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Steelers TE Miller to have season-ending surgery

CNNSI.com

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Heath Miller sustained multiple torn ligaments in his right knee during the loss to the Bengals.

ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com

Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Heath Miller tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee Sunday and will not play in the regular-season finale against the Cleveland Browns.

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

In the aftermath of the Steelers’ playoff-killing loss to the Bengals yesterday, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was quick to take all the blame. All of it. “Nothing to talk about. You saw it. I threw it to them,” Roethlisberger said, via Dejan Kovac…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

The Browns will put the cap on another losing season against the Steelers in Week 17 and they aren’t sure if their two first-round picks from April will be on the field to help them do it. Coach Pat Shurmur said Monday that he isn’t ruling quarterback…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

The Steelers aren’t going to the playoffs, which means they won’t need to figure out how to win in the postseason without tight end Heath Miller. Coach Mike Tomlin announced Monday that Miller will require surgery to repair injuries to his ACL and MCL…

ESPN.com

Revisiting the Pittsburgh Steelers' 13-10 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals: Many will point to Ben Roethlisberger's fourth-quarter interception as the reason why the Steelers lost. But one can make an argument that the game was lost on third down. Roethli…

David Brown, yahoo.com

Your browser does not support iframes. Apparently everyone can get Andrew McCutchen of the Pittsburgh Pirates to do impersonations — except for me. When I asked McCutchen in his Answer Man Q&A to expound on his Youtube riff of Cleveland Brown from &…

ESPN.com

Revisiting the Cincinnati Bengals' 13-10 win at the Pittsburgh Steelers: The Bengals were surpassed by the Broncos for the league lead in sacks, but that shouldn't diminish the Cincinnati pass rush. Unlike other teams, the Bengals don't have to blitz to…

Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com

Ben Roethlisberger, quarterback, Pittsburgh Steelers: With the playoffs on the line, the Steelers needed a big game from Roethlisberger to hold off the visiting Cincinnati Bengals, a team they had dominated in recent seasons, particularly in Heinz Field…

Jack Dickey, deadspin.com

Last we heard former Steelers, Dolphins, and Cardinals linebacker Joey Porter's name around these parts, Chris Kluwe was telling us he was "a frothing dingleberry." Now those bounty hunters at Busted Coverage have caught up with Porter and fou…

ESPN.com

On the 40th anniversary of the Immaculate Reception, there are questions over whether Ben Roethlisberger's late-game mystique is history as well. For two straight weeks, Roethlisberger has lost the game for the Pittsburgh Steelers by throwing intercepti…

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

With 11 NFL games played simultaneously early Sunday afternoon, there were half a dozen big ones with playoff implications. The Vikings pounded the Texans. The Bengals snatched the final AFC playoff spot away from the Steelers. The Redskins held on to b…

NBC Sports, yahoo.com

In 6 in :60, Rodney Harrison says that he believes the Redskins will win the NFC East. He says the Cowboys don’t have the confidence to get the job done in Washington. He says that there isn’t just one person to blame for the Steelers’ disappointing…

The Pittsburgh Post, post-gazette.com

Gerry Dulac grades the Steelers' effort Sunday in their loss against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Ed Bouchette, post-gazette.com

The Steelers have seen many games end on a pass from Roethlisberger big games, championships, a Super Bowl and now their playoff chances.