Steelers/NFL category, Page 53

1. Deserving of the ball? A common refrain among Pittsburgh Steelers fans seeking answers for their team’s struggling offense has been a plea to get more opportunities for George Pickens. But the numbers are mixed on if the receiver is being ignored by the play-callers and quarterbacks, or if Pickens...

It already has been established that the Pittsburgh Steelers are coming off the worst two losses in the Mike Tomlin era. No other team in NFL history with a winning record has lost back-to-back games to opponents at least eight games under .500, so how can it be viewed as...

Inside linebacker Elandon Roberts and special-teamer Miles Killebrew each were fined by the NFL for actions during the Pittsburgh Steelers’ loss to the Arizona Cardinals last week. Roberts was docked $21,855 and Killebrew $10,927 for what the league deemed were unnecessary roughness during Arizona’s 24-10 upset victory. Each player was...

Two days after their 21-18 loss to the New England Patriots, the Pittsburgh Steelers have placed outside linebacker T.J. Watt in concussion protocol. Watt reported symptoms when he came to the team facility Friday for meetings and film study, Steelers spokesman Burt Lauten said Saturday. The NFL Network also reported...

It was only three seasons ago that the Pittsburgh Steelers, off to a franchise-best 11-0 start, lost four of their final five regular-season games. That slide set the tone for their one-and-done playoff appearance, a 48-37 home defeat to the Cleveland Browns. On the other side of the country, the...

A bob of the head left Christian Kuntz scratching his head, while Mike Tomlin was left figuratively shaking his dismissively. The Pittsburgh Steelers’ long snapper, Kuntz was flagged for a curious false start during the fourth quarter of Thursday night’s loss to the New England Patriots. “I was given an...

DeMarvin Leal is so oozing with talent, he has never had to deal with what he encountered Thursday. His coaches told him they wouldn’t be needing his services. Leal admitted that being designated a healthy scratch by the Pittsburgh Steelers hurt. “Definitely did,” Leal said. “But it’s the name of...

Five things we learned from Patriots 21, Steelers 18: 1. Rundown feeling New England entered the game with the NFL’s third-ranked run defense, so it wasn’t like the Steelers didn’t know they might have a difficult time running the ball. Falling into an 18-point deficit in the first half also...

Coach Mike Tomlin should be fired the minute this wasted Steelers season ends. Enough with adhering religiously to what daddy and granddaddy did. When the coach deserves to be fired, fire him. Never changing coaches is supposed to give the Steelers stability. Do these Steelers look stable to you? Tomlin’s...

For the first time this season, the New England Patriots had some life. Thanks to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Sports writers for the Boston Globe and Boston Herald remarked Thursday night’s game in Pittsburgh was actually entertaining. All at the Steelers expense. “How refreshing, how fulfilling, how doggone good did it...

Friday’s “First Call” puts the Pittsburgh Steelers’ egregious losses to the Arizona Cardinals and New England Patriots into a historical context. At least one former NFL official thinks the Steelers got jobbed on the Christian Kuntz call Thursday night. The rest of the teams in the AFC playoff picture will...

Under normal circumstances, I wouldn’t bat an eyelash at the Pittsburgh Steelers getting dusted at home by the New England Patriots. During the height of the Tom Brady-Bill Belichick years, that was a common occurrence. However, Brady is long gone and so is that era of Patriots football. They entered...

Some of his teammates were long gone. The vast majority of the others had showered and were getting ready to leave. But Mitch Trubisky sat alone in his chair in front of his stall in the Pittsburgh Steelers locker room at Acrisure Stadium. He stared blankly forward with slumped posture....

JuJu Smith-Schuster had plenty of reasons to smile late Thursday night. The least of which was when he referenced the color and style of the jerseys bearing his name in circulation in the public. “I probably have more Steelers jerseys still than the Patriots,” Smith-Schuster said. The formerly precocious Pittsburgh...

Just when it looked like the Pittsburgh Steelers couldn’t set the bar any lower in terms of humiliating home defeats, they found a way to limbo under it Thursday night. Fresh off an upset loss to two-win Arizona four days earlier, the Steelers also were no match for the two-win...

The Pittsburgh Steelers made the decision to designate veteran outside linebacker Markus Golden as a healthy inactive for Thursday night’s game against the New England Patriots. Based on the way the early portion of the game played out, they perhaps grew to quickly regret that decision. Golden was their top...

When the Pittsburgh Steelers arrived at Acrisure Stadium in advance for their game Thursday evening, it might have felt as if they’d just left. After all, those players and coaches had just left that facility less than 100 hours earlier. Furthermore, it was the second time in a five-week span...

Four starters who were listed as questionable for the Pittsburgh Steelers are active for the game Thursday night against the New England Patriots at Acrisure Stadium. Running back Najee Harris (knee), left guard Isaac Seumalo (shoulder), inside linebacker Elandon Roberts (groin) and center Mason Cole (neck) will play against the...

The Pittsburgh Steelers again elevated Kyron Johnson from the practice squad for Thursday’s game against the New England Patriots, activating the young outside linebacker for a second game in five days. Johnson, signed to the practice squad in October, played exclusively on special teams during Sunday’s home loss to the...

Two things seem pretty obvious heading into the latest edition of Steelers-Patriots on Thursday night at Acrisure Stadium: 1. There won’t be many points on the scoreboard at the end of the night. 2. No one is going to be confusing this game with any one of the classics involving...

Pittsburgh Steelers director of pro scouting Sheldon White accepted an invitation from the NFL to participate in what it has dubbed the Front Office & General Manager Accelerator Program next week during league meetings in Dallas. White is in his second season with the Steelers but had 20 prior years...

The Pittsburgh Steelers just suffered one of the franchise’s worst losses ever at Acrisure Stadium. Diontae Johnson celebrated a meaningless touchdown. The Penguins look as old as we feared that they would. And Sports Illustrated is rewarding empty hype in college football. All we need now is the annual December...

Thursday’s “First Call” has a hopeful health update for Pittsburgh Steelers running back Najee Harris. T.J. Watt is getting lots of Pro Bowl votes and support from a fellow pass-rushing star in their battle against holding calls. We also recap a busy night of college basketball action, and Robert Morris’...

The opposing coaches are likely future Hall of Famers, and the “brand” recognition of Pittsburgh Steelers vs. New England Patriots conjures up memories of classic matchups. The Steelers are wearing special uniforms and the organization is calling for a “blackout” for this primetime national showcase. Just don’t expect all that...

Little clarity emerged from Wednesday’s status report in regards to which of the injured Pittsburgh Steelers will be available to play in Thursday night’s game against the New England Patriots. Four starters — running back Najee Harris, center Mason Cole, left guard Isaac Seumalo and inside linebacker Elandon Roberts —...