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Steelers elevate DB for Week 18
The Steelers have elevated defensive back D’Shawn Jamison from the practice squad to the active/inactive roster ahead of the team’s Week 18 game against the Baltimore Ravens, Pittsburgh announced Saturday. After the game, Jamison will revert back to the practice squad. Jamison first joined the Steelers in 2024. He’s appeared in two games for Pittsburgh […]
Saturday Night Open Thread & NFL games: Hope for tomorrow
Live from Delaware, it’s Saturday Night! I, NAS204PSU, am here at BTSC to bring you this Saturday Night Open Thread (aka SNOT). Happy New Year! We can be the “Kings in the North” if we can beat the Ravens tomorrow night and start 2026 1-0, or we can lose and start the offseason immediately. Einstein […]
Mike Tomlin’s track record as an underdog adds intrigue to Steelers-Ravens
The Pittsburgh Steelers enter the final week of the regular season in a familiar position: overlooked by oddsmakers against the Ravens. Opening as 3.5-point underdogs according to multiple sportsbooks, including FanDuel, the Steelers once again find themselves counted out ahead of a high-stakes clash. History suggests that may be a mistake. Under head coach Mike […]
Russini: Steelers discussed hiring Notre Dame HC Marcus Freeman
The future of the Pittsburgh Steelers may hinge on the result of 60 minutes of football on Sunday night for the AFC North championship. The Steelers battle the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday Night Football, 8:20 p.m. on NBC in a showdown at Acrisure Stadium with the winner going to the playoffs. The loser goes home. […]
Rams defensive coordinator labeled Steelers potential next head coach
The Pittsburgh Steelers continue to be included in rumors regarding a new head coach. If they lose to the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, they will have successfully blown a three-game lead in the AFC North and missed the postseason, making it nine years since their last playoff win. In light of that possibility, many upcoming […]
Rams defensive coordinator labeled Steelers potential next head coach
Will the Steelers really fire Mike Tomlin this year? Sports Illustrated senior NFL writer Albert Breer doesn’t think so. But if they do, he mentioned a name to keep in mind for the job in a Friday column: Rams defensive coordinator Chris Shula. “The Steelers, Ravens and Bills have generated conversation in recent weeks,” Breer […]
Steelers connected to $180 million quarterback
The Pittsburgh Steelers could see their season end on Sunday should they lose to the Baltimore Ravens and choke away the AFC North after holding a three-game lead over Baltimore earlier in the season. No matter the result, the Steelers will have questions surrounding the quarterback position for the third straight offseason. Aaron Rodgers is […]
Steelers weekly mailbag: Week 18 callout
Every year, I’m astonished by how quickly the NFL season goes by. We’ve already reached the end of the 2025 NFL season, and the Pittsburgh Steelers will be playing in the final game of the year on Sunday night against the Baltimore Ravens with the division on the line. With that said, get your questions […]
Friday Night Happy Hour: New year edition
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Steelers-Ravens injury report: All systems go vs. Baltimore
The Steelers unveiled one of their cleanest injury reports of the year ahead of the team’s regular season finale against the Baltimore Ravens. On Friday, the Steelers announced that the team has no injury designations ahead of Sunday’s kickoff. Every player on the report practiced in full — including T.J. Watt — with the exception […]
T.J. Watt will play vs. Ravens in season finale
The Pittsburgh Steelers have been without T.J. Watt for the last three games due to a lung injury that required him to have emergency surgery. The former Defensive Player of the Year returned to practice last week, but the Steelers played it safe in Week 17 and didn’t suit him up in the loss to […]
Kenneth Gainwell voted Steelers MVP
Running back Kenneth Gainwell has been voted as the Steelers MVP for the 2025 season by his teammates, Pittsburgh announced Friday. Gainwell signed a one-year, $1.79-million deal with the Steelers over the offseason, without many high expectations from the media entering the season. However, over the course of 2025 he emerged as one of the […]
NFL insider: Mike Tomlin is safe with Steelers regardless of result vs. Ravens
There is a lot on the line Sunday night when the Pittsburgh Steelers host the Baltimore Ravens in the final game of the 2025 NFL season. The winner wins the AFC North and goes on to host a playoff game during wild card weekend, while the loser is eliminated from playoff contention. Additionally, both teams […]
Steelers top front office member potentially leaving for GM job
The Pittsburgh Steelers are in real danger of losing one of their top front office members this offseason. According to Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated, Steelers Assistant General Manager Andy Weidl is a name to watch to take one of the available general manager jobs across the NFL. “Another product of the Ozzie Newsome School […]
Poll: Will the Steelers finish the regular season strong?
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Steelers fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Heading into Week 18, we want to know how you’re feeling after watching the team so […]
Steelers great Hines Ward misses out on 2026 Hall of Fame class
Another year of Hall of Fame eligibility will end without a gold jacket for former Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward, who wasn’t among the list of 15 modern-era finalists announced by the hall Tuesday morning. Ward has yet to be a finalist in any year he’s been eligible. However, it is a loaded class for […]
Steelers work out 6 Tuesday
The Steelers worked out six players on Tuesday, per KPRC2’s Aaron Wilson and the NFL transaction sheet. The tryouts were defensive backs Zy Alexander, Evan Holm, Makari Paige, Doneiko Slaughter, and J.T. Woods, as well as tight end Jaheim Bell. Woods has the highest draft pedigree of the bunch as a 2022 third-round pick by […]
James Harrison rips Mike Tomlin for poor draft-day decisions
The Pittsburgh Steelers are facing a win and you’re in situation to make or miss the playoffs. The winner-take-all game was preventable. A victory over the 3-12 Cleveland Browns would have clinched the AFC North for the first time since 2020 and allowed the Steelers to rest their veteran and injured starters. It’s not the […]
Steelers get positive update on T.J. Watt ahead of Week 18
Pittsburgh Steelers edge rusher T.J. Watt has not played since early December, but may be in line to return to the field this week. The 2021 Defensive Player of the Year suffered a collapsed lung the week following Pittsburgh’s defeat of Baltimore. A limited participant in three practices last week, the star sat out his […]
Darnell Washington undergoes surgery on broken arm
The Pittsburgh Steelers received a mix of tough news and growing optimism at head coach Mike Tomlin’s weekly press conference, as the team continues preparations for its pivotal AFC North matchup against the Baltimore Ravens. Tomlin confirmed that tight end Darnell Washington underwent surgery Tuesday morning after suffering a broken arm in the second quarter […]
Draft prospects to watch during the quarterfinals of the CFB Playoffs
It’s the most wonderful time of the year for football fans. As the NFL regular season starts to wind down and gears up for the playoffs, the college football playoffs are in full swing and highlight several players who will go on to become highly touted draft prospects in just a few months. Consider that […]
Let’s talk Steelers: Does Pittsburgh have an Arthur Smith problem?
Just six points. Pittsburgh fell short of securing a playoff spot in Week 17 against the Cleveland Browns, falling 13-6 on the road against a divisional rival that had won just three games up to that point. While Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin and defense coordinator Teryl Austin have been popular punching bags for the […]
Steelers open as home underdogs to Ravens
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ season comes down to Week 18, where they will host the Baltimore Ravens in a winner-take-all matchup where the winner will go on to host a playoff game wild card weekend, and the loser will see its season end. And despite being at home and sporting the better record, the Steelers are […]
Rams at Falcons: Week 17 Monday Night Football game thread
The NFL’s Week 17 finale is here with the 11-4 Los Angeles Rams trying to stay in contention for the NFC’s No. 1 seed against the 6-9 Atlanta Falcons. The game will kick off at 8:15 p.m. EST on ESPN. As always, who are you rooting for? What are you watching for? Have anyone in […]
Steelers shuffle practice squad ahead of Week 18
The Steelers swapped practice squad defenders ahead of the team’s Week 18 matchup against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday Night Football. The team announced Monday that it signed defensive tackle Kyler Baugh to the practice squad, releasing cornerback Daryl Porter Jr. in a corresponding move. Baugh, 24, played college football at Minnesota. He’s yet to […]
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