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The Steelers did a very un-Steelerlike thing by firing Matt Canada. The early returns were promising

Nov. 27, 2023 13:04 PM EST

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin isn't getting ahead of himself. And he probably shouldn't. For all the good vibes — particularly on offense — generated by Sunday's 16-10 win over Cincinnati, a game in which the Steelers topped 400 yards for the first time in more than three years...

Bengals begin life without Joe Burrow with loss to Steelers

Nov. 26, 2023 18:00 PM EST

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Bengals are facing life without Joe Burrow. The first week didn’t go so well. With a healthy Burrow, the Bengals won four straight games and were firmly back in the AFC playoff picture. Their star quarterback is now out for the season with a torn...

Steelers pile up season-high 421 yards without Canada, beat Burrow-less Bengals 16-10

Nov. 26, 2023 17:24 PM EST

CINCINNATI (AP) — Days after firing offensive coordinator Matt Canada, the Pittsburgh Steelers showed new life on offense. Kenny Pickett threw for a season-high 278 yards and the Steelers outlasted the Joe Burrow-less Cincinnati Bengals 16-10 on Sunday. In their...

Bengals and Steelers will try to push mid-week drama aside before Sunday's AFC North clash in Cincy

Nov. 24, 2023 10:53 AM EST

CINCINNATI (AP) — Matt Canada is gone. The Pittsburgh Steelers are hopeful their season(s)-long offensive malaise is, too. Joe Burrow is gone. The Cincinnati Bengals are hopeful their playoff aspirations didn't exit along with their injured franchise quarterback. The...

New Steelers offensive coordinator Eddie Faulkner is focusing on the present

Nov. 23, 2023 13:16 PM EST

PITTSBURGH (AP) — This isn't the way Eddie Faulkner wanted to get the biggest job of his professional life. Faulkner and Matt Canada are friends. Their wives are friends. Their families are friends. It's a bond that goes back well over a decade, a bond that hardly ended when the...

Steelers look to continue playoff push against Burrow-less Bengals

Nov. 22, 2023 21:11 PM EST

PITTSBURGH (6-4) at CINCINNATI (5-5) Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, CBS. OPENING LINE: Steelers by 1 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. AGAINST THE SPREAD: Steelers 6-4; Bengals 4-5-1. SERIES RECORD: Steelers lead 68-39. LAST...

Firing Matt Canada offers Steelers offense a chance at a fresh start

Nov. 22, 2023 16:32 PM EST

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Fifteen minutes. That's how long the Pittsburgh Steelers spent in a team meeting talking about former offensive coordinator Matt Canada's abrupt firing. No time to do a full autopsy on what went wrong and how Canada's two-plus year tenure ended with a somewhat...

The Steelers kept waiting for Matt Canada's offense to take off. It never did. And now he's gone

Nov. 21, 2023 21:17 PM EST

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin kept waiting for the offense Matt Canada put together to show signs of life. Signs of progress. Signs of the kind of dynamic play required to get where the franchise so desperately wants to go. The signs never came. Not often enough or...

Browns coach Stefanski's steadiness one of main reasons team has overcome obstacles, in playoff hunt

Nov. 20, 2023 19:26 PM EST

CLEVELAND (AP) — Kevin Stefanski has juggled quarterbacks, managed drama, altered his offense's identity because of injuries and even implemented a two-tackle rotation. It's been a season's worth of issues in 10 games. Maybe two seasons' worth. So, when Cleveland's...

Steelers bring back veteran Myles Jack out of retirement for stretch run

Nov. 20, 2023 17:02 PM EST

PITTSBURGH (AP) — So much for Myles Jack's retirement. The Pittsburgh Steelers signed the veteran inside linebacker to the practice squad on Monday, three months after Jack stepped away from the game in the middle of training camp with the Philadelphia Eagles. ...