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Steelers have issues. Team president Art Rooney II doesn't think Mike Tomlin is one of them
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Art Rooney II knows the Pittsburgh Steelers have problems. The team's longtime president doesn't think his head coach is one of them. Rooney said Monday the club remains fully behind Mike Tomlin, who is now closing in on a decade since his most...
Mike Tomlin doesn't feel the Steelers are stuck, but all options are on the table heading into 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — There is a sameness to the way the Pittsburgh Steelers keep ending their seasons. Yet Mike Tomlin shrugged on Tuesday when asked if it feels as if the Steelers are “stuck” after their fifth first-round playoff exit in eight years, all of them embarrassing in...
Steelers are running in place, with no obvious solution in sight
PITTSBURGH (AP) — T.J. Watt checked his phone, stuck his hands in his pockets, took a breath and looked up, girding himself for the questions he knew would come. Eight years into his pro career, the Pittsburgh Steelers star linebacker has become all too familiar with the abruptness...
Ruthless running game helped Baltimore to a comfortable win in its playoff opener against Pittsburgh
BALTIMORE (AP) — When the Baltimore Ravens were eliminated in last year's AFC title game, their 37 pass attempts yielded only 10 points. Lamar Jackson looks determined to make sure that doesn't happen again. However far the Ravens advance this postseason, Jackson...
Jackson and Henry lead the way as the Ravens run over the rival Steelers 28-14 in the AFC playoffs
BALTIMORE (AP) — Lamar Jackson handed off to Derrick Henry, then slid out to the left as if he still had the ball. A couple linebackers shifted into Jackson's path, leaving the middle open for Henry to run through for a 44-yard touchdown. That's the quandary Jackson and Henry...
For the first time in a decade, AFC North rivals Pittsburgh and Baltimore clash in the postseason
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — John Harbaugh was in his first year as Baltimore's coach, Mike Tomlin in his second for Pittsburgh. After a pair of clashes that came down to the wire during the 2008 regular season, the two met again in the AFC championship game. They were just getting...
Baltimore's ability to establish Derrick Henry and the running game could be key against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh (10-7) at Baltimore (12-5) Saturday, 8 p.m. EST, Prime Video. BetMGM NFL Odds: Ravens by 10. Against the spread: Steelers 11-6, Ravens 10-6-1. Series record: Steelers lead 36-26. Last meeting: Ravens beat Steelers...
Pro Picks: Texans, Ravens, Bills, Eagles, Bucs and Vikings will advance to the next round
The NFL’s wild-card weekend features divisional rivals facing off, two NFC rematches from Week 1 and the Harbaugh brothers coaching on the same day. Jim Harbaugh leads the Chargers against the Texans in the season’s first playoff game on Saturday afternoon. Then it’s John...
Skidding Steelers are playoff-bound, but not for long if they can't emerge from a late funk
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The classic rock song “Renegade” by Styx has been a fixture at Acrisure Stadium for two decades. The intro is always the same. The video board briefly fades to black, the crowd goes silent and the voice of lead singer Tommy Shaw intones “Oh Mama, I’m in...
Steelers defense scrambling as the playoffs loom
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...
