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Steelers, Mike Tomlin putting it all on the line vs. Rams
When he stepped to the podium for his weekly news conference, Mike Tomlin was up front about the need for the Pittsburgh Steelers to play better, well, up front. Despite the Steelers coming off a third consecutive victory, they allowed too many rushing yards and didn’t gain enough — at...
Draft pick Sutton Smith back with Steelers, eager to show what he can doVideo
Sutton Smith never again will get a second chance to make his first NFL impression. But performing with a torn oblique made that impression increasingly difficult for Smith during his rookie training camp with the Pittsburgh Steelers. “It gets tougher and tougher to make a squad every day when it’s...
Tony Brooks-James eager to make a run at improving Steelers kick-return gameVideo
The Steelers have one of the worst kickoff return units in the NFL. Could a change be coming? Rookie running back Tony Brooks-James said practiced as a returner and would welcome the opportunity in a game. The speedy Brooks-James returned kicks for Oregon. As a senior, he averaged 26.1 yards...
Steelers legend Rocky Bleier parting with several prized possessions
Like anyone in their golden years with a lifetime of memories — and boxes filled with mementos to show for it — Rocky Bleier got tired of the clutter. Even if he had a collection of memorabilia that would make most 73-year-old men envious, from Super Bowl apparel to college...
Tomlin, Steelers bracing for Rams superstar D-lineman Aaron Donald
Taking advantage of a bye week, Aaron Donald left the West Coast and returned to the South Side last week to spend time around the Pitt football program that helped mold him into arguably the NFL’s most dominant defensive player. Donald was talking to players outside UPMC Rooney Sports Complex...
Kevin Gorman: Steelers counting on Mike Tomlin to be catalyst for second-half surge
Moments before Mike Tomlin’s weekly news conference Tuesday, ESPN’s First Take debated whether the Pittsburgh Steelers coach should be the NFL Coach of the Year. Only a month ago, the same show wondered whether the Washington Redskins should give Tomlin complete control. And some suggested the Steelers should let him...
Steelers place rookie ILB Ulysees Gilbert on injured reserve, ending his season
Inside linebacker Ulysees Gilbert’s rookie year is over at the midpoint of the Pittsburgh Steelers season. Gilbert was placed on injured reserve Tuesday because of recurring back problems. Linebacker Robert Spillane was promoted from the practice squad to take Gilbert’s spot on the 53-man roster. Gilbert missed the team’s game...
Steelers’ Mike Tomlin: Stats don’t tell story of JuJu Smith-Schuster
JuJu Smith-Schuster is on pace statistically for a season that resembles his rookie year and not a progression from 2018 when he had 111 catches, 1,426 yards and made the Pro Bowl. As long as the Pittsburgh Steelers keep winning games — and they will try for their fourth in...
Steelers’ Mike Tomlin: Ramon Foster is scheduled to practice, James Conner still limited
After missing one game with a shoulder injury, running back James Conner could return Sunday for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday that he expects Conner, the team’s leading rusher with 380 yards and its second-leading receiver, to practice this week, which could clear the way for him...
Kevin Gorman’s Who runs the North?: By blasting Patriots, Ravens running the AFCVideo
At the halfway point of the NFL season, the Baltimore Ravens have made an emphatic statement. They don’t just run the AFC North. They run the whole conference. The Ravens ran New England off the field Sunday night, handing the defending Super Bowl champions their first loss of the season...
Tim Benz: Appreciate Steelers winning streak without massaging their slow startVideo
The Pittsburgh Steelers started the season 0-3. Then 1-4. Despite numerous injuries and offseason defections, they have scratched their way back to 4-4 and remain within shouting distance of playoff contention. “It’s good to be .500 at the turn,” Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said Sunday. “It’s good to be...
Tim Benz: Plenty of grievances for Steelers even after win over ColtsVideo
A win without the starting quarterback, a starting defensive lineman, a starting offensive lineman and two running backs. Against a first-place team. Yeah. Sure. Take that without complaint, right? Nah! Who are we kidding? Not Steelers fans. Or… me. Especially when there is so much to complain about coming from...
Mark Madden: It’s still hard to get too optimistic about Steelers
The Steelers are 4-4, have won three straight and are in the playoff hunt because the standings say so. But I can’t take them seriously. Their first three wins came against teams with a combined record of 5-20. Sunday’s victory came against a third-string quarterback. The Steelers kept trying to...
Emphasis on takeaways paying off for Steelers defense
Talk to a handful of Pittsburgh Steelers defensive players. There will be at least two primary takeaways about their abundance of takeaways: • Creating turnovers was heavily stressed throughout the summer and preseason • Fumbles and interceptions can be contagious As for the latter, the proof is in the results....
Playoff talk highlights 5 takeaways from Steelers’ win over ColtsVideo
Five things we learned from Steelers 26, Colts 24: 1. Playoff talk isn’t so wild When the Baltimore Ravens handed the New England Patriots their first loss of the season Sunday night, it kept the Steelers two games out of the lead in the AFC North. The way the 6-2...
John Steigerwald: Winning streak has given Steelers a pulse
Back on Sept. 16 when it was announced Ben Roethlisberger would have surgery on his elbow and miss the last 14 games of the regular season, I had planned to predict the Steelers would win four of their next six games, but I forgot. Remember when the conventional wisdom was...
Tim Benz, Mark Madden recap Steelers’ win over Colts, winning streak, playoff potentialVideo
Are the Steelers as good as their three straight wins seem to show they are? At 4-4, the team finds itself one game outside the playoff picture after a 26-24 win over the Colts on Sunday at Heinz Field. But Mark Madden is not convinced the team is as good...
Tim Benz, Mark Madden discuss Steelers’ win over Colts, Penguins’ Patric Hornqvist’s injury
In this week’s “Madden Monday” podcast, Mark Madden and I discuss the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 26-24 victory over the Indianapolis Colts Sunday at Heinz Field. On the plus side, the Steelers’ pass rush was fantastic, the special teams stepped up, they created turnovers against a club that never gives them away,...
First Call: Steelers’ Mike Tomlin on Le’Veon Bell trade talk; Did Seahawks look at Antonio Brown?
Monday’s “First Call” features rumors about Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell. Woes for the Browns. Progress for the Ravens. And a problem for the Penguins. Is that a "no?" During his postgame press conference after a 26-24 win over the Indianapolis Colts, Mike Tomlin was asked if the Steelers inquired...
Tim Benz: Steelers’ feats of strength from crucial win over ColtsVideo
The Indianapolis Colts (5-3) lost Pro Bowl receiver T.Y. Hilton and starting cornerback Pierre Desir midweek. Then they lost starting quarterback Jacoby Brissett and starting center Ryan Kelly mid-game. But do you think the Pittsburgh Steelers (4-4) are going to feel sorry for anyone? Their star running back and wide...
Mason Rudolph again recovers from slow start to lead Steelers to winVideo
For the third consecutive game he started and finished, Mason Rudolph guided the Pittsburgh Steelers to a victory. For a second-year quarterback with no NFL regular-season experience before seven weeks ago, that’s been good enough. “I think, as me being at the helm, we’ve gotten better and have shown growth,”...
Jaylen Samuels sets Steelers record for catches by a running back in win
In his first game in almost a month, Jaylen Samuels caught a pass during the Pittsburgh Steelers first possession Sunday. He added another catch on their second drive, too. And during their third possession, he had three more. Samuels was well on his way to a historic receiving day for...
Trey Edmunds steps out of shadow of brother for Steelers in victoryVideo
Anyone in a friendly sibling rivalry with a brother or sister who is too athletic, too pretty or too smart can relate. Even during his best game as an NFL player, Trey Edmunds was Marcia Brady-d by the league. The NFL’s official social media accounts sent out notifications that the...
Kevin Gorman: Bud Dupree saves best play for last to stop Colts, save SteelersVideo
Bud Dupree was called out on the Big Board by Mike Tomlin this week, as the Pittsburgh Steelers coach challenged the outside linebacker to stop the run against the Indianapolis Colts. Tomlin needled Dupree that the Colts boasted former first-round draft picks on their offensive line, using left guard Quenton...
Steelers win 3rd in row after Adam Vinatieri shanks potential winnerVideo
It took the most productive kicker in NFL history missing a 43-yard field goal Sunday for the Pittsburgh Steelers to reverse the type of late-game misfortune that defined the first part of their season. When Adam Vinatieri shanked his go-ahead attempt wide left with 1 minute, 14 seconds left, the...
