Rodgers leaning into his time
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
November 5, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers stood in front of a room of mostly strangers in early June and promised his new teammates that he was fully committed to leaning into every part of being a Pittsburgh S...
Costly mistakes: Big injuries in blowouts
NFL, Sports
By By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer 
November 5, 2025
With a surge in blowouts in the NFL, head coaches might want to take stock of two scenarios that backfired when star players were injured in the waning moments of games that were already way out of ha...
Ramsey to get another start at free safety against Chargers
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
November 5, 2025
Jalen Ramsey did so well in his debut as a starting free safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers that he’ll continue to work exclusively at that position in the secondary. And Kyle Dugger provided such a s...
Youth was served for Steelers’ defense
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
November 5, 2025
For a defense that was criticized by national pundits for being old and slow, the Pittsburgh Steelers turned back the clock Sunday in a 27-20 victory against the Indianapolis Colts. With members of th...
How the NFL is broadening its appeal to women
NFL, Sports
By By ALYCE BROWN AP Sports Writer 
November 5, 2025
At this year’s NFL draft, some of the league’s top prospects were asked a few questions they weren’t used to. “What is a skort?” an interviewer asked. Travis Hunter made his best guess. “What is prime...
What Indianapolis is saying about Steelers’ win
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By PATRICK VARINE TribLive 
November 4, 2025
Some Pittsburgh Steelers fans held a makeshift funeral for the team’s defense Sunday outside Acrisure Stadium. As it turns out, the eulogy was a little premature — as the defense posted six takeaways ...
Bettis, Roethisberger discuss state of Steelers
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
November 4, 2025
Staring at a crossroad of their season, the Pittsburgh Steelers are in a situation similar to what transpired 20 years ago when the team faced a string of must-win games late in the year. The 2005 Ste...
Steelers force 6 turnovers in upset of Colts
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
November 3, 2025
The embattled defense hounded Daniel Jones into his worst game of the season. PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers tuned out the noise and turned back the clock. Unfortunately for the Indianapoli...
Chargers’ Daiyan Henley plays through death of brother
NFL, Sports
November 3, 2025
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Los Angeles Chargers linebacker Daiyan Henley started and played Sunday because football is his escape, and he needed that more than ever after the shooting death of his older ...
NFL, Sports
NFL ROUNDUP
November 3, 2025
He connected from 68 yards at the end of the first half, then sent the game to OT with 16 seconds left. LAS VEGAS (AP) — Trevor Lawrence scored on a quarterback sneak in overtime for his second rushin...
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
November 1, 2025
Kyle Dugger, of course, speaks fluent English. So does the entirety of the Pittsburgh Steelers coaching staff and defensive unit. Dugger, though, needed to learn what in some ways sounds like a new “l...
Roman Wilson gaining trust of Steelers
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
November 1, 2025
It was 18 months to the day since he’d become a Pittsburgh Steeler when Roman Wilson had his breakout performance. During this past Sunday’s loss to the Green Bay Packers, Wilson had the Steelers’ lon...
Heyward defends criticism of Steelers’ defense
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
November 1, 2025
As a captain of the Pittsburgh Steelers defense, a title he has held for 11 consecutive seasons, Cameron Heyward isn’t afraid to speak his mind when his group underperforms. Such dissatisfaction was o...
Hendrickson, Hall among big names at deadline
NFL, Sports
By By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer 
November 1, 2025
Christian McCaffrey, Roquan Smith and Von Miller were the best trade deadline acquisitions over the past four years. NFL teams looking to bolster their playoff hopes for a run at the Super Bowl have u...
Jackson returns to throw four TDs to beat Dolphins
NFL, Sports
November 1, 2025
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Lamar Jackson returned for the Baltimore Ravens, and so did the chants of “M-V-P!” — on the road. Jackson threw for 204 yards and four touchdowns, showing little rust in his...
NFL, Sports
October 31, 2025
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Lamar Jackson threw for 204 yards and four touchdowns, showing little rust in his return from a right hamstring strain, and the Baltimore Ravens routed the Miami Dolphins 28...
Slow starts after half troublesome for Rodgers
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
October 30, 2025
Winning the coin toss and deferring until the second half is a sound strategy in practice, but not in execution for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Four times this season, the Steelers have gotten the ball t...
Rodgers wasn’t seeking revenge, instead Packers gave him reality check
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
October 28, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers spent the week insisting his first-ever game against the Green Bay Packers wasn’t personal. That he wasn’t looking for revenge against the team he defined for the bette...
Elliot lost to ‘significant’ injury
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
October 28, 2025
Adding injury to the insult of getting torched for 454 yards in defeat Sunday night, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense lost a pair of contributors to what were termed “significant” knee injuries. Most ...
Questionable officiating takes spotlight in Week 8
NFL, Sports
By By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer, By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
October 28, 2025
An erroneous whistle took a defensive touchdown away from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. An early whistle cost the New York Giants a fumble recovery on a tush push. It was a rough Sunday for NFL officials....