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Steelers a home underdog to Browns for 1st time in 30 years
There’s perhaps no greater indignity for the Pittsburgh Steelers than losing to the Cleveland Browns. Two weeks after just that happened in Ohio, the oddsmakers are predicting it will happen again in Pittsburgh. And that is rare. How rare? The most recent time that the betting line for a Browns-Steelers...
Tim Benz, Mark Madden break down Steelers' QB battle, make Browns predictions 
It was a predictable 60 minutes. Tim Benz and Mark Madden lament how the Pittsburgh Steelers arrived at a win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, and the guys also ponder the quarterback situation. Madden believes that Mason Rudolph is afraid of failure, and not because he is concerned with...
First Call: Browns player hopes Steelers start Mason Rudolph, AFC playoff picture is tight 
In Monday’s “First Call,” we take a look at the AFC Wild Card race. A Cleveland Brown taunts Mason Rudolph. An ugly hockey injury. And a heartwarming football moment. Sassy Sheldon Browns defensive lineman Sheldon Richardson wants to see the Steelers start Mason Rudolph next week when the teams play...
5 things we learned in Steelers' win over Bengals
Five things we learned from Steelers 16, Bengals 10: ••• 1. No Conner, no worries Using a rotation that featured all four running backs at various stages of the game, the Steelers rushed for a season-high 160 yards against the Bengals, who also happen to have the NFL’s worst run...
Mark Madden, Tim Benz: For Steelers, is it Devlin Hodges or Mason Rudolph?
“Madden Monday” this week starts off talking about a Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback controversy between Mason Rudolph and Devlin Hodges. It ends with a conversation about “Man in the High Castle.” That’s a television show set in an alternate reality in which the Allied Forces lost World War II. I’m not...
Tim Benz: Airing of grievances after all-too-difficult Steelers win over Bengals 
The Pittsburgh Steelers won a divisional road game with their third-string quarterback to move back into a playoff position. So what’s to complain about, right? Well, when the result was a scattered 16-10 nail-biter in the shadow of the Cincinnati Bengals 0-11 “Escaloser” at Paul Brown Stadium, I hope you’ll...
Tim Benz: Feats of strength after excruciating Steelers win over Bengals 
You know how it’s going to go this week. All “Duck vs. Mason.” All the time. Not that Devlin Hodges doesn’t deserve credit for sparking the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 16-10 comeback win. He does. But aside from one pass, Hodges was only 4-for-10 for 39 yards. And he threw a really...
Former Pitt, Clairton star Tyler Boyd takes Bengals' loss to Steelers hard after fumble
CINCINNATI — Tyler Boyd demanded the ball and delivered the biggest plays of the game for the Cincinnati Bengals, following a spectacular one-handed catch with a touchdown. Boyd was on his way to bringing the Bengals their first victory of the season when the ball was punched loose for a...
John Steigerwald: Steelers barely beat a really bad Bengals team 
Tank you very much. That’s what Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin should have said to Cincinnati Bengals coach Zac Taylor during the postgame handshake Sunday in Cincinnati. A team doing its best to lock up the first pick in the 2020 draft couldn’t have come at a better time for...
Steelers' David DeCastro fined $14,037 for unsportsmanlike conduct against Browns
CINCINNATI — David DeCastro’s name wasn’t on the list of players fined by the NFL on Saturday for “entering the fight area” in the Pittsburgh Steelers-Cleveland Browns brawl. But the Steelers right guard received a $14,037 fine from the league for unsportsmanlike conduct, sources confirmed to the Tribune-Review. That’s the...
‘Benny Snell football’ closes out win for Steelers in partial homecoming 
CINCINNATI — About two hours from where he went to high school and 90 minutes from where he starred in college, rookie Benny Snell had the best game of his NFL career Sunday. Snell had career highs in carries (21) and rushing yards (98) during the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 16-10 win...
Steelers defense answers call in 4th quarter with 2 takeaways vs. Bengals
CINCINNATI — Devin Bush has found himself out of position at times in pass coverage in his rookie season, but he made a play after the catch Sunday that showed why the Pittsburgh Steelers traded up to the No. 10 overall spot to select the former Michigan inside linebacker. Bush...
Newest Steelers Deon Cain, Kerrith Whyte make instant impact
CINCINNATI — Nine days earlier, each was on the practice squad of a middling team and wondering about their futures. On Sunday, each played a not-insignificant role in a come-from-behind road victory for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Receiver Deon Cain and running back Kerrith Whyte bonded upon arriving in Pittsburgh last...
Kevin Gorman: Devlin Hodges gives Steelers their best chance to win 
CINCINNATI — Mike Tomlin was looking for something to spark the offense, and the Pittsburgh Steelers coach had seen enough to know it wasn’t going to come from Mason Rudolph. So Tomlin made the Duck call. Not only did the Steelers switch quarterbacks, but they also traded the player involved...
Steelers' Mason Rudolph: Myles Garrett didn't misinterpret anything
CINCINNATI — In his first public comments since Myles Garrett accused him of using a racial slur that escalated an on-field scuffle, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph left no room for interpretation about using such language. “Absolutely not,” Rudolph said Sunday when asked if there was anything Garrett possibly could...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Steelers switch QBs, Chris Boswell delivers to beat Bengals 
CINCINNATI — It’s no longer a question of whether the Pittsburgh Steelers have a quarterback controversy. The better question is this: Do the Steelers have a quarterback? Just when things looked like they couldn’t get worse for Mason Rudolph, the Steelers benched their second-year quarterback in favor of undrafted rookie...
Backup QB Devlin Hodges comes off bench, leads Steelers past Bengals 
CINCINNATI — Devlin Hodges injected some life into the Pittsburgh Steelers offense in the second half Sunday, coming off the bench to direct a 16-10 come-from-behind victory against the winless Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium. The question is this: after helping produce 13 second-half points, will the rookie quarterback...
Steelers bench Mason Rudolph, go with Devlin Hodges at QB 
Their offense struggling immensely, the Pittsburgh Steelers made a change at quarterback. With the Steelers trailing 7-3 early in the third quarter of a game at the winless Cincinnati Bengals, coach Mike Tomlin turned to undrafted rookie Devlin Hodges to replace Mason Rudolph. Three plays later, Hodges directed the Steelers...
Browns fans swing helmet at pinata of Steelers QB Mason Rudolph at tailgate 
Stay classy, Cleveland. On Sunday, Browns fans reenacted the melee that occurred on Nov. 14 when Cleveland defensive end Myles Garrett swung a helmet at Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph. The tailgaters in question used a pinata to portray Rudolph before the contest with the Miami Dolphins. Cleveland’s newest game: Mason...
Artie Burns joins JuJu Smith-Schuster, James Conner as injured Steelers out vs. Bengals
CINCINNATI – In addition to three opening-day starters who were weeks ago determined to be out for the season, the Pittsburgh Steelers go into Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals without three Pro Bowl talents from a year ago. Running back James Conner, wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster and center Maurkice...
Kevin Gorman: Chris Boswell has history as Steelers' best weapon against Bengals
The Pittsburgh Steelers made many mistakes against the Cleveland Browns — from four interceptions to six penalties to a last-minute brawl — but Mike Tomlin made it a point to single out the kicking game as a turning point. When Jordan Berry bobbled the snap on a 44-yard field-goal attempt,...
Four Downs: Steelers tight end corps among most unproductive in NFL 
1. Slight ends A typical narrative says the tight end is a young quarterback’s best friend. Not for Mason Rudolph and the Steelers. Since Rudolph became the starter, Vance McDonald and Nick Vannett have appeared in seven games each (McDonald missed one because of injury, and Vannett was acquired a...
Total of 33 Steelers, Browns players fined for involvement in Nov. 14 fracas 
In addition to the high-profile and widely reported fines and suspensions levied to Myles Garrett, Larry Ogunjobi, Maurkice Pouncey and Mason Rudolph, 29 other players were fined by the NFL for actions during last week’s Pittsburgh Steelers-Cleveland Browns game. Twenty-nine players — 19 Steelers and 10 Browns — were fined...
Mason Rudolph fined $50K by NFL for fight with Myles Garrett
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph was fined $50,000 for his fight with Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett in the waning moments of their game Nov. 14 at FirstEnergy Stadium. Rudolph tussled with Garrett with eight seconds remaining in the Steelers’ 21-7 loss. Garrett took Rudolph to the ground after...
Kevin Gorman: With Browns hanging over their heads, Steelers better beat Bengals 
The Cincinnati Bengals should serve as the perfect antidote for what ails the Pittsburgh Steelers, if only it wasn’t for the Cleveland Browns. Beating the winless Bengals should be a given. They haven’t defeated the Steelers since 2015, and are one loss shy of setting a record for worst start...


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