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Slumping Steelers host surging Bengals in regular-season finale with plenty of stakes

Jan. 02, 2025 17:08 PM EST

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers are heading to the playoffs. It just doesn't exactly feel like it — or look like it — heading into their regular-season finale against Cincinnati on Saturday night. A three-game losing streak against the league's elite will do that. ...

Steelers defense scrambling as the playoffs loom

Jan. 01, 2025 17:39 PM EST

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Looking back, DeShon Elliott thinks he maybe shouldn't have made his frustrations about the direction the Pittsburgh Steelers defense is heading so public. Then again, the veteran safety knows the candor he showed in the aftermath of a 29-10 loss to Kansas City on...