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First Call: T.J. Watt’s historic pace, John Harbaugh not happy after K.C. loss, Gerrit Cole in playoff form
Wednesday’s “First Call” puts T.J. Watt’s hot start in a statistical perspective. John Harbaugh doesn’t have answers for his team’s defeat versus the Kansas Chiefs. Gerrit Cole is off to a hot start in the playoffs. And some unbelievable numbers about sports gambling. What’s Watt? How good has T.J. Watt...
Tim Benz: Covid-19 infection may not be Titans’ fault, but it’s also not the Steelers’ problem
Unless we find evidence to the contrary, Steelers fans shouldn’t blame the Tennessee Titans for being the first NFL team to become a covid-19 hotspot. Even if that news results in Sunday’s game between the clubs getting postponed or forfeited. At least three players and five others within the Titans...
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....
First Call: Troy Polamalu thanks Steelers franchise, Titans have covid-19 concern
Maybe Troy Polamalu is starting to get sentimental about his Steelers days. The Tennessee Titans have a covid-19 concern in advance of the Steelers visit to Nashville. And a WPIAL star had a premonition about his big play with the New England Patriots. All that and more in Tuesday’s “First...
Tim Benz: Alejandro Villanueva not thinking about future, but Steelers may have to
Steelers tackle Alejandro Villanueva addressed Pittsburgh media members for the first time since the highly publicized “helmet tape incident” at MetLife Stadium during the season-opening win against the New York Giants. One has to wonder how many more times Villanueva will speak publicly as a member of the Steelers. Not...
Steelers trying to gather momentum from 3-0 start
Viewed individually, the three games were not aesthetic or authoritative. The first hung in the balance until a third-quarter interception in the end zone changed the momentum. The second came down to a defensive stand with two minutes remaining. The third required a fourth-quarter interception and clock-draining 79-yard drive to...
Steelers’ Villanueva: Helmet decision ‘exclusively’ about Alwyn Cashe, not Antwon Rose
Two weeks after being the lone Pittsburgh Steelers player to have an alternate name on the back of his helmet, offensive tackle Alejandro Villanueva on Monday explained why he chose to honor Alwyn Cashe and not Antwon Rose Jr. “I felt that my decision to honor Sergeant First Class Alwyn...
5 things we learned about Steelers: Penalties reduced to minimum in win against Texans
Five things we learned from Steelers 28, Texans 21 1. Message received Disturbed by the 10 penalties his team committed in Week 2 against the Denver Broncos, coach Mike Tomlin made an unsolicited proclamation that the mistakes would be corrected. Tomlin brought officials into practice at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex...
Mark Madden: Week 4 game at Tennessee will be true test for Steelers
The Steelers and their fans have to be satisfied with 3-0. They can’t be better. No team has ever been 4-0 after three games. But it’s tough to feel like the Steelers have accomplished much. The Steelers’ three foes to date have a combined mark of 0-9. The New York...
First Call: Steelers are 3-0. Their opponents are 0-9. But who have other AFC favorites beaten so far?
If you are a fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers, you can’t complain about being 3-0. However, you can point out that all three of their opponents are 0-3. You can. You don’t have to. But you can. If you do that, though, make sure you point out how the other...
Madden Monday: ‘There is no trade to be made to fix the Penguins.’ Steelers surprise star.
It’s the day after a Steelers home game, so, obviously, Mark Madden and I are talking about their 28-21 win over the Houston Texans to begin our “Madden Monday” podcast. But we dive deep into the Penguins and Pirates as well. There were lots of standouts for the Steelers on...
Watt brothers relish being on same field; Steelers’ T.J., Derek get better of J.J., TexansVideo
The coin toss that preceded Sunday’s Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Houston Texans game at Heinz Field perhaps resembled other, less-formal coin tosses from many years ago on a grass field in a Wisconsin backyard. Two Watts, ready to go at each other. The second NFL game over the past 93 years...
Behind James Conner, Steelers run game again produces when most needed
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ running game, at times, has been mediocre through the first three weeks of the 2020 season. But, on Sunday, they made it 3-for-3 when it comes to being great when it was most needed. For the third consecutive game, the Steelers got a strong rushing effort during...
Tim Benz: Steelers defensive turnaround keys ‘Airing of Grievances/Feats of Strength’ after comeback over Houston
I think we’ve all gotten used to this “Tale of Two Halves” story with the Steelers offense over the first two weeks of the 2020 season. And it worked to the tune of victories over the New York Giants and Denver Broncos. In Week 1, the offense was sputtering for...
Ben Roethlisberger ‘humbled and honored’ to pass Mike Webster in career games with Steelers
Ben Roethlisberger passed Mike Webster on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ all-time games played list Sunday, but in his mind there is only one ironman in the organization. “He was Iron Mike for a reason,” Roethlisberger said after setting the franchise record by playing in his 221st career game, a 28-21 victory...
Steelers guard David DeCastro ‘little rusty’ but effective in season debutVideo
For just the second time since 2013, an injury prevented David DeCastro from playing in regular-season games when he sat out Pittsburgh Steelers’ victories in Weeks 1 and 2. “It’s not fun being hurt, not being able to be out there with the guys,” DeCastro said, “so I couldn’t wait...
Steelers flip switch vs. Texans in second half, improve to 3-0
Deshaun Watson had too much time and too many open receivers for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ liking Sunday afternoon at Heinz Field. They did something about it after halftime. The Steelers bottled up Watson in the second half and used a long touchdown drive in the fourth quarter to pull out...
With 3-0 record on line, Steelers are at full strength against Texans
With the Pittsburgh Steelers having a completely healthy 53-man roster for the first time this season, they will try to improve to 3-0 for the first time in 10 years if they can defeat the Houston Texans on Sunday at Heinz Field. A win would give the Steelers a 3-0...
Recorded crowd noise is no match for live roars of Steelers Nation
For Pope Yinzer, nothing can replace the sights and sounds inside and outside Heinz Field on Sundays. The pope, Don Zadach Jr., 62, of Jefferson Hills, is a diehard Pittsburgh Steelers fan known for going to most games in his handcrafted, papal-themed costume. “Every Sunday is almost like a national...
Steelers’ Mike Hilton, Minkah Fitzpatrick fined for personal fouls called against Broncos
Two Pittsburgh Steelers defensive players are lighter in the wallet after being fined by the NFL on Saturday for penalties they incurred in Week 2 against the Denver Broncos. The plays happened on subsequent third-quarter drives in the Steelers’ 26-21 victory at Heinz Field. Safety Minkah Fitzpatrick was fined $11,619...
Love of each other, sports, competing has driven Watt brothers since childhood
Their love of sports was born on the cul de sac in front of their house and on the grass fields behind it. The work ethic was instilled by their firefighter father and work-her-way-up-the-company-ladder mother. Their competitiveness? That came by way of an elderly woman over sips of cranberry juice-and-Sprite....
Steelers Four Downs: ‘Blitzburgh,’ as much as ever, but Big Ben being risk averse
1.Putting on pressure Dating back decades, the blitz has been part of the very fabric of identity of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ defenses. As recently as 2018 and last season, the Steelers ranked third and fourth in the NFL in percentage of snaps in which their defense sent more than four...
