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The Cowboys and Steelers meet in a game between two teams at an early season crossroads
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Justin Fields has done just about everything right while filling in for Russell Wilson. He's largely avoided mistakes. He's evolved from game manager to difference-maker. And he's done it with an inherent calm that's quickly won over his teammates. ...
Russell Wilson ramps it up in Steelers practice but still no timetable on the QB's return
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Russell Wilson is back to practicing at full speed. When the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback will get back to actually playing is another matter. And the eventual answer might have little do to with his health. While Wilson stressed Thursday the...
Russell Wilson's calf is improving but Justin Fields will start at QB when Pittsburgh hosts Dallas
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Russell Wilson 's balky right calf is improving. It just might not heal in time for him to wrest the Pittsburgh Steelers starting quarterback job away from Justin Fields, at least in the short term. Coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday he expects Wilson to see an uptick...
Steelers' promising start hits a speedbump in a mistake-filled loss at Indianapolis
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin insists the Pittsburgh Steelers don't rely on a “rabbit's foot” to help them out when things get tight. “We come out of those circumstances because of what we do, not some mystical thing,” Tomlin said last week. And what the...
Colts leaning on improved defense and strong ground game to try to derail unbeaten Steelers
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts identified this week's challenge long before watching any tape. They, like any Pittsburgh Steelers opponent, must figure out how to prevent linebacker T.J. Watt from wrecking Sunday's game. It won't be easy. ...
Steelers linebacker Nick Herbig grew up having to prove himself. It hasn't stopped in the NFL
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nick Herbig grew up as the youngest of three brothers on the island of Kauai. That meant he needed to prove himself if he wanted to hang with the big kids. Over and over and over. “I was always the underdog," the Pittsburgh...
Status quo in Pittsburgh, where Justin Fields will remain at QB while Russell Wilson rehabs
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin is in no hurry to announce Justin Fields as the starting quarterback in Pittsburgh. While Fields will again get the nod on Sunday in place of the injured Russell Wilson when the Steelers (3-0) visit Indianapolis (1-2), Tomlin stopped short of giving...
The Pittsburgh Steelers don't play a pretty brand of football. It's one of the reasons they're 3-0
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin has spent the past few years almost gleefully leaning into an old-school approach that at times has seemed out of step with the modern NFL. Part of this has been out of necessity. The Pittsburgh Steelers have spent most of the 2020s lacking the...
Justin Fields shines as the Steelers move to 3-0 with a 20-10 win over the Chargers
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Justin Fields keeps avoiding mistakes. Mike Tomlin keeps avoiding the subject. If Tomlin's backup quarterback keeps playing like this, the Pittsburgh Steelers coach might not be able to for much longer, not with Fields quietly building a case he...
Steelers place rookie tackle Troy Fautanu on injured reserve with a knee injury
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers placed rookie right tackle Troy Fautanu on injured reserve Saturday with a knee injury. The 20th overall pick in the draft practiced most of the week before injuring the knee on Friday, less than 48 hours before the Steelers face the Los...
