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 Boswell named AFC special teams player of the week
Kickers are a dime a dozen, right? Well, maybe Pittsburgh fans felt that way prior to this year, but don't say that to any fans now. After a tumultuous start to the season, which featured three kickers no longer on the team and trading away a late-round draft pick for the longtime Jacksonville Jaguars reliable veteran kicker Josh Scobee, the Steelers finally found success in the kicking game with Chris Boswell. In his second week with the team, after the Steelers cut Scobee and lost Shaun ... Read More
AM Joe: Jagr returns to Pittsburgh, perhaps for final time
Good morning, Pittsburgh. Here's your day in sports for Tuesday, October 20, 2015. What's on tap for today: For the only time this regular season, the Penguins (2-3-0) will host the Florida Panthers (3-2-0) at Consol Energy Center. Coming up north with the Panthers will be longtime Pens right-winger and second-leading all-time scorer Jaromir Jagr (above). Opening faceoff between the Pens and the Cats will be at 7:00 p.m. Pittsburgh headlines: Reaction from the Steelers (4-2) big ... Read More
Steelers sign T Byron Stingily; Kelvin Beachum placed on IR
The Pittsburgh Steelers needed to make a roster move on Monday after starting offensive tackle Kelvin Beachum was lost for the season with a torn ACL. As expected Beachum was placed on injured-reserve and the Steelers brought in another tackle to take his place on the roster. Former Tennessee Titans tackle Byron Stingily was signed. Steelers offensive line coach Mike Munchak has familiarity with Stingily, having been his head coach for a couple of seasons. Stingily attended ... Read More
Steelers Report Card: Grading Week 6 win vs. Cardinals
Things looked bleak for the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday afternoon at Heinz Field until an unexpected hero emerged in a 25-13 victory against a very good Arizona Cardinals team. There was a lot to like about this performance as well as a lot not to like. I get into that in my weekly Steelers Report Card. Quarterbacks- Mike Vick continued his stretch of poor play and it’s hard to imagine him looking any worse, leaving the game with a total of six passing yards. He gets an F. Landry Jones ... Read More
Steelers finding ways to win without Ben
It was not the prettiest Pittsburgh Steelers win on Sunday. The offense took two quarters to find rhythm. Arizona Cardinals receiver John Brown had a career day against their secondary. Starting left tackle Kelvin Beachum was lost for the season with a torn ACL, though his replacement Alejandro Villanueva had an impressive debut. But they got the job done. And it was a complete team effort in their 25-13 win. They weren’t supposed to win this game. Their offense was supposed to have been shut ... Read More
Three up, three down: Steelers vs. Cardinals
It looks like the Steelers might have found a new backup quarterback. Despite being out-gained by nearly 200 yards of total offense, the Steelers (4-2) were able to take advantage of nine costly penalties by the Arizona Cardinals (4-2) and a strong second half performance by third-string quarterback Landry Jones en route to a 25-13 victory at Heinz Field. Let's take a look at the best and the worst in the this week's three up, three down: •Before Michael Vick left the game early in the ... Read More
Steelers lose Beachum in win over Cardinals
The Steelers locker room following the team’s big 25-13 victory over the Arizona Carindals was subdued by the news that starting left tackle Kelvin Beachum has a torn ACL in his left knee. Beachum was injured on a rushing play in the second quarter against the Cardinals. He was helped to the sideline and left the field on a cart. He was seen in crutches after the game, when head coach Mike Tomlin announced the nature of his injury. ACL tears usually require surgery and are often season ... Read More
Jones, Boswell unlikely heroes in Steelers win
In a Steelers season full of unlikely heroes, Chris Boswell and Landry Jones may least likely of them all. Jones came on in relief of the injured Mike Vick and Boswell connected on four field goals to lead the Steelers to a 25-13 victory over the Arizona Cardinals at Heinz Field. Coming in with 10 minutes remaining in the third quarter after Vick suffered a hamstring injury, Jones sparked the offense, finishing his first drive with an 8-yard touchdown pass to Martavis Bryant in the back of ... Read More