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Slumping Steelers host surging Bengals in regular-season finale with plenty of stakes
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
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...
It might've been Christmas, but it sure feels like Groundhog Day for the reeling Steelers
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The decorations outside Acrisure Stadium suggested Christmas. The play on the field by the home team hinted at another holiday entirely. Groundhog Day. Like Bill Murray in the iconic movie — set about 90 minutes northeast of...
The Steelers look to avoid another misstep against the Browns, 2 weeks after losing in the snow
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The video is still fresh. So is the frustration for the Pittsburgh Steelers. A chance to take firm control of the AFC North evaporated in the snow in Cleveland two weeks ago, when Jameis Winston and the Browns provided a flash of light in an otherwise dark season...
AFC North-leading Steelers eye revenge against the Browns after upset loss in snow last month
Cleveland (3-9) at Pittsburgh (9-3) Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, CBS BetMGM NFL Odds: Steelers by 6 1/2. Against the spread: Browns 4-8; Steelers 9-3. Series record: Steelers lead 81-64-1. Last meeting: Browns beat Steelers 24-19 on...
Steelers CB Joey Porter Jr.'s 'serial killer mentality' is serving him well amid bumpy patch
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Joey Porter Jr. thrives on the pressure. Wants it. Invites it. Needs it. Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin first noticed it more than a decade ago, when Porter was just a kid running around the team facility while his father, Joey Porter Sr.,...
Russell Wilson isn't cooked, he's cooking. So is the Steelers' offense
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Squint your eyes a little bit, and it could have been 2014, not 2024. Russell Wilson drifting to his right. The Cincinnati pass rush closing in. Time running out. Then a quick flick of the wrist to an open teammate that instantly turned chaos into celebration. ...
Steelers will try to stay on top of the AFC North when they face the Bengals in Cincy
CINCINNATI (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers had stacked up five straight wins and pulled ahead in the race for the AFC North before letting one slip away to the lowly Browns on a snowy Thursday night in Cleveland. The Steelers have a chance to get back on track Sunday against the...
Steelers will try to bounce back from loss to Browns when they take on the Bengals in Cincy
Pittsburgh (8-3) at Cincinnati (4-7) Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, CBS BetMGM NFL Odds: Bengals by 2 1/2. Against the spread: Steelers 8-3, Bengals 6-5. Series record: Steelers lead 70-39. Last meeting: Steelers beat Bengals 34-11 on...
First-place Steelers visit rival Browns on Thursday night with teams at opposite ends of AFC North
Pittsburgh (8-2) at Cleveland (2-8) Thursday, 8 p.m. EST, Amazon Prime. BetMGM NFL Odds: Steelers by 3 1/2. Against the spread: Steelers 8-2; Browns 3-7. Series record: Steelers lead 79-62-1. Last meeting: Browns beat...
