This didn’t feel like a usual Steelers-Ravens matchup. There was no pre-game trash talk. There were no threats from players. There were no fights on the field aside from a few scuffles. Despite its 5-10 record, Baltimore is not devout of talent. Linebackers Daryl Smith and C.J. Mosley are quality starters. Marshal Yanda is one of the best offensive lineman in the NFL. Even former undrafted receiver Kamar Aiken is having a good season. But who are the true villains for Pittsburgh fans to ... Read More
Three Steelers earn Pro Bowl selections
The Pittsburgh Steelers will have three players representing them at this year's Pro Bowl if they do not go to the Super Bowl. The three players, who are all offensive players, that were voted on by NFL fans were quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, wide receiver Antonio Brown, and lineman David DeCastro. For DeCastro, it's his first Pro Bowl. The lineman has lent a helpful hand this year in protecting his quarterback. However, during the beginning of the season, it didn't look like it. Most of the ... Read More
Strong second half puts Steelers in playoff position
After a dismal first half, the Pittsburgh Steelers defense stood tall with the game on the line. A staunch defensive effort in the second half, combined with 21 points from the offense in the second half delivered the Steelers (9-5) a 34-27 win over the Denver Broncos (10-4). The Steelers are now sixth in the AFC, and control their own destiny for a Wild Card berth. First-half defensive woes The Steelers defense may as well have stayed in the locker room in the first half. After ... Read More
Bengals or Ravens: Which is the Steelers main rival?
When the Pittsburgh Steelers went to Paul Brown Stadium to face the Cincinnati Bengals this past Sunday, tensions certainly flared. The two teams, who are the top two teams in the AFC North, seemed to be doing more pushing and shoving than actual playing. All rivalries in a specific division in football are intense, but the AFC North have some of the more intense ones. Many experts in the league call the Steelers versus the Baltimore Ravens rivalry the best in football. However, after the two ... Read More
Wheaton continues to step up for Steelers
Ever since he was drafted in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft, Markus Wheaton has been quiet for the Pittsburgh Steelers. A few times last year, he would showcase why the Steelers drafted him, but most of the time, he was just hiding on the sidelines waiting to make big plays. This year, making big plays is exactly what Wheaton has been doing for the Steelers. Wheaton has three touchdowns, with one of them coming from a career-long 72-yard reception from quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. ... Read More
Steelers Brown AFC Offensive Player of the Month
Antonio Brown had quite the November to remember, and now the NFL is rewarding him for it. The NFL announced Brown as its AFC Offensive Player of the Month on December 3. This is the second time Brown has been honored with the title, as he received the honor in December 2014. Brown had finished November as the leading wide receiver the NFL with 39 receptions for 521 yards. His average amount of receiving yards per game was an astounding 130.3. Brown had three touchdowns in November, and ... Read More
At least Pittsburgh isn’t Cleveland
City of bridges, city of champions. That's Pittsburgh for you. Well, for a national broadcast, you can't forget about the incline that is shown each game. Really, it's easy money if you're a betting man or woman. And those national broadcasts happen often for Pittsburgh because of the success of its three teams. You know who they don't happen often for? The city of Cleveland. Let me preface this by saying this isn't a Cleveland-hate post. I actually enjoy the city quite a bit, and actively ... Read More
Heyward-Bey needs to hold on to golden opportunity to save career
The auditorium in Radio City Music Hall in New York echoed cries of shock and disbelief when NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announced the Oakland Raiders’ 2009 first-round pick. “With the seventh pick in the 2009 NFL Draft, the Oakland Raiders select Darrius Heyward-Bey, wide receiver Maryland,” he uttered into the microphone attached to the podium on the hall’s front stage during the April draft. Not Texas Tech wide receiver Michael Crabtree, the consensus top wide receiver of that draft ... Read More
Steelers acquire veteran kicker Josh Scobee
You know it has been a bad training camp when you are on your third kicker already, but that is exactly the situation the Pittsburgh Steelers are in. After a season-ending injury to Shaun Suisham and an injury to his replacement Garrett Hartley, the Steelers are now turning to veteran Josh Scobee. Scobee was acquired from the Steelers on Monday from the Jacksonville Jaguars. The return the Jaguars are getting from the Steelers wasn’t immediately known. Scobee was the longest-tenured ... Read More
Steelers fall to Jaguars, drop to 0-2 in preseason
The Steelers are still looking for their first win of the preseason, as they fell to 0-2 with their 23-21 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Steelers first-team offense, which didn’t see the field in the preseason opener last week, made quick work of the Jaguars defense. Roethlisberger completed a pair of passes to Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell, moving the chains. Bell then added on with a 16-yard scamper off the right side. Two plays later, on third and five Roethlisberger connected ... Read More