Chris Adamski stories, Page 21
4 Downs: Steelers outscored 66-0 in 1st quarters of playoff losing streak, 40-3 in current skid
1. First-quarter blues The only Pittsburgh Steelers losing streak uglier than the one over the past four games they’ve played is the five-game postseason skid they carry into Saturday’s playoff game in Baltimore. The Steelers have been outscored by an average of 13 points per game over the past month...
Scouting the Ravens: Steelers face their biggest rival on the road for first time in playoffs
SCOUTING THE RAVENS Last meeting Ravens beat Steelers, 34-17, on Dec. 21 in Baltimore. Key matchup Ravens TEs Mark Andrews/Isaiah Likely vs. Steelers ILBs/DBs Over Baltimore’s past six games, Andrews and Likely have combined for nine touchdowns, including one TD catch in each of those games for Andrews. Both scored...
Steelers’ 6th all-time leading rusher, Najee Harris recognizes Saturday might be last game with team
In the storied history of a franchise long associated with a run-first offensive mentality, only five Pittsburgh Steelers have more career rushing yards than Najee Harris. Three are in the Hall of Fame, another earned an All-Pro honor and the other has two Super Bowl rings. But after four seasons...
G Spencer Anderson preps to start in playoff debut for Steelers if Mason McCormick can’t play
Spencer Anderson has heard it plenty, particularly since he was drafted by the rival Pittsburgh Steelers some 20 months ago. “Everybody always asks me if I’m a Ravens fan, but I’m not,” Anderson said Thursday from UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. “I actually lived closer (as a child) to the Redskins...
Steelers’ Donte Jackson cleared, Mason McCormick questionable for playoff game
As he adjusts to playing with a broken left hand, starting right guard Mason McCormick officially is listed as questionable to make his NFL playoff debut Saturday. McCormick on Thursday was a partial practice participant for the third consecutive day, according to the league-mandated injury report, leaving it up in...
Ravens report: No. 1 WR Zay Flowers won’t play but No. 2 RB Justice Hill will return vs. Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers won’t have to worry about facing the Baltimore Ravens’ top wide receiver in their wild-card playoff game. Zay Flowers will not play Saturday, Ravens coach John Harbaugh told reporters Thursday. Flowers suffered a knee injury during Baltimore’s regular-season finale last week and did not practice this week....
Ravens injury report for playoff vs. Steelers: Zay Flowers remains out, Justice Hill practices fully
It is becoming increasingly unlikely the Baltimore Ravens will have their No. 1 wide receiver available for Saturday’s playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Zay Flowers again sat out practice Wednesday, according to the injury report. Flowers, who had a team-most 1,059 receiving yards this season, suffered a knee injury...
Steelers injury report: status quo on Mason McCormick, Donte Jackson; MyCole Pruitt out
No news seemingly was good news Wednesday in regards to the statuses of two Pittsburgh Steelers starters for Saturday’s playoff opener. Veteran starting outside cornerback Donte Jackson again was listed as fully practicing and rookie starting right guard as a partial participant for Wednesday’s session, which was held at Acrisure...
Like the Steelers, Ravens own similar recent history of playoff underachievement
The Pittsburgh Steelers aren’t the only team with a recent history of underwhelming postseason success. In fact, they might not even be the team enduring the most pressure and scrutiny that takes to field Saturday night at M&T Bank Stadium. Whereas the Steelers will be out to end an eight-year...
Steelers must ‘pick your poison’ as they brace for Ravens’ Lamar Jackson, Derrick Henry
It wasn’t a birthday present offered up by Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Payton Wilson to Lamar Jackson, who on Tuesday turned 28 years old. When Wilson referenced Jackson as “the best player I’ve ever played against,” that is a difficult point to argue. Before he turned 28 or completed his seventh...
Ravens notes: Update on status of WR Zay Flowers, RB Justice Hill for playoff game vs. Steelers
Baltimore Ravens No. 1 wide receiver Zay Flowers hasn’t been ruled out for Saturday’s playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. But Ravens coach John Harbaugh was far from sounding optimistic Flowers’ knee injury would be healed well enough for him to play. “It’s not a season-ending injury, so it’s just...
Steelers notes: Mason McCormick has broken hand, Donte Jackson ‘feels good’ and could return
Five days before the Pittsburgh Steelers’ playoff game, starting right guard Mason McCormick on Monday was to be “sized for a cast and/or a brace” for a broken left hand. McCormick suffered the injury during the fourth quarter of the Steelers’ regular-season finale this past Saturday at home against the...
Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith reportedly candidate for Jets, Bears head coach jobs
Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith is a candidate the New York Jets head coaching job, several national outlets reported Monday, and the Jets formally requested an interview with Smith. The Chicago Bears also requested to interview Smith for their head coaching gig, according to ESPN. Smith, 42, was hired...
‘I’m not blinking on George’ — Russell Wilson stands by Steelers’ Pickens after he has 0 yards in lossVideo
George Pickens had more drops than yards gained Saturday. More inflammatory interactions with fans at Acrisure Stadium, too. It was that kind of night for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ No. 1 wide receiver, who had one reception on six targeted throws for 0 net yards in a 19-17 loss to the...
Steelers notes: 1st-round playoff opponent, time, date soon to be set
One thing is certain about the four-game losing streak that ended the Pittsburgh Steelers’ regular season. It assured them they won’t open up the playoffs with a home game. But where the Steelers will play on wild-card weekend is yet to be determined. And it will be the Los Angeles...
Steelers CB Donte Jackson, Bengals RB Chase Brown out for Saturday night game
One starting outside cornerback returned to game action but another was ruled out for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ regular-season finale. Veteran Donte Jackson was among the list of Steelers inactives for Saturday night’s home game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Jackson aggravated a back injury earlier this week and was listed as...
Steelers’ George Pickens passes $68,000 in NFL fines this season after helmet removal vs. K.C.
The NFL fined receiver George Pickens for removing his helmet during play of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ game on Christmas Day against the Kansas City Chiefs. According to the league, Pickens was docked $10,231 for his actions at the 10:05 mark of the fourth quarter. Pickens actually twice took off his...
Steelers 4 Downs: Excelling in regular-season finales at home quite common
1. See you in the fall … If it’s the final regular-season game and it’s at the venue now called Acrisure Stadium, history tells us it’s time for a Pittsburgh Steelers victory. The Steelers have never lost a season finale at what once was called Heinz Field. They’re 11-0 in...
Scouting the Bengals: Steelers opponent carries 4-game win streak into regular-season finale
SCOUTING THE BENGALS Last meeting The Steelers beat the Bengals, 44-38, on Dec. 1 in Cincinnati. Key matchup Bengals QB Joe Burrow vs. Steelers secondary After a week in which there was much consternation about missed assignments and lack of communication among the Steelers defense during their three-game losing streak,...
5 weeks after allowing 38 points to Bengals, struggling Steelers defense taking rematch ‘personal’
The last time the Pittsburgh Steelers were preparing to face the Cincinnati Bengals, they ranked among the NFL leaders in points and yards against. But that Dec. 1 meeting — a 44-38 Steelers win — turned the tide. Since, the Steelers’ defense has been reeling, both statistically and with what...
Steelers starting CB Donte Jackson questionable to play vs. Bengals, but Joey Porter Jr. to return
Donte Jackson said he was “feeling good” after practice Thursday. But Jackson’s back was not feeling good enough for the Pittsburgh Steelers to give him any better than a “questionable” designation to play in Saturday’s regular-season finale against the Cincinnati Bengals. Jackson was listed as a limited participant at Thursday’s...
Steelers’ Chris Boswell, Minkah Fitzpatrick, T.J. Watt, Cam Heyward named to Pro Bowl roster
Justin Tucker’s five-year reign as the AFC kicker named to the Pro Bowl roster has ended. But the man who replaced him doesn’t views it as a passing of the torch. “There’s no passing a guy like that,” said Chris Boswell, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 10th-year kicker. Tucker, the Baltimore Ravens’...
His voice welcome — in-house — on Steelers defense, DeShon Elliott isn’t afraid to use it
Of the six dozen or so players in the Pittsburgh Steelers locker room, few speak their mind more openly — and more often — than DeShon Elliott. “You know, DeShon is DeShon,” defensive coordinator Teryl Austin said. “He likes to talk. He’s great for you guys (in the media).” Actually,...
Steelers CB Donte Jackson added to injury report
Starting cornerback Donte Jackson was added to the Pittsburgh Steelers injury report Wednesday, listed as a limited practice participant on the league-mandated injury report. Jackson was listed with a back injury. A back injury is what forced Jackson out of a Dec. 15 loss at the Philadelphia Eagles and prevented...
Steelers injury report: Joey Porter Jr. full practice participant, Jaylen Warren limited
Joey Porter Jr. returned to Pittsburgh Steelers practice Tuesday, six days after he sat out a game because of a knee injury. The Steelers No. 1 cornerback, Porter suffered the injury in a Dec. 21 loss at the Baltimore Ravens. Porter was regarded as a full practice participant on Tuesday’s...
