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Hines Ward still gets a hard time from Ravens fans

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

Former Steelers receiver Hines Ward, now a member of the NBC Sports family, returned to Baltimore for Sunday night’s game between the Patriots and Ravens. And Ravens fans aren’t ready to forget Ward’s time with the Steelers. On his Facebook page and…

The Pittsburgh Post, post-gazette.com

Ben Roethlisberger was limping across the locker room and his right knee was bleeding, too. It was another tough day at the office for him.

The Pittsburgh Post, post-gazette.com

Gerry Dulac grades the Steelers' effort Sunday in their loss to the Raiders.

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

One of the day’s scarier scenes was the one that saw Raiders wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey carted off the field after a blow to the head from Steelers safety Ryan Mundy. We’ve covered the particulars of the hit earlier on Sunday. Now we’re passi…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

Anyone looking for evidence of how damaging turnovers and penalties can be need only look at the second quarter in Oakland. The Steelers were leading 14-7 and keeping the Raiders offense in check outside of one long Darren McFadden touchdown run, but Dw…

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

From the day Todd Haley was hired as the Steelers’ offensive coordinator, questions have been raised about whether he and quarterback Ben Roethlisberger would get along. Roethlisberger says for the most part, they’ve gotten along just fine - but he

ESPN.com

Here are some numbers to remember heading into Sunday's AFC North games: 1 -- Sack needed by linebacker LaMarr Woodley to become sixth Steeler to reach 50 for his career. 3 -- Sacks by Browns linebacker D'Qwell Jackson last Sunday, a career high. 4 -- C…

The Pittsburgh Post, post-gazette.com

It's perhaps appropriate that the NFL uses replacement officials to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the replacement games it foisted.

Gerry Dulac, post-gazette.com

Will the big nickel be big enough Sunday to stop Oakland's McFadden?

The Pittsburgh Post, post-gazette.com

Is it just me or does the Steelers offense under Todd Haley look very much like it did when Bruce Arians was calling the plays?