The Pittsburgh Steelers searched high and low throughout the offseason and leading up to the trade deadline for an answer at wide receiver behind DK Metcalf. But GM Omar Khan didn’t find a deal he liked, and ultimately the Steelers went the safe route, signing veteran Marquez Valdes-Scantling to their practice squad. Valdes-Scantling made sense […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers have not been an explosive offense this season. Before the season, offensive coordinator Arthur Smith talked about wanting to be more explosive. Acquiring WR DK Metcalf was supposed to help make that a reality, but it simply hasn’t been the case. Pittsburgh is 30th in the league with just 29 explosive plays […]
Happy Thanksgiving to all of yinz and I hope your Thursday schedule allows for some football-watching time. There are three games being played on this holiday Thursday. In the first 2025 Thanksgiving game, the 7-4 Detroit Lions will host the 7-3-1 Green Bay Packers. In the late-afternoon game, the 5-5-1 Dallas Cowboys will host the […]
In the past, the belief was that making the jump from college to the NFL was supposed to be more difficult, particularly from a playbook aspect, due to the complex schemes and the language used. That’s how it used to be, at least. Now, it’s the other way around, at least for Pittsburgh Steelers rookie […]
For years, the middle of the field has felt like a desert in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offense. Mike Tomlin admits it should be visited more often. Speaking to reporters Thursday, Tomlin admitted something fans and analysts have criticized him over. “Maybe,” Tomlin said via the team’s YouTube channel when asked if the offense should use […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers started the 2025 season well. They had control of the AFC North for most of the early part of it. However, as things progressed, they watched their lead evaporate. Now, the Steelers are 6-5 after losing to the Chicago Bears. That allowed the Baltimore Ravens to overtake them for first place in […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense is a hot topic among fans and media alike, and for all the wrong reasons. The Steelers have allowed the fifth-most total yards of offense this season and the second-most passing yards, ahead of only the Cincinnati Bengals. And no one wants to be mentioned in the same category as the […]
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 for most sacks in a career. And it came on a big one, a strip-sack fumble on QB Caleb Williams that Nick Herbig recovered for a touchdown. It gave Pittsburgh a 14-7 […]
After grabbing a must-needed win over the Cincinnati Bengals last week, things don’t get any easier for the Pittsburgh Steelers as they prepare to face the Chicago Bears on Sunday. The Bears, winners of seven of their last eight, will be a difficult opponent in many respects. They haven’t been perfect, but they’ve been consistent […]
The Chicago Bears will not activate CB Jaylon Johnson and CB Kyler Gordon off injured reserve ahead of the team’s Week 12 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, per ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler on Twitter. Bears defensive backs Kyler Gordon and Jaylon Johnson – both questionable for Sunday vs. Pittsburgh – won’t be activated this week, per […]Season 16, Episode 77 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Tuesday morning episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking abo...
