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Alex Highsmith gets 1 of 4 sacks for Steelers in season finale against Browns
CLEVELAND — The pressure Alex Highsmith has applied to opposing quarterbacks since replacing Bud Dupree last month paid dividends Sunday for the Pittsburgh Steelers rookie third-round pick. Although the Steelers lost their regular-season finale, 24-22, to the Cleveland Browns, Highsmith set a career high with nine tackles, and he had...
Mark Madden: Steelers should have advantage over Browns in rematch
Nothing compares to this time of year’s crisp, cold air … except refreshing Steelers notes! Yo, Baker Mayfield … the big kids show up at the playground next week, and it’s not your playground. • There is plenty of time to preview the playoff rematch between the Steelers and Cleveland,...
Could Steelers be unveiling a Josh Dobbs package in playoffs?
Was Mike Tomlin just playing coy in a show of gamesmanship? Or was Sunday’s game a trial run in deploying Josh Dobbs into a small portion of the Pittsburgh Steelers offensive gameplan as they embark on the playoffs? “It is a possibility,” Tomlin said when asked that after the Steelers’...
Steelers escape finale with no significant injuries, per Mike TomlinVideo
The Pittsburgh Steelers lost Sunday’s game, but they were winners in what was arguably the most important regard: with the playoffs a week away, no players emerged from this regular-season finale with injuries, per coach Mike Tomlin. “Bumps and bruises associated with play, nothing of any significance to speak of...
Mason Rudolph, Myles Garrett chat cordially after Steelers-Browns game
Mason Rudolph, Myles Garrett and several other members of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns spent much of this past week telling everybody they had moved past the ugly helmet-swinging incident and even uglier accusations of a racial slur that marred the teams’ most recent meeting in Cleveland and its...
Steelers lose regular-season finale to Browns; playoff rematch awaits
CLEVELAND — With the backups taking center stage, the Pittsburgh Steelers nearly completed a comeback from a 15-point deficit in the fourth quarter Sunday before losing to the Cleveland Browns, 24-22, at FirstEnergy Stadium. The varsity will see if it can fare any better next weekend in a rematch at...
Browns down 2 more coaches for Steelers game because of covid issuesVideo
CLEVELAND — Down at least five players and three assistant coaches, the Cleveland Browns will try to become a playoff team again. Unable to practice most of the week because of covid-19 cases and protocols, the Browns said Saturday that offensive line coach Bill Callahan and assistant line coach Scott...
Steelers’ Cameron Heyward, T.J. Watt, Maurkice Pouncey out vs. Browns
Three more Pittsburgh Steelers players were downgraded to out Saturday and will not make the trip to Cleveland for the regular-season finale Sunday against the Browns. Defensive tackle Cameron Heyward, outside linebacker T.J. Watt and center Maurkice Pouncey will not play against the Browns, joining quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, kicker Chris...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Mason Rudolph gets chance to prove his worth to Steelers
Cleveland’s Myles Garrett and the Steelers’ Mason Rudolph did not verbally renew last year’s on-field hostilities this week. The presumption is that each has matured, and moved on. The reality is that Garrett lied about what happened. It was a total fabrication. Rudolph allegedly directing a racial slur toward Garrett...
Steelers place 3 players on covid-19 list, including starters Joe Haden, Eric Ebron
Cornerback Joe Haden, tight end Eric Ebron and outside linebacker Cassius Marsh have been placed on the reserve/covid-19 list, meaning they won’t play for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the season finale Sunday at Cleveland and likely won’t return until after the team’s playoff opener next weekend. ESPN reported that Haden...
Not quite ‘from another planet,’ but Steelers’ T.J. Watt having award-worthy seasonVideo
Situated off of Interstate 94 less than a half hour west of Milwaukee on the route to Madison, Pewaukee, Wisc., is like a lot of other towns in the upper Midwest. Mostly in that its 14,000-plus inhabitants are, well, human, and that each of them (presumably) was born on Earth....
Four Downs: Steelers games feature an abundance of 3-and-outs, puntsVideo
1. Three-and-rout Games involving the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2020 have featured more punts and more three-and-outs than games involving any other NFL team this season. And it’s not close. The Steelers offense leads the league in three-and-outs (47), as defined by possessions that fail to get a first down and...
Browns get to practice as ‘weight’ of Steelers game sinks inVideo
CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Browns rang in the new year by practicing. With everything else that transpired over the past week, that was a major victory. They’ll go for an even bigger one Sunday. After days of positive covid-19 tests, disruptions and delays, the Browns found some normalcy and reopened...
Chance to play, not rematch with Browns, motivating Steelers QB Rudolph
As fate would have it, the biggest game of Mason Rudolph’s season is also the biggest game for the Cleveland Browns in more than a decade. Despite the sordid history between the two, the latter is having little effect in motivating the former. “I really could care less who the...
Steelers’ Terrell Edmunds, Chris Boswell out with injuries vs. Browns
On top of some veteran players who will be held out for rest, two prominent Pittsburgh Steelers will not play Sunday because of injuries. Starting strong safety Terrell Edmunds and kicker Chris Boswell were ruled out of the regular-season finale at the Cleveland Browns. A shoulder injury will cause Edmunds...
Browns’ Myles Garrett to serve as captain vs. Steelers in 1st matchup since helmet swing
With Mason Rudolph starting at quarterback and the Pittsburgh Steelers making their first trip to Cleveland since Browns star Myles Garrett struck Rudolph over his head with Rudolph’s helmet, attention was going to center on Garrett when the teams play Sunday. Before the game begins, Garrett will be in the...
Mark Madden: Steelers played major role in Browns struggles
The Steelers and Cleveland Browns have a rivalry akin to windshield vs. bug. The real rivalry moved with the real Browns to Baltimore in 1996. Oh, how we laughed. The real Browns have won two Super Bowls in Baltimore. Would they have won those had the real Browns remained in...
After experiencing illness, injury, Steelers guard Kevin Dotson looking for stability at end of rookie season
For someone who started 52 consecutive games in college, guard Kevin Dotson knew life would be different as a rookie in the NFL. He didn’t expect to win a starting job immediately, not on a veteran offensive line that included a Pro Bowl player at his position. Dotson, though, could...
Steelers kicker Chris Boswell misses practice again because of groin injury
Kicker Chris Boswell returned to the injury report for the Pittsburgh Steelers because of a groin injury that kept him out of the game against the Indianapolis Colts. Boswell did not practice Thursday after being a full participant one day earlier. If Boswell can’t kick in the season finale against...
Chase Claypool searches for strong finish for Steelers
A missing piece of the Pittsburgh Steelers offense resurfaced in the second half Sunday and helped contribute to the comeback from the 17-point deficit. Chase Claypool would like to take the momentum he built against the Indianapolis Colts and carry it into the season finale at Cleveland — and beyond....
T.J. Watt voted Steelers MVP by teammates
Outside linebacker T.J. Watt was named MVP of the Pittsburgh Steelers for 2020 in an announcement made Thursday that reflected a vote from the team’s players. Watt also received the honor last year, making him the first player to be named Steelers MVP in consecutive seasons since James Harrison in...
Unless state orders change, Steelers won’t sell tickets to public for home playoff opener
Gov. Tom Wolf’s decision to allow time-limited mitigation orders to expire Monday won’t help the Steelers sell tickets for their home playoff game on the weekend of Jan. 9-10. With the orders reverting back to Dec. 11 standards, the Steelers will be permitted to have 2,500 fans in attendance at...
Top cornerback out as Browns’ coronavirus concerns grow
CLEVELAND — The Browns are trying to shake free from covid-19 to face the Steelers. It hasn’t been easy. Cleveland’s issues with the virus intensified Thursday as top cornerback Denzel Ward and linebacker Malcolm Smith were placed on the covid-19 reserve list and the team was forced to close its...
Sports stories of the year: Steelers’ historic start; Pirates achieve infamy
Here we are, in the victory formation to end 2020, looking to run out the clock on a year you probably never want to see again. But before we get to 2021, here’s a look back at some of the top sports stories of the year. Steelers’ record start, sobering...
Steelers rest key starters to open practice week ahead of game against Browns
Three players who missed the Pittsburgh Steelers’ game against the Indianapolis Colts returned to practice Wednesday when the team began on-field work for the season finale at Cleveland. Kicker Chris Boswell (groin), linebacker/safety Marcus Allen (stinger) and linebacker Ola Adeniyi (shoulder) were full practice participants. Coach Mike Tomlin said that...
