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PITTSBURGH — Indeed the Steelers are close, but, as SundayĢƵ loss to the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship demonstrated, so far away.New England is clearly the class of the conference, if not the NFL, but the Steelers are not as bad as 37-16 score indicates. This defeat stings, ...

Steelers outplayed, outcoached, outclassed

FOXBORO, Ma. — Outplayed. Outcoached. Outclassed.If the New England Patriots are nearing the end of a 15-year dynasty, they sure have a funny way of showing it.Tom Brady picked apart the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday night just as he has his entire life, this time with a postseason ...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Tom Brady redemption tour is headed to the Super Bowl.After beginning the 2016 season suspended for four games for his role in the “Deflategate” scandal, the New England quarterback relentlessly carried the Patriots to an unprecedented ninth appearance in the ...

Running vs. Patriots won’t be easy

PITTSBURGH — No matter your statistical preference, the New England Patriots are among the NFLĢƵ elite at stopping the run.Yardage by game, the Patriots rank third at 88.6.Yardage per carry, the Patriots rank eighth at 3.9.For a team thatĢƵ leaned on its running game the way the Steelers ...

Brown steps up to the podium and apologizes

PITTSBURGH — Even though he apologized the previous day on social media, a downcast Antonio Brown stepped to a podium at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex and told a packed media room he was sorry for broadcasting his coachĢƵ post-game commentary following the Steelers’ win in Kansas ...

PITTSBURGH — The Steelers are quick to point out that their 36 playoff wins are the most in NFL history. ThatĢƵ two more victories than second-place Dallas and six more than fifth-place New England.However, the Steelers amassed 14 of those wins during the franchiseĢƵ glory days between ...