PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers call their Australian-born punter “Mate.”And Jordan BerryĢƵ fine with it.“I was ‘McDundee’ in college, so itĢƵ better than that I guess,” Berry said with a laugh.You know what else makes the Steelers punter laugh?Call him the MVP of ...
PITTSBURGH — Ben Roethlisberger remembers the last time he played in Philadelphia. How could he forget?“A lot of sacks, painful,” he said. “But it was a long time ago.”Roethlisberger was sacked eight times in a 15-6 loss on Sept. 21, 2008, or exactly seven years prior to Wednesday.He ...
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 — The question was simple heading into SundayĢƵ game: What would we get, NFL or WWE?It was the first showdown of the season between the Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals and, just as the TV announcers always say, these are two teams that just don’t like each other very much.The ...
PITTSBURGH — The Steelers defense has had a saying under Mike Tomlin: “Defend every blade of grass.”ItĢƵ 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 ...
What to look for from the Steelers this afternoon at Heinz Field:<strong>ON OFFENSE</strong>The Bengals didn’t want to get beat deep in their last two games against the Steelers, so the Steelers were able to use their tight end and screen game to full advantage. ...