New York Jets owner Woody Johnson seems to be having buyer’s, and seller’s, remorse. After the Jets swapped out Aaron Rodgers for Justin Fields, Johnson has watched his franchise go from bad to worse. The NFL’s only winless team now has quarterback uncertainty after first-year head coach Aaron Glenn benched Fields midway through Sunday’s loss […]
Though things might not have gone all that well in the Week 7 loss on the road to the Cincinnati Bengals, there is at least one positive the Pittsburgh Steelers can take away from that loss on a short week — the run game continues to get better. In the loss to the Bengals, the […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers could be getting back a starting receiver for a key Sunday night game against the Green Bay Packers. Sidelined the last two games due to a shoulder injury, WR Calvin Austin III expressed optimism that he’ll return for Week 8. “Hopefully!” he told reporters Monday, as shared by the Trib’s Chris Adamski. […]
The national media hasn’t been kind to the Pittsburgh Steelers following their loss to the Cincinnati Bengals on Thursday night. Playing against a 40-year-old Joe Flacco, the league’s highest-paid defense had no answers and surrendered33 points. Since and the sports media world is starting to take its licks on the once-surprising, overperforming Steelers. On SportsCenter, […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers made a big splash this summer, sending Minkah Fitzpatrick packing and acquiring Jalen Ramsey. Being one of the best cornerbacks in recent memory, that move of course brought some high expectations for the defense as a whole, with Ramsey playing a Swiss army knife type of role. Before the season began, former […]
Before the season began, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense touted themselves as being one of the best units in the league. Through six games, they’ve been anything but that. Their Week 7 showing against the Bengals was probably the worst of the season. At this point, Steelers beat writer Ray Fittipaldo thinks they’re running out of […]
In 2023, the Steelers drafted Joey Porter Jr. with hopes he could develop into their next lockdown cornerback. He showed glimpses in his rookie year, but some struggles were apparent in Year 2. Heading into his third year, the Steelers brought in as much veteran help as he could ask for. Jalen Ramsey and Darius […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers want to play a specific style of football, one built on running the football, controlling the clock and really beating up on opponents. The only problem is they haven’t been able to consistently play that way early in the season. For one night, at least, though, the Steelers’ ground game got rolling […]
My final Pittsburgh Steelers thoughts as the team travels to Cincinnati to take on the Bengals. 1. SEEING A FAMILIAR FACE When the Bengals offense takes the field, a player known as “Joe Cool” will be under center, but not the one that was expected back in August. The Bengals have been without starting QB […]
Six weeks into the season the Pittsburgh Steelers are sitting pretty. They’re 4-1 with the second-best record in the AFC. And the rest of their division is in bad shape. Injuries have seriously hurt both the Cincinnati Bengals and Baltimore Ravens, leaving the Steelers with a clear path to the playoffs. As a result, Chris […]T.J. Watt is the family’s new sack leader. After recording his 115th career sack Sunday against the Chicago Bears, Watt surpassed J.J. Watt ...
