PITTSBURGH, PA -- The Steelers opened up their season with a very poor showing against the Tennessee Titans, losing 16-9. After a gift on the first play of the game, the offense showed very few promising signs, and the Steelers, for the first time in eleven seasons, lost their home opener. The opening play of the game had Steeler Nation up in roar. Titans return man, Darius Reynaud, gave up a safety on the first play of the game. He fielded the ball, barely stepped out of the end zone, and ... Read More

In 2012, Steelers fans had to endure a running back by committee approach, which we know didn't work out as planned. Their leading rusher from last year is gone in Jonathan Dwyer.  Dwyer had his struggles this year in camp and in the preseason.  However, I thought with his performance against the Redskins, he would be battling for the starting job and not a roster spot. In my opinion, this is a serious snub when you consider Le'Veon Bell is out with an injury, Isaac Redman hasn't played because ... Read More

With the Pirates playing so well and one win away from snapping the dreaded streak, what's gotten lost is the fact that the Steelers start up their season on Sunday against the Tennessee Titans. In fact, the NFL season starts on Thursday, as the defending Super Bowl champs, the Baltimore Ravens, travel to Denver to take on the Broncos. Man, did this offseason go by fast or what? I don't know about you, but I'm very excited for the season to start. As usual, story lines are in abundance as ... Read More

All 32 NFL teams played their final preseason game on Thursday evening and a week from now, the regular season will kick off in Denver.  The Pittsburgh Steelers must be more than ready to move on following a fourth exhibition loss in as many tries.  Playing in hot, humid weather at Charlotte's Bank of America Stadium, the Steelers (0-4, 0-2 away) dropped a 25-10 match to the Carolina Panthers (3-1, 2-0 home). Down from the opening drive, the Steelers responded with an impressive touchdown ... Read More

Article by Andrew Barlow Game Notes: Pittsburgh Steelers (0-3; 0-1 away) at Carolina Panthers (2-1; 1-0 home) Thursday, August 29 - 7:30 pm (televised locally on CBS/KDKA) Bank of America Stadium - Charlotte, NC Mike Tomlin should hope for two general outcomes in his team's final preseason tune-up on Thursday evening in Charlotte: 1) Come back to Pittsburgh healthy and ready for Week One action.  2) Have the positives outweigh the negatives and finish the preseason on a strong ... Read More

With the NFL season days away, Pittsburgh Steelers fans are in full speculation mode, looking ahead to the team's outlook for 2013. The preseason is largely meaningless, but needless to say that hasn't stopped us all from tuning in to check up on the Steelers and start guessing as to what we're about to see this season. So, what's the outlook? Well, from a broad perspective, the Steelers are right in that good-but-not-great territory, as far as most analysts are concerned. However, the ... Read More

The 2012 Steelers season was nothing but disappointing. The Steelers struggled in late game situations and limped to an 8-8 record. The Steelers are looking for a bounce-back season and if it’s going to happen, it has to start up front. The offensive line will determine how the upcoming year goes. The line has a lot of talent. Two of the starters, Maurkice Pouncey and David DeCastro, were first round picks. Mike Adams and Marcus Gilbert were second round selections. The fifth starter Ramon ... Read More

PITTSBURGH — The Steelers made 15 roster moves today, reducing their roster to the league-mandated 75 players prior to Tuesday’s 4 p.m. deadline. The Steelers have placed linebacker Sean Spence on the team’s Reserve/Physically Unable To Perform (PUP) List. In addition, the team has placed offensive guard Justin Cheadle  and cornerback DeMarcus Van Dyke on the team’s Waived/Injured List. The Steelers have released offensive tackle D’Anthony Batiste, running back Baron Batch offensive tackle ... Read More