Receivers total just 60 yards without DK Metcalf
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
December 30, 2025
CLEVELAND — After a week in which those throughout the Pittsburgh Steelers’ locker room steadfastly said all the right things in insisting the offense could withstand the loss of DK Metcalf, the numbe...
Reid plans to return to Chiefs next season
NFL, Sports
December 30, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid said Monday that he plans to return next season, batting away any thought of an impending retirement by making a tonguein- cheek joke about h...
NFL, Sports
December 30, 2025
ATLANTA (AP) — Bijan Robinson rushed for 195 yards, including a 93-yard touchdown, Zane Gonzalez kicked a 51-yard field goal with 21 seconds remaining and the Atlanta Falcons recovered after blowing t...
Steelers going from ‘Super Bowl run’ to missing playoffs?
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By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
December 29, 2025
Last week, when the Steelers beat Detroit and then the Ravens lost to New England, sports talk airwaves were filled with people talking about the Steelers making a deep playoff run, even a run at the ...
Loss to Browns puts Steelers in must-win situation
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
December 29, 2025
The AFC North title and a playoff spot will be on the line Sunday when they host the Ravens. CLEVELAND (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers have had multiple chances to clinch the AFC North. They’re down to...
Panthers squander chance at division, have to beat Tampa Bay
NFL, Sports
December 29, 2025
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina guard Austin Corbett didn’t realize just how big of an opportunity the Panthers had squandered until coach Dave Canales spoke to the team in the locker room following S...
Chargers could consider sitting Herbert to preserve his health
NFL, Sports
December 29, 2025
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers have little to play for in Week 18, which raises the question of whether quarterback Justin Herbert should take the field in the regular-season final...
McBride sets record for most receptions by TE in season
NFL, Sports
December 29, 2025
CINCINNATI (AP) — Tight end Trey Mc-Bride has been among the few bright spots in a difficult season for the Arizona Cardinals. McBride had 10 catches in Sunday’s 37-14 loss at Cincinnati, giving him 1...
Philip Rivers thrilled with short return to NFL
NFL, Sports
December 29, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Philip Rivers has made the postgame walk to answer tough questions dozens of times over his previous 17 NFL seasons. This time seemed different. With the Indianapolis Colts having ...
NFL, Sports
December 29, 2025
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Allen sat glumly at the postgame lectern, his mood resembling the dark clouds that hung over Highmark Stadium on Sunday. Refusing to let on how sore his body might be af...
Maye throws career-high 5 TDs in rout of Jets
NFL, Sports
NFL ROUNDUP
December 29, 2025
New England clinched the AFC East with a 42-10 victory. EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Drake Maye and the New England Patriots took care of things on their end to become AFC East champions. And they did...
NFL, Sports
December 29, 2025
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Brock Purdy threw a 38-yard touchdown pass to Jauan Jennings with 2:15 left, and the San Francisco 49ers forced an incomplete pass on the final play from the 2 to beat the C...
Steelers getting thinner as Cleveland game approaches
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
December 27, 2025
Top two receivers are out as DK Metcalf is suspended and Calvin Austin is ruled out. Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Calvin Austin III is out, and starting guard Isaac Seumalo is questionable to play in ...
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
December 27, 2025
CLEVELAND (AP) — Aaron Rodgers doesn’t plan on changing his sleep schedule Saturday night, even though his Pittsburgh Steelers could wrap up a division title without playing. If the Green Bay Packers ...
Ravens likely without Jackson in must-win
NFL, Sports
December 27, 2025
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — This is what it’s come down to for the Baltimore Ravens. Baltimore will miss the playoffs for just the second time in the last eight years unless it wins its final two games on ...
Jaguars derive motivation from Pro Bowl voting snubs
NFL, Sports
December 27, 2025
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars have new motivation for their postseason run: Pro Bowl snubs. The Jaguars (11-4), who have won six in a row and seven of eight to clinch a playoff sp...
Rodgers wouldn’t mind some ‘payback’ from Packers in game against Ravens
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
December 26, 2025
Green Bay could help the Steelers wrap up the AFC North by beating Baltimore. Forty-eight years ago, the Pittsburgh Steelers took the unprecedented step of rewarding another NFL team for helping them ...
Heinz History Center to honor Franco Harris
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By ALEXIS PAPALIA TribLive 
December 26, 2025
The center will rename its Sports Museum in honor of the Steelers’ legendary running back. On Dec. 23, 1972 — 53 years ago — Pittsburgh Steelers running back Franco Harris made National Football Leagu...
As Garrett chases history, Cook bracing for lockdown performances
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
December 26, 2025
The left tackle will be lined up across from the Browns star on Sunday as he makes his third NFL start. Dylan Cook will be in an unenviable position Sunday when he makes his anticipated third NFL star...