Steelers/NFL category, Page 429
Against his former team, Minkah Fitzpatrick continues to help Steelers pile up turnoversVideo
One by one, Minkah Fitzpatrick fielded the questions from reporters from Pittsburgh and South Florida alike. And every time, Fitzpatrick insisted that a big game in a victory against his former team didn’t mean any more than a victory against any other team. “I think any game if I ever...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Mason Rudolph starts slow but finishes strong in Steelers win
The way the Miami Dolphins started on Monday Night Football made you momentarily forget they were winless and had traded their top offensive lineman, wide receiver and running back this season. After sending Laremy Tunsil and Kenny Stills to Houston earlier this season, the Dolphins depleted their depth even more...
Steelers overcome 14-point deficit to defeat winless DolphinsVideo
After an unexpected start to their Monday night, the Pittsburgh Steelers heard an unfamiliar sound cascade down from the Heinz Field seats. Boos. For most of the first half, the Steelers played like they weren’t ready for their 15-day layoff between games to end. Then, they awakened in time to...
Mark Barron in uniform, Jaylen Samuels is not for Steelers vs. DolphinsVideo
Going through a full practice week increased the optimism that running back Jaylen Samuels would return from a one-game absence following a knee scope earlier this month, but the Pittsburgh Steelers running back is not in uniform for Monday night’s game against the Miami Dolphins at Heinz Field. Another player...
Steelers wary of Ryan Fitzpatrick, winless Dolphins heading into prime-time game
The last time the Pittsburgh Steelers faced quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, the phenomenon known as “FitzMagic” was all the rage in Tampa Bay. No wonder. In the first two games of the 2018 season, Fitzpatrick passed for 417 and 402 yards, respectively, to lead the Buccaneers to a 2-0 start. The...
First Call: Ike Taylor listened to music during games? Antonio Brown a screenwriter?Video
In Monday’s “First Call,” Ike Taylor’s head-scratching revelation about listening to music during games. Antonio Brown wants to be a movie screenwriter when he grows up. And a preview of the Pittsburgh Penguins-Philadelphia Flyers game Tuesday. This is what they teach you at "Swaggin` U?" Former Steelers cornerback Ike Taylor...
Tim Benz, Mark Madden discuss Steelers, Penguins, Pitt loss, Pirates’ new president
Mark Madden makes his triumphant return to the “Madden Monday” podcast. After a week off, “Double-M” joins me to look at the state of the Pittsburgh Steelers as they get ready for the hapless Miami Dolphins Monday night at Heinz Field. The terrible AFC is keeping the Steelers mathematically alive....
Mark Barron’s return could mean return of ‘hybrid’ role for Steelers’ Vince WilliamsVideo
For seven seasons, he’s been one of the constants in the literal middle of the Pittsburgh Steelers defense. A respected leader and favorite of Mike Tomlin and his coaching staff, Vince Williams is carving out a legacy as another in a long line of Steelers inside linebackers. Except, as he’s...
Tim Benz: If Steelers lose on ‘MNF,’ turn out the lights. The party’s over.Video
To borrow a phrase from “Monday Night Football” lore, if the Steelers lose to the Dolphins Monday at Heinz Field: “Turn out the lights. The party’s over.” To be honest, the party should’ve broken up the minute JuJu Smith-Schuster fumbled in overtime against the Baltimore Ravens. Maybe it did. But...
Kenyan Drake — who’s been the subject of trade rumors — not traveling to Pittsburgh for Steelers gameVideo
Five Miami Dolphins players did not travel to Pittsburgh for Monday night’s game against the Steelers, but it’s very likely one of those players will be dealt by the team before Tuesday’s 4 p.m. NFL trade deadline. Dolphins running back Kenyan Drake is the most notable player who did not...
Steelers will honor victims of Tree of Life synagogue shooting with moment of silence
The Pittsburgh Steelers will hold a moment of silence to remember the 11 people killed in the Tree of Life synagogue shooting a year ago. The team posted a statement Sunday by Steelers president Art Rooney II asking fans to stand together and observe a moment of silence in honor...
Kevin Gorman: Steelers counting on Javon Hargrave to look the part of a pass rusher
The Pittsburgh Steelers are down a defensive end with Stephon Tuitt’s season-ending pectoral injury, so they will turn to the most unlikely of all pass rushers as a replacement. Javon Hargrave has a nose for the quarterback, maybe even more so than he does for his position. The 6-foot, 315-pound...
Dolphins return to Heinz Field brings back Mud Bowl memories against Steelers
A punt is what is most remembered. It became one of the oddest moments in the history of Heinz Field, which has hosted four AFC championship games. Counting the preseason, Pitt and WPIAL games, there might be more than 4,000 punts in the 18-year-old facility. How many of them left...
Mark Barron thankful for extra rest he has gotten in 1st year with Steelers
In training camp, preseason and the first month of the regular season, it wasn’t uncommon for Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin to give inside linebacker Mark Barron a veteran’s day off from practice one day each week. Barron said it wasn’t because of a recent injury history, but rather a...
3 players questionable for Steelers’ game Monday night vs. Dolphins
Unlike the last time the Pittsburgh Steelers played a game, they will have several decisions to make Monday night when deciding seven inactive players. For the first time in a while, the Steelers will take a relatively healthy roster into their game at Heinz Field against the Miami Dolphins. Only...
Four Downs: No matter the statistic, Steelers not good offensively
1. Don’t take offense Speaking two weeks ago, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin termed the room for growth the Pittsburgh Steelers had as “substantial.” Indeed — measured by numerous method, the Steelers are lacking offensively. The Steelers rank 28th in total offense (276.5 yards per game), 21st in scoring offense...
Back from dad duty, Jay Elliott re-joins Steelers – and could be needed on defenseVideo
Jay Elliott’s sabbatical from the Pittsburgh Steelers lasted all of 12 days. “I really think they just wanted to give me an extended bye,” Elliott joked Friday from the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex, “so they paid me that courtesy.” A veteran journeyman outside linebacker, Elliott was released Oct. 11 when...
No OLB reps, but plenty of impact on special teams for Steelers rookie Ulysees GilbertVideo
There was some chatter in the weeks after Ulysees Gilbert was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers that the speedy rookie from Akron could be auditioned at outside linebacker. But even with the Steelers thin at the position heading into Monday’s game against the Miami Dolphins, the answer to depth at...
Steelers QB Mason Rudolph says concussion symptoms are long gone, ‘ready to play’
Just like what happened the last time a Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback returned to action after missing a start because of a concussion, the Steelers are two-touchdown home favorites. Of course, when Ben Roethlisberger came back to face the Oakland Raiders on Dec. 6, 2009, there wasn’t even an NFL-mandated concussion...
A month with Steelers, Paxton Lynch more comfortable – but accepts demotion to No. 3 QB
Paxton Lynch hasn’t yet been told if his time on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 53-man roster is coming to an end, but he knows that his role as the No. 2 quarterback has. But the former first-round pick is appreciating his time with the Steelers, regardless. “It’s been good, I feel...
The QB of an 0-6 team, Dolphins’ Ryan Fitzpatrick is 0-6 lifetime vs. SteelersVideo
For the seventh time over the past 12 seasons of Ryan Fitzpatrick’s career, he will start at quarterback against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday. The Miami Dolphins are the eighth team Fitzpatrick has played for; should the 0-6 Dolphins lose Monday, it will be the fifth team Fitzpatrick has lost...
T.J. Watt upgraded, Mark Barron downgraded on Steelers injury report
For the second consecutive day, 10 players were listed on the Pittsburgh Steelers official injury report because of injury. And for the second consecutive day, nine of them practiced fully and one was limited – but Friday it was Mark Barron who was limited, while T.J. Watt was a full...
Tim Benz: Randy Fichtner gives us one way Dolphins could upset SteelersVideo
Whether Steelers offensive coordinator Randy Fichtner meant to, he essentially told us the only way the Miami Dolphins could possibly pull off an upset in the “Monday Night Football” game at Heinz Field. Before the bye weekend hit, Fichtner was asked about improvements that the Steelers’ offense could make. “We’ve...
Thinned ranks at OLB could limit Steelers’ plans to rest T.J. Watt, Bud DupreeVideo
While the Pittsburgh Steelers try to implement a scaled-down player rotation on the defensive line in the wake of Stephon Tuitt’s season-ending pectoral injury, they face the opposite issue at the next level of their defense. Given the amount of playing time Bud Dupree and T.J. Watt have seen through...
Dolphins coach Brian Flores has ‘moved on’ from Minkah Fitzpatrick trade to Steelers
Brian Flores isn’t interested in rehashing history. It has been nearly six weeks since the Miami Dolphins traded second-year defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick, a former No. 11 overall draft pick, to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Although the Dolphins face the Steelers on Monday night at Heinz Field, the first-year Dolphins head...
