PITTSBURGH — According to Pro Football Focus, an organization which dotes over every play and keeps track of the numbers hidden therein, Miami Dolphins running back Jay Ajayi led the NFL this season in yards per carry after contact at 3.5 and broken tackles at 58.And most of that began in the ...
PITTSBURGH — Three weeks after playing Cincinnati’s Vontaze Burfict, everyone else is kind of tame in comparison.Well, maybe not in the case of Miami’s Ndamukong Suh.Like Burfict, Suh’s rap sheet is lengthy. The Dolphins’ defensive tackle has been fined 10 times for $611,169 for ...
PITTSBURGH — Think Demarcus Ayers is satisfied with a mere division title? Guess again.The Steelers rookie wide receiver was strolling around the team’s locker room Wednesday morning sporting a black and gold t-shirt with the word “champions” emblazoned on the back. That would be as in ...
PITTSBURGH — Stephon Tuitt wouldn’t get specific about the injury that’s kept him out of all but one series the last three games, calling it only “some stuff going on in my knee and my ankle.”“But I’m feeling pretty good,” he said after his first full practice since he left the ...
PITTSBURGH — No loss is ever wanted, let alone good, but some are more easily explained than others. Take, for example, the Steelers.During the course of the regular season, which concluded with Sunday’s 27-24 win in overtime over Cleveland, the Steelers were dealt just five losses.Two of ...
PITTSBURGH — Whether it’s been Cleveland’s Cody Kessler or Indianapolis’ Scott Tolzien, the Steelers have feasted on backup quarterbacks during their seven-game winning streak.They may face another when they host Miami on Sunday afternoon at Heinz Field in the AFC Wild Card, but Mike ...
