PITTSBURGH 鈥� The Steelers defense has had a saying under Mike Tomlin: 鈥淒efend every blade of grass.鈥滻t鈥檚 easier when lining up behind Casey Hampton, Aaron Smith and Brett Keisel, but these new Steelers learned Sunday, in the Steelers鈥� 24-16 win, that they too can defend every blade of ...
PITTSBURGH -- There weren't many fireworks between the Steelers and Bengals on Sunday, as the two teams met for the first time since their controversial matchup in the AFC Wild Card game last season.As off-and-on showers threatened to put a damper on the Steelers' regular-season home opener, ...
What to look for from the Steelers this afternoon at Heinz Field:<strong>ON OFFENSE</strong>The Bengals didn鈥檛 want to get beat deep in their last two games against the Steelers, so the Steelers were able to use their tight end and screen game to full advantage. ...
PITTSBURGH 鈥� The offensive line was in a meeting, so that meant most of the normal post-practice partying was gone from the Steelers locker room.The defensive line was busy hassling Javon Hargrave about his nameplate, which he had secretly changed from 鈥淛. Wobble鈥� to 鈥淗argrave.鈥漈he ...
PITTSBURGH 鈥� Who is the Cincinnati Bengals' biggest rival? Who is the Baltimore Ravens' biggest rival? Who is the Cleveland Browns' biggest rival? Hint: It鈥檚 the same answer.That would be the Steelers, of course.When you have won six Lombardi trophies, as the Steelers have, every opponent ...
PITTSBURGH 鈥� Some 36 hours after complaining about his defense being shut out of sacks during the Steelers鈥� Monday night win in Washington, Cam Heyward wasn鈥檛 about to listen to any excuses, even though:<strong>1.</strong> The Steelers rarely ...
