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Steelers CB Joey Porter Jr.'s 'serial killer mentality' is serving him well amid bumpy patch

Dec. 04, 2024 18:01 PM EST

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Joey Porter Jr. thrives on the pressure. Wants it. Invites it. Needs it. Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin first noticed it more than a decade ago, when Porter was just a kid running around the team facility while his father, Joey Porter Sr.,...

Russell Wilson isn't cooked, he's cooking. So is the Steelers' offense

Dec. 02, 2024 15:24 PM EST

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Squint your eyes a little bit, and it could have been 2014, not 2024. Russell Wilson drifting to his right. The Cincinnati pass rush closing in. Time running out. Then a quick flick of the wrist to an open teammate that instantly turned chaos into celebration. ...

Russell Wilson throws for a season-high 414 yards and 3 TDs as the Steelers top the Bengals 44-38

Dec. 01, 2024 18:01 PM EST

CINCINNATI (AP) — Russell Wilson has been at the center of a quarterback controversy since he arrived in Pittsburgh, competing with Justin Fields for the starting job. There was no debate on Sunday. Wilson threw for a season-high 414 yards and three touchdowns, and...

Analysis: All the ingredients were there for a 'trap game.' The Steelers baked up a masterpiece

Nov. 22, 2024 15:01 PM EST

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The yard lines weren't the only things lost in the early winter squall that swept off Lake Erie and turned Huntington Bank Stadium into a snow globe on Thursday night. The “good vibes only" mindset that carried the Pittsburgh Steelers through two-plus months of...

Jets trade wide receiver Mike Williams to Steelers for a fifth-round draft pick next year

Nov. 05, 2024 15:21 PM EST

Mike Williams struggled to establish a rapport with Aaron Rodgers on the New York Jets. The Pittsburgh Steelers think the veteran wide receiver will fit in just fine with Russell Wilson and their offense. The teams announced Tuesday that the Jets agreed to trade...

Calvin Austin III scores twice as the Steelers hold off the Giants 26-18

Oct. 29, 2024 01:01 AM EDT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin pulled Calvin Austin III aside before the undersized wide receiver took the field for a punt return in the third quarter of a somewhat lifeless game against the New York Giants. The Steelers were scuffling. The offense was...