What a difference a week can make. After one of the worst regular season losses of the Mike Tomlin era last week against the Philadelphia Eagles, the Pittsburgh Steelers bounced back by putting together a dominating performance in front of a national TV audience on Sunday Night Football, trouncing the Kansas City Chiefs 43-14. The victory pushed the Steelers (3-1) into a first-place tie with the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC North and, with it it, gave Pittsburgh some much-needed confidence ... 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
Column: Why Steelers-Bengals rivalry is best in football
When it comes to putting a finger on the pulse of what it is people love about sports, one of the first things that comes to mind is rivalries. There are plenty of cities that can boast about having the best rivalries, but few hold a candle to the city of Pittsburgh. Especially when it comes to football. Did you happen to experience the renewal of the Pitt-Penn State football rivalry last weekend in front of the largest crowd for a Pittsburgh sports event ever? Or what about the famous ... Read More
Steelers RB DeAngelo Williams named AFC Offensive Player of the Week
Once again proving that age is just a number — and that the Pittsburgh Steelers have found the fountain of youth — 33-year-old Steelers running back DeAngelo Williams has been named the AFC Offensive Player of the Week. In Pittsburgh's Week 1 win over Washington, Williams rushed for 143 yards and had two touchdowns. He also had six catches for 28 yards. (You're welcome, fantasy owners.) 26 carries ✅ 143 rushing yards ✅ 2 TD ✅ AFC Offensive Player of the Week ✅ ? | ... Read More
Despite player suspensions, consistency key for Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers have faced adversity for many years when it comes to their players. This year, however, the task could prove to be much more difficult. Heading into the start of the regular season, the Steelers are without several key components of their offense. Legendary (and fan-favorite) tight end Heath Miller retired, running back Le’Veon Bell will miss the first three games with a suspension, and wide receiver Martavis Bryant will miss the whole season with a year-long ... Read More
Final preseason game provides many storylines for Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers head into their final exhibition game tomorrow night in Carolina looking to move past a preseason that clearly did not go as well as the team would have wanted. Injuries, question marks and the occasional unwelcome distraction marred the weeks leading up to final cutdown to the 53-man roster expected to be set later this weekend. The good news is the team is ready to move past a mostly dreadful camp and focus on their opening game of the season against the Washington ... Read More
Brown, Bell and Big Ben all in midseason form in preseason win
After two mediocre performances in preseason games, the Pittsburgh Steelers made a statement Friday night. Against the New Orleans Saints, the Steelers reminded everyone that—oh, yeah—they’ve got an offense and—hey—it’s pretty darn good. Pittsburgh won the game, 27-14, but it was more how they won the game that matters. Here are some key takeaways from Pittsburgh’s win: Sometimes a ‘B’ is best The Steelers’ three ‘Bs’—Ben Roethlisberger, Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell—all were ... Read More
Battle for third RB spot heats up for Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers have plenty of confidence when it comes to who is standing behind Ben Roethlisberger. Le’Veon Bell has proven to be one of the best, young running backs in the NFL. Behind him, DeAngelo Williams is a seasoned veteran who carried on the load last year with Bell’s injury. Now, he’ll be doing so again for the first three games of the season, as Bell is serving a suspension for violating the NFL’s Substance Abuse policy. Now, Williams will need someone behind him. ... Read More
Le’Veon Bell suspension reduced to three games
Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le'Veon Bell has had his suspension reduced to three games, per ESPN reporter Adam Schefter. Bell had originally been suspended for the first four games of the 2016 NFL season because of at least one missed drug test. The first-team All-Pro in 2014 had been confident he was going to win his appeal and have his suspension negated, writing on his private Instagram page: “I am not going to miss games, trust me. I'm gonna win the appeal...ppl have no idea what ... Read More