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Steelers LB Alex Highsmith to miss showdown with Ravens because of ankle injury
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers will head into their AFC North showdown with rival Baltimore without outside linebacker Alex Highsmith. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday that Highsmith is “week to week” after Highsmith twisted his left ankle late in a 28-27...
Steelers transformed the way they do business in the offseason. The results have been dramatic
PITTSBURGH (AP) — On the surface, the call was risky, but only to those who haven't been paying attention to how the Pittsburgh Steelers go about their business these days. Backed up in the first quarter against Washington on Sunday and getting ready to punt, All-Pro Miles...
Russell Wilson's TD pass to Mike Williams lifts the Steelers over the Commanders 28-27
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Anyone who questioned Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin's switch to Russell Wilson from Justin Fields might be reconsidering the wisdom of the move right about now. Wilson is looking like the guy who was a star earlier in his career — especially with those 50-50 deep...
Pittsburgh visits Washington in a clash of teams that are on unexpected playoff tracks
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — The odds were against the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Commanders making the playoffs before the season started, for various reasons on either side. They meet up just past the midway point in a showdown of first-place teams that have exceeded expectations...
Steelers add depth at the trade deadline, acquiring WR Mike Williams and LB Preston Smith
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers might be in first place in the AFC North. They're hardly coasting. Pittsburgh added wide receiver Mike Williams and outside linebacker Preston Smith at the trade deadline on Tuesday, giving the club veteran depth at two...
Steelers CB Cam Sutton returns from 8-game suspension hoping to find a role on elite defense
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Cam Sutton doesn't believe he has to prove anything to anyone as the Pittsburgh Steelers veteran defensive back tries to hit the reset button on his career. Sitting at his locker on Monday, his first full day back at work in two months after serving an eight-game...
Mike Tomlin isn't settling for merely being good during the Steelers' 6-2 start. Neither is his team
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin could have played it safe. Could have stuck with Justin Fields. Could have settled for the weekly rock fights that have been the Pittsburgh Steelers ' trademark for a half-decade and counting. The NFL's longest-tenured coach, however, knew he hadn't...
Russell Wilson considers himself a student of the game. He's aced his first two starts in Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Russell Wilson was at the Pro Bowl following his breakout rookie season more than a decade ago when he found himself practicing alongside quarterbacks whose resumes he was chasing. Ben Roethlisberger. Drew Brees. Peyton Manning. Eli Manning. Sure, that week in...
Calvin Austin III scores twice as the Steelers hold off the Giants 26-18
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Calvin Austin III returned a punt for a touchdown and hauled in a lob by Russell Wilson for another score as the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the New York Giants 26-18 on Monday night. Austin, listed at 5-foot-9 and 162 pounds, raced across the field before sprinting...
Steelers and Giants seem to be heading in opposite directions as New York travels to Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The relentless questions surrounding the quarterback situation in Pittsburgh seem to have finally stopped. Temporarily anyway. Having Russell Wilson account for three touchdowns and showing flashes of his “Let Russ Cook” prime — as he did in...
