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Los Angeles Chargers visit the Pittsburgh Steelers in a meeting of surprising 2-0 teams
Los Angeles Chargers (2-0) at Pittsburgh (2-0) Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT, CBS BetMGM NFL odds: Steelers by 2 Series record: Steelers lead 24-11. Against the spread: Chargers 2-0, Steelers 2-0. Last meeting: Chargers beat Steelers...
The unbeaten Chargers and Steelers face off having taken very similar paths to their 2-0 starts
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Technically, Mike Tomlin was talking about what goes on behind closed doors. Given the way the Pittsburgh Steelers are playing during their unbeaten start, he might as well have been talking about what's happening on the field, too. “I can’t...
Chargers QB Justin Herbert doesn't practice because of right ankle injury
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Quarterback Justin Herbert did not practice on Wednesday as the Los Angeles Chargers began preparations for Sunday's game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Herbert’s right ankle got rolled up on during the third quarter of last Sunday’s 26-3 victory over...
Harbaugh, Herbert see benefits to Chargers remaining East to prepare for matchup against Steelers
Most coaches and players would dread having to spend a week on the road. Jim Harbaugh and the Los Angeles Chargers are relishing it. With games in the Eastern time zone for two straight weeks, the Chargers are staying in Charlotte, North Carolina, this week before facing the...
Steelers sticking with Justin Fields at QB while Russell Wilson rehabs calf injury
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Justin Fields will likely make his third straight start at quarterback when the Pittsburgh Steelers host the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday. Coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday that Fields will practice with the starters during the early portion of the week while...
Sean Payton bypasses opportunity to go for onside kick under new rules after Colts, Niners try
DENVER (AP) — Sean Payton made the gutsiest call in Super Bowl history, ambushing Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts with a stunning onside kick coming out of halftime at Super Bowl 44 to nab the New Orleans Saints' only Lombardi Trophy. Payton also ushered in the second...
John Elway and Terry Bradshaw were benched as rookies and ended up in the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Bryce Young has been benched by the Carolina Panthers after 18 starts. It’s not the fastest hook for a No. 1 overall pick. John Elway was replaced by veteran QB Steve DeBerg in his first two career starts with the Denver Broncos in 1983, and he was eventually benched...
Sean Payton realizes he has to be the one to jump-start the Broncos' clunker of an offense
DENVER (AP) — While Russell Wilson was getting a game ball in the visitors' locker room Sunday, Sean Payton was playing the blame game — pointing the finger at himself for the Denver Broncos' sputtering offense that's the primary culprit in their second straight 0-2 start. “I...
QB Justin Fields is keeping it simple. So are the unbeaten Steelers
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Justin Fields doesn't want to get involved in any sort of quarterback controversy. One might be coming anyway. The Pittsburgh Steelers are 2-0 after a 13-6 win over Denver on Sunday. So is Fields for the first time in his career after another four...
Book Review: Joe Posnanski scores with poignant, informative, hilarious 'Why We Love Football'
Joe Posnanski is getting pretty good at this whole sports countdown thing. The award-winning sportswriter's previous books have profiled significant ballplayers ("The Baseball 100") and ticked off 50 of the biggest occasions in the history of our national pastime ("Why We Love...
