Trade Ben Roethlisberger? Roethlisberger isn't elite? Time to throw in the towel on the season, right? All of the above have been thrown around in the past few weeks regarding Roethlisberger and the Steelers season, but for the third consecutive game, the Steelers and their quarterback showed that they aren't going anywhere. With the win over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, the Steelers improved to 5-6 on the season, and are one of a plethora of teams in the hunt for the final AFC playoff ... Read More

It will be a rare meaningful and rather evenly-matched meeting between the Pittsburgh Steelers (4-6) and Cleveland Browns (4-6) in Week 12 of the 2013 NFL season.  The winner will very much be in contention for the final AFC Wild Card spot as the season turns towards what appears to be a tight final month of competition.  The loser will still be in the discussion, but would have to be virtually perfect the rest of the way.  And, perhaps most importantly in this heated rivalry, a Pittsburgh ... Read More

Growing up in the suburbs of Erie, PA, there were basically three options for NFL team allegiance.  Shall I support our closest geographical neighbors, the Buffalo Bills, a team that lost four straight Super Bowls in the early 90s and has done next to nothing since?  How about the closest Pennsylvania team, a Super Bowl contender in the mid-90s when I was just becoming interested in professional sports?  My mother grew up a casual Steelers fan and a young Bill Cowher was producing exciting ... Read More

Before training camp commenced prior to this 2013 NFL season, I wrote a piece asking what this year’s rallying cry would be for the Steelers.  Four months later, the boys in Black and Gold have a couple to choose from. 0-4 — By the end of September, Pittsburgh was winless.  Everybody in the western world knew this was a fatal blow and a ridiculously un-Steeler like commencement to a fresh season.  This team was officially playing for a draft pick was the local commentary.  Blame was scattered ... Read More

The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced their 25 semifinalists for the Class of 2014 Wednesday night and among those on the list are former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jerome Bettis and defensive end/linebacker Kevin Greene.  This will be the fourth time that Bettis has made it to the semifinals.  As for Greene, this will be the eighth straight year he's been named a semifinalist. Jerome Bettis played 13 years in the league, played in 192 regular season games and rushed for 13,662 yards ... Read More

Big Ben strikes again: After jumping out to a quick 14-0 lead in the first quarter and then finding themselves down 27-20 at halftime, the Steelers offense never lost confidence that they could come back. Not even for a second. And much of the reason was the confidence and calm demeanor of quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. “We didn’t blink at all,” said receiver Markus Wheaton. “We went up early and we didn’t blink at all. Everyone was still into the game, had a positive attitude and that’s ... Read More

The Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line has had their backs against the wall in 2013 as Roethlisberger is on pace to be sacked a career high 60 times this season. Changes will definitely be made in the offseason for the Steelers, but change may come in a different way. Since 2010, The Steelers have selected four offensive linemen in the first two rounds of the NFL draft who haven't lived up to expectations. Other than Maurkice Pouncey who in his rookie campaign, started all 16 games, has been ... Read More