Pittsburgh Steelers News and Rumors
James Harrison, Troy Polamalu and Hakeem Nicks headline the NFL’s Week 5 injury reportBrian McIntyre, yahoo.com Coming off their bye week, the Pittsburgh Steelers are a much healthier team heading into Sunday's game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Running back Rashard Mendenhall (knee), outside linebacker James Harrison (knee) and safety Troy Polamalu (calf) are… |
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Final Word: AFC NorthOct 5, 2012
Five nuggets of knowledge about Week 5: Return of the playmakers: The Steelers are hoping the return of two former NFL defensive players of the year will lead to the return of takeaways on defense. Outside linebacker James Harrison (knee injury) has for… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com The Steelers expect safety Troy Polamalu and linebacker James Harrison to get back on the field this weekend, and back to fixing a defense that has missed them in recent weeks. But how much longer they’re going to be able to keep the core of players whi… |
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Friday Forecast: Week 5 predictionsOct 5, 2012
Not only am I coming off a perfect week, I was very close with the predicted scores as well. Here are my predictions for the Week 5 games involving AFC North teams: Steelers 23, Eagles 17: The focus will be the return of linebacker James Harrison and sa… |
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History doesn’t favor Eagles on SundayOct 5, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com When justifying my prediction that the Steelers will beat the Eagles on Sunday at Heinz Field, I opted for the visceral. Based on living most of my life within 100 miles of Pittsburgh, this simply isn’t a game the Steelers lose. Reuben Frank of CSNPhill… |
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Wake-up: Pittsburgh's 'hatred' of PhillyOct 5, 2012
It's almost time to watch some AFC North teams in action again. The NFL schedule-makers have created quite a gap for the division. The Ravens and Browns haven't played since Sept. 27, and the Steelers haven't been on the field since Sept. 23. Division t… |
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Matt Loede, steelersgab.com The bye week is over the Black and Gold, and it appears that the team is getting healthy, and they need it at 1-2 as they get set for the 3-1 Eagles with Mike Vick and company Sunday. Here’s a quick breakdown of the game, along with the prediction for t… |
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Ed Bouchette, post-gazette.com The Steelers' defense has been unable to make opponents' offenses one-dimensional by stopping the run and have few big plays to show for it. |
