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James Conner productive in limited usage during return to Steelers’ lineupVideo
James Conner’s first full game since October wasn’t a true full game in that he played 58% of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offensive snaps Sunday night. Still, that was by far the most of any Steelers running back, and coach Mike Tomlin insisted Conner wasn’t on a “rep count” during the...
Wildcat usage leads to disastrous results for Steelers in loss to BillsVideo
According to the NFL’s official play-by-play register, the Pittsburgh Steelers attempted a direct snap to a running back three times during Sunday’s game. The best of those three plays was a 3-yard loss. It was that kind of night for the wildcat formation, and troubles with its usage played a...
John Steigerwald: Steelers QB Duck Hodges should have short leash against Jets
It’s time for the short leash. Mike Tomlin needs to put one on Devlin Hodges at practice Wednesday and keep it on him when he lines up against the New York Jets next Sunday. He should use it to yank him out of the game in a hurry if he...
Mark Madden, Tim Benz dissect Steelers’ loss to Bills, Bryan Rust shining with Penguins
“Madden Monday” for this week isn’t exactly a pick me up. Nor should it be after what we saw Sunday night at Heinz Field. I’m joined by Mark Madden of TribLIVE and 105.9 the X as we go over the many things that went wrong for the Steelers against...
5 things we learned from Steelers’ loss to Bills in home finale
Five things we learned from Bills 17, Steelers 10: 1. Defensive dilemma A defense that was so proficient at preventing big plays since a 1-4 start allowed a costly one in the fourth quarter when Josh Allen threw a 40-yard completion to John Brown on the first play of a...
Tim Benz: Airing of grievances after Steelers’ ‘Duck’ Hodges was ‘fowl’ vs. Buffalo
I guess Duck finally killed ‘em. That’s what it looks like when a fourth-string quarterback faces a top-notch NFL defense. Not pretty. Devlin “Duck” Hodges seemed capable in his three previous starts against a Browns defense without three starters, the shoddy Arizona Cardinals and the lackluster Los Angeles Chargers. But...
Devlin Hodges ‘still confident,’ but Mike Tomlin won’t commit he’ll remain Steelers starterVideo
For the first time in his young career, Duck didn’t fly high. But Devlin Hodges insists a four-interception performance hasn’t shaken his confidence he can play in the NFL. “You hate to lose,” Hodges said after a 17-10 defeat to the Buffalo Bills, “but I think after the first loss,...
Kevin Gorman: In most significant moment, Steelers defense didn’t get job doneVideo
The disgust in Cameron Heyward’s voice grew with every word, as it was suggested to the Pittsburgh Steelers defensive captain that turnovers were the culprit for their loss to the Buffalo Bills. There is no denying that Diontae Johnson’s late first-half fumble and the four interceptions by Duck Hodges, including...
‘Bills Mafia’ a significant presence at Heinz Field in win over SteelersVideo
Usually, it’s Steelers Nation that’s lauded for its tendency to pack opposing team’s stadiums. Sunday night, it was Bills Mafia that took over Heinz Field. Several thousand Buffalo Bills fans made the trip to Pittsburgh, and they left happy after a 17-10 victory by their team clinched the franchise’s second...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Steelers on losing end of another tight gameVideo
For an unpredictable team, we can count on this much about the Pittsburgh Steelers: Whether it’s a road game against a three-win team or a home game against an opponent seeking to crack double-digit victories, it will be a close game. For the 10th time in 14 games, it came...
Devlin Hodges throws 4 interceptions, Steelers lose at home to BillsVideo
With two games remaining, the Pittsburgh Steelers still hold onto the last playoff spot in the AFC. That’s one consolation that came out of an otherwise unsatisfying performance Sunday night at Heinz Field when the Steelers failed to grab onto a higher seeding. The Steelers couldn’t protect a three-point second-half...
Newtown High School football team to be featured at halftime of Steelers-Bills gameVideo
The Newtown High School football team, which won the Connecticut state championship on a last-second pass on the seventh anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, will be featured at halftime of the Pittsburgh Steelers-Buffalo Bills broadcast on Sunday Night Football on NBC. Quarterback Jack Street connected with wide...
RBs James Conner, Trey Edmunds active vs. Bills for Steelers, who have just 4 D-linemen
After playing just one quarter since October, James Conner is in uniform and active for the Pittsburgh Steelers game against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday night. Conner had missed five of the past six games because of a shoulder injury; his return for the Nov. 14 game at Cleveland was...
Steelers rookies making big contributions, but Tomlin is mindful of their minutes
For the first half of Devin Bush’s rookie season with the Pittsburgh Steelers, he played no fewer than 76% of all defensive snaps in a game and he logged every defensive snap on three occasions. In the five games that followed, the inside linebacker exceeded 76% of the snaps just...
Trusted veteran Ramon Foster quietly carving niche among all-time Steelers
Greg Adkins knew Ramon Foster from Foster’s junior year of high school through his five years as his position coach at Tennessee. When Foster’s college career ended, Adkins was eager to volunteer his opinion to NFL teams in advance of the 2009 draft. “A lot of scouts that come through...
Kevin Gorman: After giving a glimpse, Diontae Johnson ready to do big things for SteelersVideo
Now that Diontae Johnson has shown the Pittsburgh Steelers what he can do, the rookie receiver is ready for an encore. After Johnson went untouched on a punt return for a touchdown, reversed field on a dazzling run in the red zone and made a toe-tap catch in the end...
Four Downs: Steelers’ Minkah Fitzpatrick, T.J. Watt worthy defensive player of year candidatesVideo
1. DPOY joy The NFL’s official analytics arm, Next Gen Stats, listed its seven top contenders for NFL Defensive Player of the Year. Two — T.J. Watt and Minkah Pitzpatrick — are Pittsburgh Steelers. Among the statistics cited in making a case for Watt were two based on quickness: an...
Without JuJu Smith-Schuster, Steelers receivers ready to step upVideo
Diontae Johnson, James Washington and Deon Cain have been drafted since JuJu Smith-Schuster joined the Pittsburgh Steelers. That Smith-Schuster still remains the wide receivers corps’ youngest member doesn’t mean he’s not the most accomplished or experienced. “He’s always in our ear giving us advice for running certain route,” Washington said...
With Vance McDonald out, Steelers’ Nick Vannett looks to prove himselfVideo
Nick Vannett impressed the Pittsburgh Steelers with how quickly he adapted to a new offense after being acquired in September in a trade with Seattle. Since then, the fourth-year tight end’s opportunities have been limited to mostly a blocking role. That should change Sunday night, as Vannett is expected to...
Steelers’ JuJu Smith-Schuster, Vance McDonald out vs. Bills; James Conner questionableVideo
The Pittsburgh Steelers will be without their No. 1 wide receiver and No. 1 tight end Sunday. It’s uncertain whether their No. 1 running back will play, either. JuJu Smith-Schuster will miss a fourth consecutive game because of a knee injury, and Vance McDonald will sit out his first because...
Steelers rookie Devlin Hodges comfortable calling audiblesVideo
When Devlin Hodges addressed the media earlier this week as the starting quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, it was one day after the three-month anniversary since he had been unemployed and back home in Alabama. But as “Duck” prepares to make his fourth NFL start Sunday, Steelers coaches are increasingly...
As season goes on, Steelers increasingly reliant on running game
Over the past three games, the Pittsburgh Steelers have had 105 running plays. That accounts for three of their top four high-carry games of the season and makes for a 16-game pace of 560 carries. That’s a figure they have not topped since 2004. By comparison, the Steelers had just...
Tim Benz: Josh Allen the latest mobile quarterback to test Steelers — in a whole new way
Another one of these stories? Yup. Another one of these stories. Not my fault. I didn’t make the NFL schedule. Or create the opposing rosters of the Pittsburgh Steelers. But if the Steelers keep facing this string of mobile quarterbacks, I’m going to keep writing about them. Mainly because Mike...
Previewing the Steelers-Bills matchup — from Buffalo’s point of view
We’ve broken down just about every angle of the Steelers-Bills game from a Pittsburgh perspective. Now, we try to figure out how it looks from Buffalo’s point of view. The Bills come in at 9-4. Their defense is almost as good as the Steelers’ overall, and it is better in...
Kevin Gorman: Tackling the big question — will the Steelers throw the ball to Zach Banner?
The question for Duck Hodges came from the back of the media scrum in the Pittsburgh Steelers locker room, from the offensive tackle that is their most-eligible receiver and has a personal interest in the rookie quarterback’s answer. How open does someone have to be to get the ball? Duck...
