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Rudolph shines in Steelers’ win

From the notebook of a sportswriter who was able to differentiate a pop pass from a jump pass from a shovel pass in Monday night’s win over the Bengals:n The young-ins in the press box brought up Tim Tebow’s name after Mason Rudolph opted against a shovel pass and threw a bit of a jump pass ...

From the notebook of a sportswriter who’s didn’t throw in the towel on the Steelers season after a close loss that dropped them to 0-3:n I threw in the towel last week when Ben Roethlisberger went down for the season. Didn’t you?n An internet saturated with fan anger doesn’t surprise me ...

Mason Rudolph left the field Sunday to rave reviews from those who matter the most.“I thought Mase came in and did a great job,” said All-Pro guard David DeCastro. “(He) had command of the huddle, was ready to go, calling the plays well, a lot of confidence. That was good, moving the ball ...

Steelers: Woe-and-One

All of those Cleveland Browns jokes out there from earlier Sunday, substitute the name Pittsburgh Steelers.They are who most of America thought they were.This wasn’t their typical loss to the New England Patriots in Foxboro. This was worse. And after the 33-3 loss, the Steelers have to be ...

Breaking down the Steelers’ roster

Everyone’s doing it — kind of like mock drafts anymore, these 53-man rosters.Anyway, I’m doing a 52-man roster. Gotta keep one spot open for tonight, right? Then I can write all day Friday about who should fill that last spot. Oh, the clicks!But here’s my — not so much my prediction ...

Ups and downs from Steelers-KC game

PITTSBURGH — The new mantra, “Shut out the noise,” chosen by Ben Roethlisberger from the late Darryl Drake’s repertoire, definitely gets an UP vote out of Saturday night’s 17-7 Steelers win over the Kansas City Chiefs.Of course, the Steelers had so many UP performances in the game ...