This weekend, the former safety received another piece of hardware that is just as meaningful. Wagner was one of nine former players, comprising the Class of 2020 and 2021, to be...
Steelers run defense turns in another putrid performance
For the second time in four games, the Pittsburgh Steelers allowed a team with a losing record to come into Heinz Field and put up a season-high rushing yards. For the second time in four games, an opposing running back had a career-high (or close to it) rushing effort. And...
Mike Tomlin: Mason Rudolph ‘gave us a chance to win’ in 1st start of the season for Steelers
Mason Rudolph got most of the snaps with the first-team offense in practice, so he was prepared to play when coach Mike Tomlin called Saturday night and said he would be starting Sunday against the Detroit Lions. Rudolph was pressed into duty for the Pittsburgh Steelers when starter Ben Roethlisberger...
Tim Benz: Horrible tackling, untimely turnovers among grievances to air after Steelers’ rotten tie against Detroit
On a few occasions before the 2021 season began, I sarcastically predicted the Pittsburgh Steelers would go 8-8-1 in the NFL’s first 17-game regular season. That way, we could still say, “Well, you know, Mike Tomlin has never had a losing season!” I thought I was kidding. Now, after Sunday’s...
Steelers CB Joe Haden, guards Kevin Dotson, Trai Turner leave game with injuries
They didn’t lose a game Sunday, but the Pittsburgh Steelers did lose a handful of starters to injury. In addition to T.J. Watt missing all of the fourth quarter and overtime a 16-16 tie with the winless Detroit Lions, cornerback Joe Haden and the starting guard duo of Kevin Dotson...
