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‘It’s good to be a part of the 14’: Steelers draw Texans in playoff opener after stunning victory
There was no booing of “Renegade” this time. Mike Tomlin, too, was spared from targeted derisive chants. It was far from pretty, but the Pittsburgh Steelers prevailed — somehow — in Sunday night’s thrilling de facto AFC championship game. As a result, Acrisure Stadium will host at least one more...
Who will the Steelers play in 2026? Next season’s 17 opponents set
With the end of an NFL regular season comes the first steps toward the next. After the Pittsburgh Steelers won the 272nd — and final — game of the league’s 2025 season Sunday night with a 26-24 victory over the Baltimore Ravens, the list of matchups for the 272 games...
WR Roman Wilson back on Steelers’ inactives list for regular-season finale
After a one-game reprieve back in the gameday lineup, Roman Wilson again found himself without a helmet for Sunday’s winner-take-all AFC North showdown. With Calvin Austin III returning from a one-game injury absence, Wilson was among the Steelers’ designated inactives for the regular-season finale against the Baltimore Ravens. A third-round...
Scouting the Ravens: Steelers opponent has NFL’s top rushing offense behind Derrick Henry
SCOUTING THE RAVENS Last meeting Steelers beat Ravens, 27-22, on Dec. 7 in Baltimore Key matchup Ravens WR Zay Flowers vs. Steelers CB Asante Samuel Jr. Over the past four weeks, Flowers ranks eighth among NFL wide receivers in catches (22) and receiving yards (306). That hot stretch began during...
Steelers 4 Downs: Will the Ravens deploy man coverage again in rematch?
1. It’s raining man Asked by a reporter earlier this week if he expected the Baltimore Ravens to deploy man-to-man coverage against his team during Sunday’s regular-season finale, Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Calvin Austin III said, “I pray they do.” After the Steelers’ explosive effort in the passing game during...
Steelers’ T.J. Watt excited to return to play after ‘very scary’ partially collapsed lungVideo
Calling his ordeal “very scary” and repeatedly mentioning that he, at one point, was in “a significant amount of pain,” T.J. Watt on Friday expressed gratitude that he is now on the other side of his partially collapsed lung and is poised to return to game action for the Pittsburgh...
Kenneth Gainwell voted Steelers team MVPVideo
If Kenneth Gainwell is to be believed, he might have been the least-surprised individual to hear the news that he had been named the Pittsburgh Steelers’ MVP. The running back was announced Friday as the recipient of the 2025 honor, determined via a vote of his teammates. But Gainwell —...
Steelers’ Troy Fautanu, Zach Frazier and Mason McCormick are building blocks of O-line
It was a tad bit more than 20 months ago that Troy Fautanu, Zach Frazier and Mason McCormick were drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers. “We were actually just talking about it out the other day,” Frazier said after Thursday’s practice. “It’s just flown by. Like, it feels like we just...
‘Having him back is definitely going to be awesome’: Steelers eager for T.J. Watt return
Once again, T.J. Watt was on the field during practice at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex on Wednesday. With a win-or-go-home game looming in four days, Watt’s Pittsburgh Steelers teammates are heartened that it is increasingly appearing as if Watt will be available for it. “It’s going to be awesome...
Calvin Austin III returns to Steelers practice, hopes to play vs. Ravens
The beleaguered wide receivers corps of the Pittsburgh Steelers received a boost Wednesday with the return of Calvin Austin III to practice. Austin missed this past Sunday’s loss at the Cleveland Browns and had to leave the prior game — a win at the Detroit Lions — because of a...
Steelers place TE Darnell Washington on injured reserve, effectively ending his season
Three days after suffering a broken forearm, Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Darnell Washington was placed on the injured reserve list. The move effectively ends Washington’s season — although, technically, he would be eligible to return to practice after the AFC championship game, should the Steelers advance that far. The Steelers...
Steelers 2025 in review: 4-time MVP Aaron Rodgers’ arrival defines season — but results appear similar
Great hope remained for the 2024 Steelers as the calendar flipped to 2025. A playoff berth long clinched after a 10-3 start, hopes for a division title endured into the regular season’s final weekend. Instead, the Steelers dropped their Jan. 4 finale to Cincinnati, and a week later they fell...
5 things we learned from Steelers’ loss at the last-place Browns
Five things we learned about the Pittsburgh Steelers during Sunday’s 13-6 defeat at the Cleveland Browns: 1. Mis-lead-ing Through their mediocre 6-6 start and all the way up until Sunday, the Steelers held a remarkable distinction as one of only two NFL teams to hold a lead in every game...
Steelers prevent Myles Garrett from breaking T.J. Watt’s shared sacks record — but lose to Browns
CLEVELAND — The Pittsburgh Steelers won the proverbial battle Sunday in regards to preventing Myles Garrett from setting the NFL single-season sacks record against them. They, of course, lost the war in falling 13-6 to the Cleveland Browns. “(Containing Garrett) was definitely the main focus,” left tackle Dylan Cook said...
Steelers WR corps manages just 60 combined receiving yards in defeat without DK Metcalf
CLEVELAND — After a week in which those throughout the Pittsburgh Steelers’ locker room steadfastly said all the right things in insisting the offense could withstand the loss of DK Metcalf, the numbers spoke for themselves Sunday. The entire WR corps — also without No. 2 Calvin Austin III —...
Steelers TE Darnell Washington suffers broken arm during loss to Browns
CLEVELAND — Aaron Rodgers was a man of few words after Sunday’s loss to the Cleveland Browns. But the Pittsburgh Steelers’ veteran quarterback uttered nine succinct yet telling words in reaction to the loss of tight end Darnell Washington to injury. “Darnell,” Rodgers said, “is a big part of what...
Steelers rookie RB Kaleb Johnson again a healthy scratch for Sunday vs. Browns
CLEVELAND – Pittsburgh Steelers rookie third-round pick Kaleb Johnson was announced as a Sunday inactive for the second consecutive game in advance of a matchup at the Cleveland Browns. Johnson also did not play during last week’s win at the Detroit Lions. The Steelers instead deployed veteran tight end Jonnu...
Isaac Seumalo out, Jalen Ramsey in, D’Shawn Jamison elevated for Steelers vs. Browns
Pro Bowl defensive back Jalen Ramsey had his status designation removed and will be in uniform for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ final road game of the regular season Sunday at the Cleveland Browns. Guard Isaac Seumalo, meanwhile, was downgraded to out. Ramsey had missed practice Thursday and Friday because of illness...
Steelers 4 Downs: Missing top 2 WRs hurts — but it couldn’t have come at a better time
1. No receivers, no problem? The Pittsburgh Steelers are without their top two wide receivers for Sunday’s game at the Cleveland Browns. That is, of course, less than ideal. But if ever a situation allowed for success for a team that’s missing its top two WRs, it might be Sunday....
Scouting the Browns: Steelers opponent ranks No. 2 in NFL in defense, No. 1 against the pass
SCOUTING THE BROWNS Last meeting Steelers beat Browns, 23-9, on Oct. 12, 2025, in Pittsburgh Key matchup Browns DE Myles Garrett vs. Steelers LT Dylan Cook Garrett needs one sack to break the NFL single-season record — one shared by the Steelers’ T.J. Watt — and Cook is making his...
OK without DK? Steelers insist their depleted WR group will provide enough vs. Browns
Mike Tomlin often references the “fine line” at football’s highest level between the NFL’s All-Pro performers and those who round out the bottom of practice squads. Tomlin’s Pittsburgh Steelers are putting that to the test, at least at wide receiver. Already arguably the position on the team most lacking in...
Calvin Austin III out, Isaac Seumalo questionable for Steelers vs. Browns game
Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Calvin Austin III is out, and starting guard Isaac Seumalo is questionable to play in Sunday’s game at the Cleveland Browns. Austin did not practice all week after suffering a hamstring injury during this past Sunday’s win at the Detroit Lions. Seumalo did not play in that...
With 2 CBs out, another questionable vs. Browns, the Steelers turn to dire options in secondary
Unemployed for the entire month, Tre Flowers was wrapping presents when he got the call from the Pittsburgh Steelers on Christmas Eve. D’Shawn Jamison has been on the team’s practice squad all season. Each defensive back could be in line to play a prominent role for what potentially is a...
T.J. Watt continues to practice but won’t play for Steelers vs. Browns; Nick Herbig will
T.J. Watt won’t be on the field Sunday when the prominent NFL record he shares is potentially broken by a longtime rival. The Pittsburgh Steelers ruled out Watt for Sunday’s game at the Cleveland Browns. Watt again was listed on the injury report as a partial practice participant Friday, which...
‘Aaron’s the GOAT’: Steelers O-linemen revel in gift of ATVs from Aaron Rodgers
It was Christmas Eve, after all. And this group of football lifers was well aware of a longstanding tradition of the sport that the quarterback gifts his offensive linemen something at the end of each season. The element of surprise, Pittsburgh Steelers linemen confess, wasn’t exactly present Wednesday after practice....
