Bironas nails 40-yard FG to lift TitansThe Steelers will have to wait for their first road victory of the season. Rob Bironas chipped in a 40-yard field goal as time expired to help Tennessee hold off visiting Pittsburgh 26-23. |
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Rapid Reaction: Titans 26, Steelers 23Oct 11, 2012
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Thoughts on the Pittsburgh Steelers' 26-23 loss at the Tennessee Titans: What it means: The Steelers (2-3) fell two games back of the division-leading Ravens because they fell short on the road again. This marked the second time they… |
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Roethlisberger becomes Steelers' passing leaderOct 11, 2012
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Ben Roethlisberger has passed Terry Bradshaw as the Pittsburgh Steelers' career passing leader, and he needed fewer games to reach that mark. |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has won half the Super Bowl rings as Terry Bradshaw, but Roethlisberger now has more passing yardage than the man who played for the Steelers from 1970 through 1983. Bradshaw finished with 27,989 yards. Roethlisb… |
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Roethlisberger deserving of Steelers recordOct 11, 2012
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Ben Roethlisberger became the Steelers' all-time leading passer Thursday night, surpassing Hall of Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw. Bradshaw threw for 27,989 yards in 14 seasons. Roethlisberger broke the record before the halfway poi… |
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Titans take lead as Steelers’ injuries mountOct 11, 2012
Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com The Titans have been blown out in four of their first five games, but tonight against the Steelers they’re playing good football, taking a 13-10 lead into the locker room at halftime. Tennessee kicked two first-quarter field goals, then turned a blocked… |
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Injuries continue to mount for SteelersOct 11, 2012
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A quarter after losing Pro Bowl center Maurkice Pouncey, the Steelers watched right tackle Marcus Gilbert leave with what is believed to be a right ankle injury. Gilbert hurt his ankle on a third-down conversion about five minutes in… |
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Mendenhall, Pouncey among injured SteelersOct 11, 2012
ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com Pittsburgh center Maurkice Pouncey injured his right leg on the Steelers' first offensive play from scrimmage against Tennessee on Thursday night, and will not return. |
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Doug Farrar, yahoo.com Ever since the Cleveland Browns either misdiagnosed Colt McCoy's concussion (or didn't diagnose it at all) late last season, the NFL has put forth the appearance that it is far more proactive when it comes to protecting players from returning to games a… |
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The Pats' offense is a juggernaut, but unstoppable? The Seattle crowd, and a crazed pass rush, will have something to say about that, Peter King writes as he picks Week 6's games. |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com With Steelers safety Troy Polamalu out after re-aggravating his calf injury, Will Allen is in tonight’s starting lineup. The Steelers announced that Allen — and not Ryan Mundy, who started the first three games of the season, first in place of startin… |
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Picking apart the Week Six picksOct 11, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Every Thursday morning, we unveil the respective picks from MDS and yours truly. Every Thursday afternoon, MDS joins PFT Live to discuss the games on which we disagree — and other games that make us nervous. Today, we talked Vikings-Redskins, Broncos-… |
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Countdown Live: Steelers-TitansOct 11, 2012
Join our ESPN.com NFL experts as they break down the AFC matchup between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Tennessee Titans. Contribute your thoughts and questions beginning at 8:25 p.m. ET. See you there. Countdown Live: Steelers-Titans |
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Why Is Everyone So Down On The Cleveland Browns?Oct 11, 2012
Jack Dickey, deadspin.com Not so long ago, Jets linebacker Bart Scott uttered some immortal words: "We take a lot of slack, people gave us no chance... we're a good football team." This is not the rhetoric emerging from Cleveland now, but it should be. Instead, we have… |
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Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com Despite catching just four passes for 59 yards in last Sunday's win over the Cincinnati Bengals — nearly 200 fewer yards than he had the week before against the Arizona Cardinals — Miami Dolphins wide receiver Brian Hartline remains the NFL's leader i… |
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How the Steelers offense will improveOct 11, 2012
ESPN's KC Joyner has an interesting piece on how the Steelers' offense will improve. It's an Insider article, so you'll need a subscription to read all five of his reasons. But I wanted to touch on two of them: The Steelers' run blocking has been more t… |
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Cowboys LB Spencer expects to play SundayOct 11, 2012
Calvin Watkins, ESPN.com Dallas Cowboys starting outside linebacker Anthony Spencer said he expects to play in Sunday's game at the Baltimore Ravens. Spencer missed the Week 4 loss to the Chicago Bears with a pectoral muscle injury. |
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By the numbers: Steelers-TitansOct 11, 2012
A look at some "smart stats" from our friends at ESPN Stats & Information: 0 -- Times that Ben Roethlisberger was sacked Sunday against the Eagles. It's the first time he hasn’t been sacked in a game since Week 17 in 2010. The Steelers are… |
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Lawrence Vickers not scared of big names on Ravens DOct 11, 2012
Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis sent a message to the Cowboys running game. And Cowboys fullback Lawrence Vickers said he’s not backing down. During a conference call with Dallas media, Lewis said the Ravens had other plans if the Cowboys wanted to try to f… |
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Cowboys' Romo may have to hold on kicksOct 11, 2012
Todd Archer, ESPN.com The Dallas Cowboys could turn to Tony Romo as the holder on field goal attempts in Sunday's game against the Ravens. |
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Steelers, Mendenhall face road testOct 11, 2012
After Rashard Mendenhall ran for 68 yards in his first game of the season, Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger declared, "Our savior is back." Mendenhall, who hadn't played since tearing his ACL on Jan. 1, provided a much-needed boost for … |
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Prediction time: Steelers-TitansOct 11, 2012
As I'm typing this, my arm is really sore. It must from patting myself on the back all week after going 4-0 on my Sunday predictions. I know all will be forgotten once I have a bad week of picks. It's the NFL. It's a "what have you done for me late… |
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Wake-up: Comparing Romo to Big BenOct 11, 2012
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Greetings from the AFC South stomping grounds. I'm here for Thursday night's game between the Steelers and Titans. Most of the blogs today and tonight will focus on Pittsburgh because it's game day. Consider yourself warned. Time for… |
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Brian Burke, nytimes.com What has been holding the Steelers back is their penalty rate. They have a league-worst rate of 0.7 penalty yards per play; the league average is 0.4 yards per play. |
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