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Steelers’ Mike Tomlin has ‘optimism’ that Aaron Rodgers will start at quarterback against Bills
Aaron Rodgers will begin the week as a limited practice participant, but coach Mike Tomlin is expecting the 41-year-old quarterback to be ready Sunday when the Pittsburgh Steelers play the Buffalo Bills in a game with playoff implications for both teams. Rodgers missed the Steelers’ 31-28 loss at Chicago last...
Steelers will be without LT Broderick Jones, DT Derrick Harmon for game vs. BillsVideo
Two former first-round draft picks — one on each side of the line — won’t be available for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday when they play the Buffalo Bills at Acrisure Stadium. Left tackle Broderick Jones will miss the game with a neck injury, and defensive tackle Derrick Harmon will...
Hines Ward lone former Steelers player to reach semifinal round in Pro Football Hall of Fame balloting
Hines Ward again has reached the semifinal round in Pro Football Hall of Fame balloting. Other eligible members of the Pittsburgh Steelers weren’t as fortunate. Maurkice Pouncey, James Harrison and Gary Anderson did not advance to the list of 26 semifinalists remaining on the Hall of Fame ballot that was...
5 things we learned: Another slow start in 3rd quarter continues season-long theme for Steelers
Five things we learned from Bears 31, Steelers 28: 1. Third is not the charm The next time the Steelers win the coin toss, they would be wise to take the ball and not defer until the third quarter. Nothing good has transpired this season when they have elected to...
James Pierre gets another start at cornerback for Steelers at expense of Darius Slay
CHICAGO — So much for cornerback Darius Slay immediately getting his starting job back for the Pittsburgh Steelers after exiting concussion protocol last week. Coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday that Slay would return to his spot at outside corner. Yet, when the game against the Chicago Bears started Sunday, James...
Steelers’ Mike Tomlin: Aaron Rodgers expected to return next Sunday to face Buffalo Bills
CHICAGO — Aaron Rodgers’ run of 27 consecutive starts dating to the 2024 season ended when he was inactive Sunday for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 31-28 loss to the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field. His absence apparently will last just one game. “I anticipate him being ready for next week,” coach...
Steelers’ ineptitude in Chicago continues with loss to Bears
CHICAGO — Aaron Rodgers wasn’t available to continue his mastery of the Chicago Bears. He could merely watch from the sideline as the Pittsburgh Steelers continued their misery at Soldier Field. The Bears converted a pair of Mason Rudolph turnovers into 14 points, Caleb Williams threw three touchdown passes and...
Mason Rudolph to start at quarterback for Steelers against Bears
CHICAGO – Mason Rudolph got his first start of the season at quarterback and Aaron Rodgers was inactive Sunday when the Pittsburgh Steelers faced the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field. Coach Mike Tomlin made the decision before putting the QBs through warmups Sunday. In a pregame interview with CBS, Tomlin...
Despite vast difference in ages, Aaron Rodgers, Mason Rudolph forming bond as Steelers QBs
After Mason Rudolph retreated to the locker room Sunday when he did his part in the second half to secure a 34-12 victory for the Pittsburgh Steelers, he was greeted by a high-five from Aaron Rodgers. It was like Rudolph was living out a dream from his youth. “I think...
Steelers OC Arthur Smith has ‘trust’ in QB Aaron Rodgers’ decision about starting status for Bears
Aaron Rodgers returned to practice Thursday, but the Pittsburgh Steelers are no closer to resolving the identity of their starting quarterback Sunday than they were a day earlier when the work week started. Wearing a protective covering over his injured left wrist, Rodgers was limited to individual drills in practice....
Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers targets practice return Thursday as he tests ailing left wrist
Mike Tomlin targeted Friday as the day he would like to see injured Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers return to the practice field in some capacity. Rodgers wants to do his head coach one better. Rodgers is aiming to practice Thursday as he tries to come back from a left...
James Pierre will play but won’t retain starting CB job once Darius Slay returns for Steelers
James Pierre had a fumble return for a touchdown that sealed the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 34-12 victory Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals. He had six tackles and two pass breakups. He held the coveted receiving duo of Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins to one catch on five targets for 13 yards....
Mike Tomlin: Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers won’t need surgery on fractured wrist, could start vs. BearsVideo
Aaron Rodgers has a fractured left wrist that won’t require surgery, leaving open the possibility he could start Sunday for the Pittsburgh Steelers when they play the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field. Rodgers was injured late in the first half of the Steelers’ 34-12 victory against the Cincinnati Bengals when...
Bengals WR Ja’Marr Chase suspended 1 game without pay for spitting on Steelers’ Jalen Ramsey
Jalen Ramsey was the player ejected following an altercation Sunday at Acrisure Stadium, but it was Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase who received stiff punishment from the NFL. The league ruled Monday that Chase will be suspended for one game without pay for spitting at Ramsey in the Pittsburgh...
To no surprise of teammates, Mason Rudolph doesn’t skip a beat in return to Steelers QB position
Unlike the end of the 2023 season, Mason Rudolph wasn’t tasked with saving the Pittsburgh Steelers’ season when he stepped on the field Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals. All he was asked to do was protect a four-point halftime lead and get the Steelers out of Acrisure Stadium with a...
Banged-up Steelers still stifle Bengals at home
After previously breaking in a backup plan on defense because of injuries, the Pittsburgh Steelers resorted to using one on offense in the second half Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals. Plan B worked out on both sides of the ball for the Steelers in a 34-12 victory that exacted a...
Run defense adjustments will be put to the test for Steelers in rematch against high-scoring Bengals
When they met the Cincinnati Bengals a month ago, the Pittsburgh Steelers had a 10-point lead in the second quarter and appeared poised to add to their 4-1 start to the season. Then, Chase Brown broke off a 27-yard run on the first play of the ensuing drive, and the...
Changes in secondary have Steelers optimistic they are better equipped to handle Bengals’ passing game
Four weeks ago, the Cincinnati Bengals produced numbers against the Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense that looked like they were spit out by a Madden video game. Joe Flacco, barely a week after being traded by the Cleveland Browns, had 342 yards passing and three touchdowns. Ja’Marr Chase was targeted 23 times...
Aaron Rodgers: No ‘major changes’ on offense needed as Steelers try to bounce back from ‘stinker’
When he took the field Sunday night at SoFi Stadium, Aaron Rodgers made the 250th start of his 21-year NFL career and the ninth for the Pittsburgh Steelers. It was a milestone that wasn’t worth celebrating for Rodgers or the Steelers, who played easily their worst offensive game of the...
Steelers activate QB Will Howard from IR, add CB Asante Samuel Jr. to practice squad
The Pittsburgh Steelers will have a No. 3 quarterback available for the second half of the season. Rookie sixth-round pick Will Howard was activated from injured reserve Wednesday and joins starter Aaron Rodgers and backup Mason Rudolph on the 53-man roster. Howard began the season on injured reserve with a...
Too many snaps, too few stops for Steelers’ defense in loss to Chargers
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — For all the extra work being applied by the Acrisure Stadium grounds crew this season, it pales in comparison to the time spent on the field by the Pittsburgh Steelers defense. Another case of the Steelers defense working overtime with little tangible result was on display Sunday...
Steelers’ offense stifled by Chargers in rout as AFC North lead shrinks to 1 game
INGLEWOOD, Calif — A visit to the West Coast turned out to be anything but a trip to the beach for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Despite being embraced by thousands of Terrible-Towel waving fans who provided the feel of a home game, the Steelers were given a rude reception by the...
Veteran offensive lineman Andrus Peat active for 1st time because of injuries on Steelers’ line
INGLEWOOD, Calif. – With Isaac Seumalo missing from the offensive line because of injury, the Pittsburgh Steelers dressed veteran backup Andrus Peat for the first time this season. Peat, a former first-round draft pick and 10-year NFL veteran, also got the start at left guard Sunday night against the Los...
Looking back at the plays, players that defined the 1st half of the Steelers’ schedule
The Pittsburgh Steelers aren’t yet at the turn, as offensive coordinator Arthur Smith put it earlier this week, but Week 9 marked the midpoint of the NFL schedule. Which makes it as good a time as any to look back at some of the noteworthy moments from the first half...
Stat sheet shows Aaron Rodgers not playing favorites in Steelers passing game
Aaron Rodgers doesn’t have the most dynamic and productive group of pass catchers in the NFL. He might have the most diverse, however. Halfway through his first season with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Rodgers has thrown passes to 13 players. Nine have caught touchdowns, giving the Steelers the type of depth...
