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Fantasy Sports: Chase Claypool, Travis Fulgham emerge; Explaining those data problems that hit many leagues
No. Your commissioner wasn’t mining for your data. It wasn’t a weird computer virus to worry about along with coronavirus. It wasn’t a hack of your fantasy football league from Russia or China. It was an error from your platform’s service provider that kept you in fantasy-limbo throughout Sunday afternoon....
Tim Benz: Dwayne Haskins to Steelers? Theory adds up. Stats, actions from Washington do not.
I feel bad for Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph. During a week where he has to relive every image of Myles Garrett clonking him on the head with his own helmet, the NFL rumor mill is kicking him in the crotch. OK, maybe not that directly. No one is writing that...
Steelers seek to prevent Browns from scoring early, playing with lead
Through five games this season, the Cleveland Browns are averaging 19.0 points per game in the first half. To put that figure into perspective, last season the Pittsburgh Steelers averaged 18.1 points… for their full games. In advance of Sunday’s AFC North showdown between the teams at Heinz Field, much...
Maurkice Pouncey returns to Steelers practice, but David DeCastro does not
The news was half-good Thursday for the Pittsburgh Steelers in regard to the health of their veteran offensive linemen. Center Maurkice Pouncey was a full practice participant but guard David DeCastro did not participate at all, four days after each was forced out of a win against the Philadelphia Eagles....
After record-setting game, Steelers rookie WR Chase Claypool awaits next challenge
By sheer size, Chase Claypool is difficult to miss. At 6-foot-4 and 238 pounds, the rookie second-round draft pick from Notre Dame is the tallest wide receiver on the Pittsburgh Steelers roster. His long stride, 80-inch wingspan and 4.42 speed also make him impossible to ignore on the football field....
First Call: Odds to sign Le’Veon Bell? Only one team in front of Steelers. Pirates painful anniversary.
Thursday’s “First Call” gives us the odds of the Steelers signing Le’Veon Bell. A former Steeler gives Bell some advice. A Cleveland Browns player steps out on behalf of Myles Garrett. We mourn a painful Pirates anniversary. And “Pittsburgh South” isn’t moving on just yet. Been there, done that If...
Tim Benz: Steelers face a better Browns team. But how much better is Baker Mayfield?
In advance of his team’s game against the Steelers this week, Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield made one thing clear. “Mama didn’t raise no wuss.” Fair enough. Even if Mayfield is unable to play through his rib injury Sunday at Heinz Field, I wouldn’t have made that kind of judgment...
U mad, bro? Fans think Steelers are overrated; Readers pout about Pitt, Pirates, Patriots
When is a 4-0 start in the NFL not good enough? When you live in Pittsburgh and root for the Steelers. That’s how we start “U mad, bro?” this week. We also hear from persnickety Pitt fans, bummed-out Buccos backers and stubborn New England Patriots conspiracy theorists. After the Steelers...
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...
T.J. Watt limited, Eric Ebron does not practice for Steelers
Tight end Eric Ebron joined the ranks of the injured Pittsburgh Steelers, but a pair of core special teams players took an encouraging step back into the lineup by being full participants in Wednesday’s practice. Marcus Allen and Derek Watt returned to practice after missing last week’s game because of...
Cameron Heyward’s foundation donates 350 backpacks to Pittsburgh students
Charlotte Heyward’s parents were teachers. She learned the importance of an education. And she taught that same lesson to her son, Cameron Heyward, star defensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers. “I know the impact of having the right tools to learn,” Charlotte Heyward said Wednesday as she handed out backpacks...
Mark Madden: Le’Veon Bell has no one to blame but himself for career missteps
Several fallacies are being spoken about the shattered career of Le’Veon Bell. One is that Bell somehow struck a blow for his profession’s laborers when he sat out the 2018 season after being franchised for a second time, thus forcing his way out of Pittsburgh and removing himself from under...
Ben Roethlisberger glad Steelers don’t have me-first WRs
At no point during a nine-minute video conference call with media Wednesday did Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger say the name “Antonio Brown.” Nor did he say “Odell Beckham Jr.” But Roethlisberger did touch on the demeanor of so-called “No. 1 receivers” in more general terms. And he expressed appreciation...
Stefen Wisniewski returns to Steelers practice but remains on injured reserve
The outlook for the beleaguered situation on the Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line improved slightly Wednesday with the news that veteran Stefen Wisniewski returned to practice. Wisniewski remains on the injured reserve list because of a pectoral injury, but his return to the field opens a 21-day window during which he...
First Call: Jets release Le’Veon Bell. Could he rejoin the Steelers? One national outlet makes a case.
Wednesday’s “First Call” gives you the wide range of reactions to Le’Veon Bell’s release from the New York Jets. Who might sign him? The Steelers? The Patriots? We look at the latest chapter in the Pirates’ quest to help the Tampa Bay Rays win the American League Championship Series, a...
Mike Tomlin will have an easier time blocking Myles Garrett storyline than the player himself
Speaking about Cleveland Browns defensive lineman Myles Garrett on Tuesday, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said you have to be “mindful of his location.” I’m particularly mindful of Garrett’s last location versus the Steelers. That was at the end of Cleveland’s 21-7 win on Nov. 14 when he was standing near...
Tim Benz: So, about that Chase Claypool vs. J.K. Dobbins debate …
“How do you like Chase Claypool now???!!!” Um, I like him. A lot. How could anyone have a different reaction after Claypool put up four touchdowns in one game against the Philadelphia Eagles? Just the beginning ?? FOX ? pic.twitter.com/fEzTUM6BvN— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) October 11, 2020 But, in typical Twitter...
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...
Steelers, Penguins fan Steve Byrne drops Pittsburgh references into directorial film debut
It’s natural for any filmmaker, right? You’re a week away from your first written and directed big-screen release. You’re worrying about how the premiere will be staged. You have press lined up all week. You’re coordinating with producers, actors and family. Above all else, though, one thing is weighing on...
Tim Benz: Like the idea of Tuesday night NFL games? Good. You’ll see them again.
“Are you ready for some football?? A Tuesday night party??” The Buffalo Bills and Tennessee Titans are. I think. Hank Williams Jr. should get back in the studio to re-record the old “Monday Night Football” open. Because thanks to a covid-19 scheduling backlog, I don’t think this evening’s game will...
First Call: Le’Veon Bell ‘likes’ criticism of Jets; Big Ben erased from Browns record books; Pitt, WPIAL QB promoted in Dallas
Former Steeler Le’Veon Bell disses his coach on Twitter. Ben Roethlisberger is finally erased from the Cleveland Browns record books. The Dallas Cowboys may turn to a Pittsburgh product at quarterback if Andy Dalton gets hurt. “Ground Chuck” is still in playoff form. All that and more in Tuesday’s “First...
Steelers notebook: Offensive line could have new look vs. Browns
Four games into the season, the Pittsburgh Steelers already have started three players at right guard and two at right tackle. Heading into their fifth game, they might be looking at a fourth offensive line configuration. Veteran former All-Pros Maurkice Pouncey (foot) and David DeCastro (abdomen) left Sunday’s 38-29 win...
Browns are 4-1, looking like contenders heading to PittsburghVideo
CLEVELAND — Rising high above downtown Cleveland on an unusually warm autumn night, the Terminal Tower was bathed in bright orange lights Sunday, a glowing tribute to a team that has this football-obsessed city fired up. For the first time in 26 years, the beloved Browns are 4-1. Showing resiliency,...
