A demoralizing October loss to the Miami Dolphins was the start of the Pittsburgh Steelers' spiral, but, winners of seven-straight, they made sure nothing like that loss — which featured Miami running back Jay Ajayi rushing for over 200 yards — happened again when the two teams met in the first round of the AFC playoffs. Sunday, Pittsburgh cruised to an almost-too-easy 30-12 victory over the Dolphins — and the Steelers did it in spectacular fashion, with huge contributions from running back ... Read More
Grades: Steelers vs. Dolphins
The Pittsburgh Steelers faced a familiar foe Sunday, and they weren't about to be beat twice in one season. When the Steelers and the Miami Dolphins faced off the first time — back in October — Miami looked like the dominant team in its 30-15 win. This time, at Heinz Field during one of two AFC Wild Card game, it was the Steelers that won in a dominant fashion, 30-12, meaning Pittsburgh is moving on in the NFL playoffs. Before the Steelers board their plane for Kansas City, grades are ... Read More
Three up, three down: Steelers vs. Dolphins
It's off to Kansas City for the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers (12-5) took their first step in the quest for the seventh Super Bowl championship in franchise history with a dominating 30-12 victory over the Miami Dolphins (10-7) in front of a sellout crowd that braved the bone-chilling cold at Heinz Field. Next up is a trip to Arrowhead Stadium to face a Chiefs team that has won five of its past six games and looks to make its first Super Bowl appearance since the team won Super Bowl IV ... Read More
Behind Bell’s record performance, Steelers roll over Dolphins
Well, that was easy. In the Pittsburgh Steelers’ first playoff game with Ben Roethlisberger, Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell on the field at the same time, Pittsburgh rolled to a 30-12 victory over the Miami Dolphins. And it was those three — the Killer B's — who set the tone in the game. Roethlisberger started the game 11/11, Brown took two short passes for back-to-back 50- and 62-yard touchdowns, and, on one drive, Bell carried the ball 10 times (on 10 plays) for a touchdown. After the ... Read More
Injury report: Chickillo, Mathews out, Green questionable for Sunday
While what ultimately happens on the field in Sunday's playoff game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Miami Dolphins is what really matters, leading up to the game, the injury report can tell us a lot about how exactly the game might go. Thursday, the Steelers and Dolphins released their injury reports heading into Sunday's meeting: Pittsburgh Steelers: Out: Anthony Chickillo, linebacker (ankle) Ricardo Mathews, defensive end (ankle) Questionable: Robert Golden, safety ... Read More
Steelers set to play Dolphins in first round of playoffs
In Week 6, the Pittsburgh Steelers suffered one of their most embarrassing losses of the season, losing 30-15 to the then-1-4 Miami Dolphins. Now, with everything on the line, the Steelers will have their chance to exact their revenge next Sunday when the two teams meet in the first round of the AFC playoffs. The loss to the Dolphins was the start of Pittsburgh's four-game skid — which included losses to the New England Patriots, Baltimore Ravens and Dallas Cowboys — but that's since ... Read More
Even if Steelers beat Browns, Tomlin is still on hot seat
The Pittsburgh Steelers are currently riding a four-game losing streak. On Sunday, they'll look to snap it when they head to FirstEnergy Stadium to face the Cleveland Browns. The Browns, with their 0-10 record, should — on paper — be an easy win for the Steelers. Ben Roethlisberger has handed plenty of losses to the Browns and, earlier this week, he admitted he can’t list all the names of the Cleveland quarterbacks he’s faced. So if Pittsburgh gets a win against the Browns and the Steelers ... Read More
Six Nittany Lions to enter NFL
The Nittany Lions saw three players drafted into the National Football League in the 2015 draft and three more went on to sign rookie free-agent contracts, giving Penn State a total of six players in the NFL this spring. Donovan Smith (Owings Mills, MD) was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as the second pick of the second round; Adrian Amos (Baltimore, MD) was picked by the Chicago Bears; and the Pittsburgh Steelers selected hometown tight end Jesse James (Glassport, PA) in the fifth ... Read More
Miami Dolphins sign Brice McCain
Twenty-three hours into free agency, and the Steelers have yet to make a move…unless you count Matt Spaeth returning to bolster the running game. They have, however, seen 27-year-old Jason Worilds retire and now, according Ian Rapoport of NFL.com, the Steelers have lost one of their starting cornerbacks, as the Miami Dolphins have signed Brice McCain to a two-year deal that can be worth up to $5.5 million with $3 million guaranteed. The #Dolphins gave CB Brice McCain a 2-year deal that can ... Read More