When the Pittsburgh Steelers (4-3) and Cincinnati Bengals (6-0) face off this Sunday, you can expect a playoff atmosphere at Heinz Field. That's because for all intents and purposes, a loss for the Steelers would have the team thinking Wild Card at the halfway point of the season. For the undefeated Bengals, a win would push their lead in the AFC North to an almost insurmountable 3.5 games with a game in hand. So yes, this game is important. It's also a game that will mark the return of ... Read More
Three up, three down: Steelers vs. Chiefs
Opportunity lost in Kansas City. With a chance to get their third win in four games with Ben Roethlisberger out of the lineup, the Pittsburgh Steelers were unable to get a much needed conference victory against the 1-4 Chiefs, losing a mistake riddled contest, 23-13 at Arrowhead Stadium. The loss pushes the Steelers to 2.5 games behind the Cincinnati Bengals, and makes next week's matchup against their division rival crucial to any hopes of winning the AFC North. Let's look at the best ... Read More
Week 7 preview: Steelers look for third straight win in Kansas City
The Pittsburgh Steelers (4-2) head to Arrowhead Stadium to face the Kansas City Chiefs (1-5) looking to stretch their winning streak to three and keep pace with the undefeated Cincinnati Bengals in the race for the AFC North title. Despite of an array of injuries and what looks to be their third starting quarterback in the past four weeks, the Steelers continue to find ways to win. The Chiefs are the other hand have lost five straight and lost their best weapon in running back extraordinaire ... Read More
Steelers depth continues to be tested
The old adage "next man up" is one of the most overused sayings in professional sports. Unfortunately for the Pittsburgh Steelers, it's been a recurring theme that has been applicable to the team time and time again. Le'Veon Bell to miss the first two games of the season? DeAngelo Williams, come on down. Subsequent announcement of a four-game suspension for Martavis Bryant? Time to step up, Darrius Heyward-Bey. Then there was Shaun Suisham's season-ending injury and the kicking soap opera ... Read More
Steelers Report Card: Grading Steelers Week 5 win vs. Chargers
The Pittsburgh Steelers headed to San Diego for a Monday night road game and rallied late to walk away with a 24-20 victory. There were some positives to take away from the Steelers performance and also a ton of negatives that stick out. I take a look back at Monday’s night’s performance and hand out my weekly grades in this week’s edition of our Steelers Report Card. Quarterback- For over 52 minutes of football, Mike Vick was not very good, which in reality should be expected. What ... Read More
Three up, three down: Steelers vs. Chargers
A week after losing one of the more disappointing regular season games in recent memory, the Pittsburgh Steelers flipped the script and in doing so, kept their hopes of repeating as AFC North champions very much alive. The Steelers left San Diego with a miraculous 24-20 comeback win over the Chargers courtesy of a "walk-off" 1-yard touchdown run by Le'Veon Bell. The Steelers overcame oppressive heat, and two late fourth quarter deficits, and the challenge of converting what essentially was a ... Read More
Bell caps Steelers comeback with last-second TD
For the better part of four quarters, Michael Vick was living a nightmare in his second start for the Pittsburgh Steelers. All of that would change due to a storybook finish as Vick would lead the Steelers on two fourth-quarter scoring drives. The game-deciding drive was a 12-play, 80-yard, march capped by Le'Veon Bell's 1-yard touchdown run on the final play of the game to give the Steelers (3-2) a critical 24-20 road victory over the San Diego Chargers (2-3). ''It's not how you start," ... Read More
Week 5 preview: Steelers head to San Diego for Monday night showdown
The Pittsburgh Steelers have had 11 days to not only prepare for their Monday night contest against the San Diego Chargers, they've had that time to get over their crippling overtime loss to the Baltimore Ravens. At 2-2, the Steelers have to get back on the win column if they have any chance to catch the Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC North. The Chargers also come in at 2-2 and are led by quarterback Phillip Rivers. Much like the Steelers, the Chargers can't afford a loss if they hope to catch ... Read More
Three keys to life without Ben
The news that Ben Roethlisberger will miss the next 4 to 6 weeks of the season was a case of being a good news, bad news scenario. On one hand, when the injury happened in real time, the immediate reaction was that it might be the end of Roethlisberger's season and with it, any hopes of the Steelers being a Super Bowl contender in 2015. On the other hand, the sobering reality is the Steelers now must hand over the reins to Michael Vick, an aging backup who was looking for work well into ... Read More
Steelers add Bell to roster; release Murphy
With running back Le’Veon Bell set to end his two-game suspension for this Sunday’s game against the St. Louis Rams, it’s been known that the Steelers would have to cut ties with a player in order to add their star rusher to the lineup. Today, that player was revealed to be wide receiver Tyler Murphy. Murphy, an undrafted rookie, had caught one pass for 16 yards in the season opener at New England. It was the only time he was targeted with a pass over the first two games. Murphy, 23, ... Read More