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Four Downs: Bud Dupree wasn’t Steelers’ best pass rusher, but he was very good
1. Missing your Bud The loss of outside linebacker Bud Dupree to a season-ending knee injury won’t mean the Pittsburgh Steelers cannot win the Super Bowl. But even though Dupree wasn’t the best player on his team at his position, that doesn’t mean he won’t be missed by a defense...
Ben Roethlisberger questionable to play for Steelers on Monday with knee injury
For the second time this season, Ben Roethlisberger has missed a full week of practice. This time, he is listed as questionable to play for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday against Washington. Roethlisberger was an observer at practice Saturday with what the team has categorized as a knee injury. Coach...
Fallen soldier honored by Steelers’ Alejandro Villanueva cleared to receive Medal of Honor
Alwyn Cashe, the Army sergeant honored on the back of the helmet of Pittsburgh Steelers tackle Alejandro Villanueva this season, has been cleared to posthumously receive the Medal of Honor. President Trump on Friday signed a bipartisan bill previously passed by the U.S. House and Senate that waives a statute...
Steelers activate DE Stephon Tuitt from reserve/covid-19 list
The Pittsburgh Steelers will have another starter eligible to play Monday against Washington. Defensive end Stephon Tuitt was activated Saturday from the reserve/covid-19 list. Tuitt was placed on the list Nov. 27, and he missed the Steelers’ 19-14 victory against the Baltimore Ravens. Tuitt is having his best NFL season....
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: The Steelers are better without Le’Veon Bell and Antonio Brown
As Pittsburgh celebrates the success of the 11-0 Steelers, take a moment to bask in the abject failure of Le’Veon Bell and Antonio Brown, aka the Toxic Twins. These two Einsteins finagled their way out of Pittsburgh, mistakenly thinking pastures would be greener and more glorious elsewhere. Bell went to...
Steelers trying not to overload Alex Highsmith in first game as Bud Dupree’s replacement
He is not even a dozen games into his pro career, and Alex Highsmith has been given the unenviable task of replacing half of the NFL’s best pass-rushing duo for the rest of the season. The next-man up concept Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin preaches will be tested again with...
Opponent big plays becoming a bigger issue for Steelers defense
Defining a “big play” is up to interpretation. But over the past eight games, the Pittsburgh Steelers have allowed 15 plays of at least 30 yards, and three touchdowns of at least 70 yards. Are opponents getting “chunk” plays against the Steelers too often? “It’s always too often,” defensive coordinator...
Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger’s next pass will be his 200th in a row without being sacked
In assessing the play of his offensive line, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger combines the two biggest late-year holidays. The unit gave him as much a reason as any to give thanks this Thanksgiving, so much so that he has added them to his Christmas list. “My guys up front...
CB Steve Nelson sits out practice for Steelers with knee injury
On the first official practice in a short week of preparation for the Pittsburgh Steelers, cornerback Steve Nelson was not a participant, which could foreshadow his absence Monday against Washington. Nelson was not listed by coach Mike Tomlin on the injury report he gave after the Steelers’ 19-14 win Wednesday...
Mark Madden: Sure, the Steelers are undefeated but skepticism is warranted
The Steelers are 11-0. It’s a weak 11-0. That sounds (is) absurd. But the Steelers have three wins of much note. Beating Daniel Jones, Jeff Driskel, Carson Wentz, Garrett Gilbert, Jake Luton and Robert Griffin III doesn’t add up to a championship-level resume. Those victories against rotten quarterbacks duly noted,...
Steelers notes: Clinchings possible, Steven Nelson injured, Antoine Brooks promoted
It’s December, and the Pittsburgh Steelers haven’t lost yet. They’re considered a Super Bowl contender – but a playoff berth isn’t even yet mathematically assured. That will change in the coming weeks, perhaps as soon as this weekend. A victory against the Washington Football Team at Heinz Field on Monday...
Steelers bringing back James Harrison? ‘No one’s told me,’ his longtime agent says
A simple Instagram story sent a portion of the Pittsburgh internet into a tizzy Thursday. But there is no reason to believe there’s any fire to the smoke on the possibility of James Harrison coming out of retirement to play for the Pittsburgh Steelers. “He’s a pretty busy guy these...
In a better mood, Mike Tomlin preps Steelers for another peculiar week of preparationVideo
Mike Tomlin’s mood had softened significantly in the 16 hours or so since his remarks to media following the Pittsburgh Steelers’ listless win Wednesday evening. So much so, in fact, he even obliged himself to talk about some positives. And in 2020, a clarification is necessary to note that —...
5 things we learned: Computers like Steelers’ chances of securing 1st-round bye
Five things we learned from Steelers 19, Ravens 14: 1. Looking ahead Although the Steelers officially haven’t clinched a playoff spot, mathematical models give them a 99% chance of reaching the postseason for the first time in three years. A win against the Washington Football Team on Monday would do...
Mike Tomlin confirms Bud Dupree will miss rest of Steelers season with ‘significant’ knee injury
Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker Bud Dupree will miss the remainder of the regular season, coach Mike Tomlin confirmed Thursday afternoon. Dupree suffered a right knee injury during the fourth quarter of Wednesday’s 19-14 victory against the Baltimore Ravens. He was placed on injured reserve Thursday. Tomlin did not provide a...
Former Penn State star Trace McSorley throws 1st NFL TD pass for Ravens vs. Steelers
In the 23 months since his final action in college for Penn State, Trace McSorley’s experience in meaningful football games had been limited to exactly one snap. That was a 1-yard carry on a third-and-1 three snaps into the 2019 regular-season finale for the Baltimore Ravens against the Pittsburgh Steelers....
J.C. Hassenauer latest ‘next man up’ contributing to Steelers
Since graduating high school as an All-American and the top-rated center prospect in the country in 2014, J.C. Hassenauer had started all of 11 games. At any level. Three in college and eight for the Birmingham Iron of the now-defunct Alliance of American Football. That changed Wednesday. Hassenauer played the...
Tim Benz: Despite beating Ravens, ‘Airing of Grievances’ outweigh ‘Feats of Strength.’ Just ask Mike Tomlin.
On Wednesday afternoon, the Pittsburgh Steelers didn’t look like an undefeated team. They just looked like a team that somehow has managed to avoid losing. Barely. So far. They outlasted a Baltimore Ravens team that could barely field a roster thanks to covid-19. Yet somehow, during a 19-14 win, the...
Steelers’ Bud Dupree reportedly has torn ACL
Ben Roethlisberger first gave an indication the injury to teammate Bud Dupree was serious when he referenced it as one of the reasons why the mood was not more celebratory for the Pittsburgh Steelers after their Wednesday victory against their biggest rival. Moments later, a report from the league’s network...
Steelers work harder than expected in sloppy win over Ravens
It started from the moment he sat down and his microphone was turned on. After watching the Pittsburgh Steelers struggle to put away the undermanned Baltimore Ravens, 19-14, in just the second NFL game played on a Wednesday since 1949, Mike Tomlin displayed the type of fire in his postgame...
Unusual Steelers’ game time makes for odd scene on Pittsburgh’s North ShoreVideo
How strange was Steelers football on a Wednesday afternoon without a crowd? Even Ben Roethlisberger’s mom, Brenda, was weirded out. She showed up at Heinz Field about an hour before game time with two of her grandchildren in tow. “It’s very weird. It seems like a ghost town out here,”...
‘Game on,’ but Steelers C Maurkice Pouncey goes on covid-19 list and won’t play
As an NFL spokesman put it, “Game on.” But while they will play the Baltimore Ravens on Wednesday, the Pittsburgh Steelers will be without their eight-time Pro Bowl center. Maurkice Pouncey was placed on the NFL’s reserve/covid-19 list less than three hours prior to the 3:40 p.m. scheduled kickoff time...
Steelers special teams coach Danny Smith cleared for game vs. Ravens
Special teams coordinator Danny Smith was cleared to return to the Pittsburgh Steelers and is available to perform his coaching duties during the scheduled Wednesday game against the Baltimore Ravens. While the game was yet scheduled to be played Tuesday, the Steelers announced Friday that Smith would not be available...
Tim Benz: Steelers fans want to know what went on in Baltimore. Ravens reporters explain.
How did things go so wrong when it comes to the covid-19 outbreak that has endlessly delayed the Steelers-Ravens game? ESPN.com Ravens reporter Jamison Hensley provided some insight that should help clear up a lot of those questions. He was a guest on ESPN Pittsburgh’s “Monday Night Quarterback” with Gerry...
First Call: Even more tests before Steelers-Ravens can be played, status of Baltimore RBs still shaky
For Wednesday’s “First Call,” the Steelers-Ravens game is still on but also still in doubt. The only thing funnier than the Steelers Twitter account are the NFL coronavirus protocols. Notre Dame is already in the ACC title game. And a good start doesn’t result in a good finish for RMU...
