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For as critical as I was of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ defensive performance against the Dallas Cowboys during Sunday night’s 20-17 loss, Mark Madden of TribLive and 105.9 The X is every bit as critical of quarterback Justin Fields and the offense. “The offense isn’t good enough, and the quarterback is...

An all-too-familiar bad start for the Pittsburgh Steelers offense was accompanied by an equally poor finish by the defense, and it added up to a deflating loss to the Dallas Cowboys early Monday morning at Acrisure Stadium. The Steelers, held to a field goal in the first half for the...

The first appearance by the Dallas Cowboys in Pittsburgh in eight years had to wait. The start of Sunday night’s Pittsburgh Steelers home game against their longtime NFC nemesis was delayed by a storm that began passing through the area almost exactly at the scheduled start time of 8:20 p.m....

Five weeks into the season, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ first third-round pick has yet to make his NFL debut. Wide receiver Roman Wilson was again among the list of inactives for Sunday night’s home game against the Dallas Cowboys. Wilson suffered an ankle injury early during training camp and missed all...

When the Pittsburgh Steelers and Dallas Cowboys meet, they do so as frequently as a presidential election. The outcome often is just as hotly contested. Two of the NFL’s most historic franchises have played six times in the regular season since their most recent Super Bowl matchup in January 1996....

Rocky Bleier and Mel Blount suited up for the Steelers on Friday night, just like they did 50 years ago. Fans cheered when they walked out. Terrible Towels were swirling. But instead of game time, it was show time. And the field was a runway. They walked a similar catwalk...

1. Pick ‘em, Pickens If you add up all of Justin Fields’ 109 pass attempts for the Pittsburgh Steelers so far this season, the ball was sent downfield a net 698 yards. And more than half of those “air yards” have been thrown to George Pickens. Pickens — at 54.61%,...

SCOUTING THE COWBOYS Last meeting Steelers beat Cowboys, 24-19, on Nov. 8, 2020 in Texas Key matchup Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb vs. Steelers defense The NFL’s reigning receptions leader and first-team All Pro, Lamb is unlike most of the other elite receivers in that he runs the majority of his...

It was only two years ago that Isaac Seumalo was surrounded by some of the NFL’s most experienced and decorated offensive linemen. Flanking Seumalo in the starting lineup for the 2022 NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles were 12- and 10-year veterans. A couple years before that, Seumalo could defer not only...

The groin injury that began affecting veteran defensive lineman Larry Ogunjobi over the past two days of Pittsburgh Steelers practice has left him as officially questionable to play in Sunday’s game against the Dallas Cowboys. Ogunjobi joined quarterback Russell Wilson and outside linebacker Jeremiah Moon with “questionable” designations on the...

A simple social-media search involving the terms “T.J. Watt, holding” brings up a post on the X account “Bad Sports Refs” featuring an 11-second video of three plays from this past Sunday’s game that show Indianapolis Colts linemen appearing to hold Watt. No flags were called on any of the...

One area in which the Pittsburgh Steelers struggled with Matt Canada as the offensive coordinator and Kenny Pickett or Mitch Trubisky as the quarterback was finding the balance between getting George Pickens the ball frequently without pumping it to him in situations when he was too covered to make a...

The Pittsburgh Steelers defense is following a familiar path this season: second-best in points conceded, fourth-best in yardage allowed but still not quite as good as it should be, or as good as its status as the NFL’s top-paid defensive unit dictates. Exhibit A: Last Sunday’s 27-24 loss at meh...

For as much as the Pittsburgh Steelers and Dallas Cowboys are known commodities across the NFL, the injuries both teams have endured early in 2024 are casting a bit of mystery over Sunday night’s matchup between the clubs. In this week’s “Football Footnotes,” we look at some of the matchups...

Slowly but surely, Rusell Wilson’s participation level is increasing at Pittsburgh Steelers practice. The man who maintains the “QB1” designation on the team’s official depth chart told reporters Thursday that this week he has been taking part in 11-on-11, seven-on-seven and other team drills as well as generally overall “getting...

Chris Boswell began the season by providing all of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ points via an unprecedented effort in the opener. Boswell continued his near-perfect play over the next three weeks, and on Thursday the NFL named him the AFC’s special teams player of the month for September. Boswell went 17...

Outside linebacker Nick Herbig and defensive lineman Keeanu Benton progressed in their practice participation Thursday, but veteran defensive lineman Larry Ogunjobi was a new addition to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ official injury report. Herbig was listed as a limited participant on the league-mandated status report a day after he sat out...

It was the type of performance that can shake a defense’s confidence. After allowing the fewest points in the NFL to spearhead a 3-0 start, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ top-ranked defense gave up two touchdowns and a field goal on the Indianapolis Colts’ first three possessions, setting the stage for a...

A pair of standout defensive players from the Super Steelers of the 1970s — lineman L.C. Greenwood and linebacker Andy Russell — are among 60 former NFL players from past generations who advanced in balloting to be considered for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s induction Class of 2025. Former...