Houston, we have a problem. That problem is simply that the New England Patriots beat the Pittsburgh Steelers to once again to head to yet another Super Bowl. The Steelers, in reality, didn’t do much to halt the Patriots' passage to Houston, where Super Bowl LI will be held. For New England, it seemed like another walk around Boston Park. Plenty of Steelers fans made the trip to sit in the trenches of Gillette Stadium and cheer on the Black and Gold. However, those fans had to ... Read More
Steelers no match for Patriots, Brady in 36-17 loss in AFC Championship Game
Today was going to be the day. It was going to be the day the Pittsburgh Steelers finally beat the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship Game to get a spot in the Super Bowl. It was going to be the day Ben Roethlisberger finally proved himself against Tom Brady and Bill Belichick. It was going to be the day because the Steelers finally had Roethlisberger, Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell healthy for the playoffs. Coming into the game, the Steelers were 2-9 against the Brady-led Patriots. ... Read More
Grades: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cleveland Browns
There’s no doubt about it: The Pittsburgh Steelers like to make their regular-season finale interesting. Sunday, Pittsburgh elected to rest quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, running back Le’Veon Bell, wide receiver Antonio Brown and center Maurkice Pouncey — the team's four Pro Bowl-ers — for the playoffs, and it almost cost the team in the final game of the season. The Steelers (11-5), led by quarterback Landry Jones and running back DeAngelo Williams, barely squeezed out a 27-24 win ... Read More
Three up, three down: Steelers vs. Browns
It didn't mean a thing in terms of playoff implications, but Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin made it clear this week that his team would do everything it could (outside of playing Ben Roethlisberger, Antonio Brown, Le'Veon Bell and Maurkice Pouncey) to finish the regular season on a winning note. Well it wasn't pretty, but the Steelers (11-5) won their seventh-straight game in a sloppy 27-24 overtime win over the Cleveland Browns (1-15). Now, the Steelers will prepare for a ... Read More
Are injuries derailing the Steelers’ season?
What's ailing the Pittsburgh Steelers these days? Past the halfway point in the season with the team staring at its 4-5 record, there seem to be plenty of theories being thrown about by fans, players and coaches alike. Is it poor coaching, as some have suggested in the wake of the excruciating, last-second loss to what might be the best team in the NFL, the Dallas Cowboys? Although there could be some credence to that argument, especially after four straight losses, I'm not sure that's ... Read More
Grades: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Miami Dolphins
The Pittsburgh Steelers were embarrassed by the Miami Dolphins on Sunday in a 30-15 loss. However, the final score wasn’t the only problem with the game: quarterback Ben Roethlisberger sustained a knee injury and underwent surgery Monday. Now, the Steelers are heading into a tough Sunday game against the New England Patriots without Pittsburgh's leading man. Who will step up for the Steelers? But let's first take a look at how we graded the Steelers' performance against the Dolphins down ... Read More
Steelers struggle in 30-15 loss to Dolphins
In a game that featured the Miami Dolphins running the ball for 222 yards (despite coming into the game 28th in the league in rushing yards), Lawrence Timmons throwing up on the sideline, heat cramps, Ben Roethlisberger leaving the game with a knee injury before returning and Jay Ajayi becoming the first running back to rush for 100-plus yards against the Steelers this season, the ending almost seems fitting. There was almost no other way for it to end other than a Dolphins win, 30-15. The ... Read More
Grades: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. New York Jets
The Pittsburgh Steelers improved their overall record to 4-1 with a win over the New York Jets on Sunday. The win allowed Pittsburgh to grab hold of the AFC North in the top position. Behind them are the Baltimore Ravens (3-2), then the Cincinnati Bengals (2-3), and then at the bottom is the Cleveland Browns (0-5). For what feels like the first time all season, the Steelers didn’t have to deal with too many injuries. Without further ado, here are the grades for the Steelers in their ... Read More
Team grades: Steelers vs. Chiefs
The Pittsburgh Steelers turned the tide after a painful Week 3 loss against the Philadelphia Eagles by defeating the Kansas City Chiefs 43-14 on Sunday night. The Steelers saw a few firsts in their Week 4 match against the Chiefs: running back Le’Veon Bell made his season debut, the pass rush was alive and well and Markus Wheaton didn’t drop a pass. Without further ado, here are the Steelers' positional grades from their Sunday Night Football game against the ... Read More
Williams should still see large role with Bell back
Naturally, the Pittsburgh Steelers will want to utilize perhaps football's best running back, Le'Veon Bell, in his first game back from a three-game suspension due to missed drug tests. But Pittsburgh might not want to run him too far into the ground. Even if Bell doesn't have any rust to knock off after not playing in the regular season for almost a calendar year, the Steelers should still protect their franchise running back. Bell has already touched that ball 799 times in his three ... Read More