NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JAMES ENGEL & QUINCEY REESE TribLive 
January 7, 2026
Knicky Nelson was dressed head to toe in Pittsburgh Steelers gear, but that didn’t stop her from perusing the merchandise at Dick’s Sporting Goods in the Waterworks on Monday in search of a deal. Nels...
Tomlin: Don’t associate this team with playoff winless streak
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
January 7, 2026
The franchise’s losing streak in playoff games is a main topic of conversation among Pittsburgh Steelers fans. It’s frequently cited by writers and talk-show hosts. Even the team’s owner has gone on r...
Cowboys fire defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus
NFL, Sports
January 7, 2026
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys have fired first-year defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus after they allowed the most points and intercepted the fewest passes in franchise history, two people ...
Giants to cast wide net in search for new head coach
NFL, Sports
January 7, 2026
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The groundwork to find the New York Giants’ next coach began not long after Brian Daboll was fired in November. Joe Schoen went to work doing research and coming up with a...
Did the gods give the Steelers a reprieve?
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SPORTLIGHT
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
January 6, 2026
When the greatest missed kick against the Steelers since “the idiot kicker” from Indianapolis missed wide right in the playoffs a decade ago sailed wide, it sent Steelers fans everywhere into a wild d...
Rodgers: ‘It’s nice to be back in this position’
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
January 6, 2026
Aaron Rodgers is hoping the Pittsburgh Steelers can bottle up the good fortune they received in the final seconds Sunday night and take it into the playoffs. Rodgers is entering the postseason for the...
Steelers draw No. 5 Texans in AFC wild-card game
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
January 6, 2026
There was no booing of “Renegade” this time. Mike Tomlin, too, was spared from targeted derisive chants. It was far from pretty, but the Pittsburgh Steelers prevailed — somehow — in Sunday night’s thr...
2026 opponents set after Sunday’s finale
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
January 6, 2026
With the end of an NFL regular season comes the first steps toward the next. After the Pittsburgh Steelers won the 272nd — and final — game of the league’s 2025 season Sunday night with a 26-24 victor...
Metcalf returns, declines comment on interaction with fan
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
January 6, 2026
After a verbal volley featuring variations of “no comment” to four questions, a team employee made DK Metcalf smile early Monday afternoon. “Thank you, Miss Teresa,” Metcalf said when asked how excite...
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...