Ravens have long offseason to think about what’s next
NFL, Sports
January 6, 2026
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Lamar Jackson thought it was over. That the Baltimore Ravens’ unwieldy season would end up in a familiar spot: the playoffs. Then, rookie kicker Tyler Loop’s potential game-winning f...
Raiders fire Carroll after 3-14 season
NFL, Sports
January 6, 2026
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders fired Pete Carroll on Monday after just one year, meaning they will enter their third consecutive season with a new coach in charge. Carroll expressed high...
Steelers capture North with wild win
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
January 5, 2026
No. 4 Pittsburgh will host No. 5 Houston next Monday in the wild-card round. Coming off one of the most disappointing losses in the Mike Tomlin era, the Pittsburgh Steelers responded with one of the m...
Bills fans celebrate Highmark Stadium
NFL, Sports
January 5, 2026
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills fans arrived early and lingered long after the game ended to bid what could be farewell to their long-time home stadium filled with 53 years of memories — and o...
NFL, Sports
January 5, 2026
First domino falls in coaching carousel as Falcons fire Morris ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons fired coach Raheem Morris and general manager Terry Fontenot on Sunday night, announcing the moves hou...
Broncos lock up AFC’s top seed with 19-3 win
NFL, Sports
NFL CAPSULES
January 5, 2026
DENVER (AP) — The Denver Broncos secured the AFC’s top playoff seed with a 19-3 win over the Los Angeles Chargers’ bevy of backups Sunday, a victory fueled by Ja’Quan McMillian’s 45-yard interception ...
Talking Steelers, Pitt and playoffs
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
SPORTLIGHT
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
January 3, 2026
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said on Tuesday he was hopeful that TJ Watt could play to some degree in Sunday’s all-or-nothing game against the Ravens for the AFC North title and a spot in the playoffs. ...
Gainwell named Steelers’ MVP
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
January 3, 2026
If Kenneth Gainwell is to be believed, he might have been the least-surprised individual to hear the news that he had been named the Pittsburgh Steelers’ MVP. The running back was announced Friday as ...
Ravens, Steelers meet with both coaches under fire
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
January 3, 2026
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin and John Harbaugh have spent nearly two decades staring across the sideline from each other. At some point, there’s going to be a last time. There’s a sense that the 40th...
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
January 3, 2026
Calling his ordeal “very scary” and repeatedly mentioning that he, at one point, was in “a significant amount of pain,” T.J. Watt on Friday expressed gratitude that he is now on the other side of his ...
Tomlin not ready to think about Rodgers playing final game
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
January 2, 2026
If he keeps his word and retires after the season, Aaron Rodgers will play in the final regular-season game of his 21-year career Sunday night when the Pittsburgh Steelers face the Baltimore Ravens at...
NFL, Sports
By By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer 
January 2, 2026
Eric Lee was just a few years into his NFL career and fresh off playing in a Super Bowl when he started preparing for life after the game. Johnson Bademosi played nine seasons in the league and now wo...
Rodgers arrived, but results similar for Steelers
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
December 31, 2025
Great hope remained for the 2024 Steelers as the calendar flipped to 2025. A playoff berth long clinched after a 10-3 start, hopes for a division title endured into the regular season’s final weekend....
Fitzgerald, Brees lead Hall of Fame finalists
NFL, Sports
By By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer 
December 31, 2025
This year’s class will be announced Feb. 5 at NFL Honors. Quarterback Drew Brees and wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald headlined a group of four modern era finalists in their first year of eligibility fo...
Steelers could have Watt back for Ravens game
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
December 31, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers could have outside linebacker T.J. Watt back for their “win or go home” showdown with Baltimore for the AFC North title on Sunday night. Coach Mike Tomlin sai...
49ers, Seahawks to battle for top seed
NFL, Sports
By By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer 
December 30, 2025
The Patriots became the fourth team to clinch a division title, the Browns kept the Ravens alive and the 49ers moved closer toward a No. 1 seed. There’s plenty left to be settled before the NFL’s play...
Madden: Steelers’ loss littered with ineptitude
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By MARK MADDEN TribLive 
December 30, 2025
If the Steelers blow the AFC North championship and the playoffs by losing at home to Baltimore on Sunday, Mike Tomlin should be fired before he gets off the field. But it’s more likely that Tomlin wi...
Erratic Steelers blew their best chance in Cleveland
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
December 30, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — It was always going to end up like this for the Pittsburgh Steelers, wasn’t it? Week 18. At home. Their biggest rival on the other sideline. A playoff spot on the line. It’s a propos...
What Cleveland thinks of the Browns’ win
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By QUINCEY REESE TribLive 
December 30, 2025
The Pittsburgh Steelers fumbled an opportunity to clinch a playoff spot in their second faceoff against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday at Huntingdon Bank Field. The 13-6 final score fell in stark cont...
Garrett fails to break sack record, but Steelers still lost
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
December 30, 2025
CLEVELAND — The Pittsburgh Steelers won the proverbial battle Sunday in regards to preventing Myles Garrett from setting the NFL single-season sacks record against them. They, of course, lost the war ...