Cleveland Browns (0-0, 0-0 AFC North) @ Pittsburgh Steelers (0-0, 0-0 AFC North) When/Where: 1:00 pm EST, Heinz Field - Pittsburgh, PA Weather: 85 degrees, Sunny TV: CBS (Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts) Pittsburgh has a 65-57 edge over the Browns in the regular season throughout the course of NFL history, but are 25-5 against them since 1999, the year the franchise was reborn after having been moved to Baltimore. Since then, the Steelers have opened the season against Cleveland two times, ... Read More

Ben Roethlisberger vs. Browns Defense The Steelers aren’t the only team gambling on defensive schemes that employ a heavy dose of six-plus defensive backs. New Browns Head Coach, Mike Pettine, drafted corner Justin Gilbert in the first round to play alongside Joe Haden and Buster Skrine. With DT Phil Taylor and NT Ahtyba Rubin stuffing the middle, the Browns hope their linebacker group can stop the run enough to make the scheme work. Newly signed MLB Karlos Dansby provides a veteran presence ... Read More

Less than 24 hours before they will open the 2014 season at home against Cleveland, the Steelers have announced a four-year contract extension for defensive back Cortez Allen. The deal was first reported by Adam Schefter and, according to Ian Rapaport, is worth around $26 million. He is now under team control for the next five years, through the 2018 season. Allen was drafted by the team in the fourth round in the 2011 NFL Draft, making this his fourth season in black and gold. He will turn ... Read More

Week One of any NFL season will always be chock full of storylines and, in most cases, optimism for competing for a championship. Never without high expectations, the Pittsburgh Steelers (8-8 in 2013) aim to end a two-year playoff drought and break a streak of two consecutive 8-8 seasons. Opposing them at Heinz Field Sunday will be the Cleveland Browns, who are just looking for some respect and an upset to perhaps spark a season of improvement and optimism. The Browns have a new head coach ... Read More

  Andrew Barlow - Offensive preview Unbalanced, inconsistent, the epitome of average...all words accurately descriptive of Todd Haley's offense in an 8-8 2013 season last year for the Pittsburgh Steelers. It was a unit that averaged about 23.7 points per game, good for 17th of 32 in the NFL and seventh of 16 in the AFC. Ranked 12th overall in passing yards per game, it was definitely Ben Roethlisberger's offense as the running game struggled, ranking just 28th with only 86.4 yards per ... Read More

The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed 10 players to the practice squad after having to trim their roster to 53 players this weekend.  The following players, nine of which were part of Steelers training camp, will make up their initial practice squad group. Nick Williams, DE--The Steelers spent a seventh round pick on Williams in 2013, but a knee injury cost Williams a chance to make the team, and he spent the year on IR. With the Steelers deciding to go with only six defensive linemen to start ... Read More