Steelers/NFL category, Page 72

Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin offered an accurate assessment of his team’s offense during his weekly press conference. “We’ve got to get that mojo that we had in the preseason, where we’re playing fast and fluid with confidence, individually and collectively. We’ve lost that, to be blunt, in the last...

I’m sure that many of you think that “U mad, bro?” hit its zenith last week after the Pittsburgh Steelers lost 30-7 in Week 1. Nay! When these Steelers lose that badly, sometimes it’s hard to comb through the voluminous amounts of reader interactions I get that are just so...

Thursday’s “First Call” has some damning quotes about Steelers offensive coordinator Matt Canada from an ex-NFL general manager with Pittsburgh ties. More tough injury news for Nick Chubb. Las Vegas receiver Davante Adams, who is preparing to play the Steelers on Sunday night, isn’t happy about the blow to the...

Veteran edge defender Markus Golden, safety Damontae Kazee and rookie tight end Darnell Washington did not practice Wednesday, according to the injury report released by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Kazee was listed as having a calf injury, and Washington and Golden were listed as having a knee ailment four days prior...

The Pittsburgh Steelers made a pair of moves to replenish their active roster, signing defensive lineman Breiden Fehoko off their own practice squad and adding running back Godwin Igwebuike via the Atlanta Falcons’ practice squad. Fehoko signed in March but was part of final roster cuts off of a deep...

The way the Pittsburgh Steelers have crawled out of the gate with the running game might conjure memories of last season, when the backs didn’t find their collective footing until the second half of the campaign. Through two games, the Steelers have totaled 96 rushing yards, second fewest in the...

Two-time Super Bowl-winning stars Hines Ward and James Harrison headline 10 former Pittsburgh Steelers players among 173 modern-era nominees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2024. Ward is the Steelers’ leader in career receptions with 1,000. Harrison was the franchise’s career sacks leader before being bypassed Monday...

A day after coming off a “Monday Night Football” victory over the Cleveland Browns, several rookies for the Pittsburgh Steelers took time to visit patients at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. The players spent time Tuesday afternoon playing games and doing crafts with children and their families in the Fred...

The Pittsburgh Steelers have no accountability. We saw that Monday night in a big way. Gunner Olszewski committed one of the dumbest plays ever. He fielded a kickoff at the 9-yard line near the sideline midway through the first quarter, inexplicably toe-tapping to momentarily stay in bounds. Like he was...

Tuesday’s “First Call” features some support for a Pittsburgh Steelers offensive lineman from former quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. The Raiders may try to get a familiar face back in the mix against the Steelers. We check the TV ratings to see how the Backyard Brawl did compared to the huge numbers...

It’s not often you see a quarterback penalized for two plays resulting from facemask infractions. But that’s what happened to Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson on Monday night against the Steelers in Pittsburgh’s 26-22 win. One exchange resulted in a third-quarter unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. The other turned into a 15-yard...

During the Pittsburgh Steelers’ “Monday Night Football” win over the Cleveland Browns, numerous Cleveland fans took to social media accusing Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick of a dirty hit on Browns running back Nick Chubb. The collision resulted in a significant knee injury for Chubb, ending his season. The belief from...

After losing two of their top players to injuries in the opening week of the season, the Pittsburgh Steelers watched All-Pro free safety Minkah Fitzpatrick exit with a chest injury in the third quarter of their 26-22 win Monday night against the Cleveland Browns. Fitzpatrick, though, appears to have gotten...

Five things we learned from Steelers 26, Browns 22: 1. Hello, Larry Larry Ogunjobi didn’t take it upon himself to singlehandedly replace Cam Heyward in the Steelers’ first game without their defensive captain. It just looked that way. While playing nearly 60% of the defensive snaps, Ogunjobi had four tackles,...

Mike Tomlin noticed electricity in the crowd Monday night at Acrisure Stadium when the Pittsburgh Steelers played the Cleveland Browns. The surge in wattage was difficult to miss in the fourth quarter when the Steelers placed their 26-22 victory in jeopardy. A third-down play call that went awry with three...

Offensive coordinator Matt Canada is Pittsburgh’s Great Satan as per “Fire Canada” chants at Acrisure Stadium Monday after a botched third-and-1 play. Quarterback Kenny Pickett ran right out of the shotgun and went down lamely, losing 3 yards. Maybe that was the play call: “Shotgun, run right, go down lamely....

Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Matt Canada had the “f-word” hurled his way at Acrisure Stadium on Monday night. No. Not that one. At least not chanted in unison by a few thousand people. Individually? Yeah, I’m sure a few stray f-bombs were chucked at Canada from the stands. But I’m...

The Browns are still the Browns. With the Steelers’ 26-22 victory over their longtime rival, the Black and Gold made sure the Browns continued their streak of not winning a regular-season game at Acrisure Stadium in 20 years. While Pittsburgh celebrates, Cleveland sulks. Cleveland.com columnist Terry Pluto shared some musings...

Now that the Pittsburgh Steelers are at 1-1, they look to get above .500 with a win over the Las Vegas Raiders. However, there is a sketchy track record when it comes to road trips out west to play that franchise. There is a medical update on one of Vegas’...

When Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi dubbed Pittsburgh “Boo City, Pa.” on Monday, I think he was referring to his own team’s fan base and their reaction to his current quarterback, Phil Jurkovec. I don’t think he was referring to Steelers fans reacting to his former quarterback Kenny Pickett and the...

Pittsburgh Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick was taken to a hospital for evaluation after suffering a chest injury during Monday night’s victory against the Cleveland Browns. Fitzpatrick apparently was injured while making a desperate lunging tackle on Jerome Ford as the Browns running back approached the goal line at the end...

While the designation, by its nature, is not official and carries a degree of subjectivity, Monday night marked the first time in the young NFL career of George Pickens that he served as a No. 1 wide receiver. Pickens provided a big play that helped deliver the Pittsburgh Steelers a...

Holding a late lead against a longtime rival wasn’t enough to placate an often-ornery crowd Monday night at Acrisure Stadium. A loud, clearly discernible chant of “Fire Canada” sustained throughout the duration of a timeout after an awkward run by Kenny Pickett lost 3 yards with 3 minutes, 5 seconds...

If not for two big plays by the defense, each involving outside linebacker Alex Highsmith, two decades-long streaks might have ended Monday night for the Pittsburgh Steelers. They remained intact thanks to a pair of defensive touchdowns that propelled the Steelers to a 26-22 victory against the Cleveland Browns. The...