If the Pittsburgh Steelers are to win two games in a row for the first time this season, there will be a lot of pressure on the black-and-gold's defensive unit to step and do something that they really haven't done all season long- effectively stop the run. That's something that's really never been an issue for Steelers' defenses in the past, but this unit is different. This Steelers defense is allowing 4.1 yards per carry through six games and is allowing 92.5 yards per game on the ... Read More
Pittsburgh Steelers Report Card After Win vs. Bengals
Well that was more like it. The Pittsburgh Steelers not only got a much needed road win, but a division win as well Sunday night in Cincinnati. In what could have been their most complete game in a month, the Steelers moved to 3-3, which suddenly ties them for the fourth best record in the AFC, right behind the Houston Texans, Baltimore Ravens and New England Patriots. With the Ravens and Pats having some obvious flaws at the moment, a win streak could put the Steelers right back in the thick ... Read More
Steelers in the Hunt Thanks to Weak AFC
I expected a lot of things out of the 2012 season. A bad AFC was not one of them. Even though the Steelers have started the season with a 3-3 record, they are not only battling for a playoff spot but also a division title! Is it absurd to be somewhat overzealous by that previous statement? After all, the NFL is only seven weeks into the season. Well, no it's not absurd. Not when there are only three teams in the whole conference that possess a winning record. This is especially ... Read More
Steelers beat Bengals, pick up first road win of season
The Steelers picked up their first road victory of the season with a solid win over the Bengals tonight. After falling behind early, the team settled down and picked up a divisional victory. Pittsburgh would open the game up with a field goal drive, and Shaun Suisham was able to hit a 42-yard field goal. Cincinnati responded with a touchdown, when Cedric Peerman went straight up the defense for five yards. Ben Roethlisberger made one of his few mishaps of the whole game on the next drive ... Read More
Brown or Rainey: Good problem to have for Steelers
One of the big game changers inside of a football game is special teams. For the first time in awhile, the Steelers are faced with a good problem; which player should return punts? The two choices are, the more well known commodity Antonio Brown, or the electric rookie Chris Rainey. Who do the Steelers pick to play such an important part of the game? Statistically, they are both off to a shaky start, but the season is still young. Both players are averaging around 10 yards a return. Not ... Read More
Week 7 Fantasy Advice
Start QB Josh Freeman- Freeman had his best game of the season last week against the Chiefs, and could have another big day tomorrow facing a vulnerable Saints defense. QB Tony Romo- With Demarco Murray out, the Cowboys will likely be passing a lot, and Carolina’s pass defense is mediocre at best. QB Andrew Luck- Luck has played well at home this season, and that should continue tomorrow when he faces a Cleveland defense that has been allowing a lot of QB fantasy points as of ... Read More
What’s wrong with the Steelers Defense? (Part 258)
Way back in 2009, Pittsburgh brought back the motto as the City of Champions. However, the Steelers collapsed on their way to defending another Super Bowl title, losing 5-games in a row after a 6-2 start. Bad teams like the Chiefs and Raiders pulled off unlikely victories by overcoming 4th-quarter deficits. Sound familiar? The late-season meltdown served as the first indication that the once-vaunted black and gold defense had suddenly and unexpectedly become “old and slow.” Since then, ... Read More
Deem’s Week 7 key NFL matchups
Baltimore at Houston -- The Ravens have had a very tough week as they lost one of the top corner backs in the league Ladarius Webb and team leader Ray Lewis for the season to injuries in a hard fought win over the Cowboys last week. It was a game where the vaunted Ravens' defense was shredded by the Cowboys run game a sight we are not used to seeing. So everyone is wondering if this defense who keeps losing players can hold up well enough for them to make another playoff run. The Texans are ... Read More
The Steelers look for 1st road victory against Bengals
The Pittsburgh Steelers travel to Cincinnati to play the Bengals Sunday night in their first divisional game of the season. Last week, the Steelers lost a last-second heart-breaker to the Tennessee Titans which moved their record to 2-3 on the season, and all three of those losses have come on the road. The Steelers look to get back on the winning track against the Bengals this week, to earn their first victory on the road this season. Cincinnati is coming off a loss as well and is looking to ... Read More
Deem’s Week 7 NFL Picks
Our Matt Deem takes his picks for this week's NFL schedule. Seattle at San Francisco -7.5 Tennessee +3 at Buffalo Arizona at Minnesota -6 Cleveland at Indianapolis -2.5 Baltimore +7 at Houston Green Bay -6 at St. Louis Dallas -2 at Carolina Washington +5.5 at NY Giants New Orleans at Tampa +3 NY Jets +10.5 at New England Jacksonville +4 at Oakland Pittsburgh +1 at Cincinnati Detroit at Chicago -6 ... Read More