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Coming close doesn’t ease the pain of losing

PITTSBURGH -- For over 57 minutes, the Steelers defense kept the explosive Cincinnati Bengals out of the end zone.For over three and a half quarters, the same defense held a team that had averaged 30.3 points per game to six.But an NFL game lasts at least 60 minutes and a minimum of four ...

Roethlisberger takes the blame

PITTSBURGH — Ben Roethlisberger looked reporters in the eyes as if they were conduits to the general public.And he no doubt used the media that way in taking blame for the Steelers’ 16-10 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals.“I’m obviously disappointed in the way that I played,” said ...

Ben, rest of ‘B’s, ready for Bengals

PITTSBURGH — In one of the more memorable moments in this Cincinnati-Pittsburgh rivalry, the Steelers beat Cincinnati, 30-24, at Riverfront Stadium on Nov. 2, 1975.The Cincinnati Bengals are 6-0 for the third time in team history, the first time since 1988 when they went to the Super Bowl. ...

Bengals’ secondary fill with No. 1 picks

PITTSBURGH — When Ben Roethlisberger goes under center Sunday and scans the Cincinnati Bengals’ defense, he’ll try to find a hole in a secondary stacked with first-round draft picks.The first four Bengals cornerbacks have first-round pedigrees, as does free safety Reggie Nelson.When Andy ...

Thoughts on the Steelers’ schedule

Of course itĢƵ foolish to put my thoughts about the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 2015 season into circulation so early in the year with so much work left to be done. I just figure my first instincts are the best way to look at the new schedule.But, considering my lack of optimism about the team at ...