Someone asked Mike Tomlin to make a player comparison for Carson Wentz, the rookie quarterback of the 2-0 Philadelphia Eagles, the team to which the 2-0 Steelers travel to play next Sunday afternoon.Tomlin said, “I don’t have to cite examples. I can read his stat line.”That line reads: 71 ...
PITTSBURGH — Given DeAngelo Williams’ production through the first two weeks of the season, would it be smart for Todd Haley to implement a two-back system when Le’Veon Bell returns?After the Steelers’ Week 3 game in Philadelphia, Bell will be eligible to return from a three-game ...
PITTSBURGH — Steelers receiver Markus Wheaton was held out of the Sunday’s Bengals game while still recovering from a shoulder injury that kept him out for the most of training camp and the entirety of the preseason, even though Wheaton was a full participant in practice on Wednesday and ...
PITTSBURGH — Todd Haley didn’t mean to sound trite, but he says it’s true.“Everybody says you win in the trenches,” the Steelers offensive coordinator said last week, “but you really do.”Ben Roethlisberger and Antonio Brown, the best QB-receiver duo in the NFL, were fantastic in ...
PITTSBURGH — The Steelers defense has had a saying under Mike Tomlin: “Defend every blade of grass.”It’s easier when lining up behind Casey Hampton, Aaron Smith and Brett Keisel, but these new Steelers learned Sunday, in the Steelers’ 24-16 win, that they too can defend every blade of ...
PITTSBURGH -- There weren't many fireworks between the Steelers and Bengals on Sunday, as the two teams met for the first time since their controversial matchup in the AFC Wild Card game last season.As off-and-on showers threatened to put a damper on the Steelers' regular-season home opener, ...
