The Pittsburgh Steelers know a good thing when they see it. Per NFL Insider Adam Rapoport, the Steelers will place the franchise tag on their star running back, Le'Veon Bell. The tag should be for more than $12 million and will allow the two sides to work out a longterm deal. This season, Bell became the first player in NFL history to average 100 rushing yards and 50 receiving yards per game in a season. The 24-year-old missed the first three games of the season (due to a drug-related ... Read More
Archives for January 2017
Bench fails to score as Panthers fall to Syracuse
The Pittsburgh Panthers didn’t have a win streak for very long. Saturday, the Panthers were defeated by the Syracuse Orange, 77-66. The loss came just one game after the Panthers defeated the No. 11 Virginia Cavaliers on Wednesday. Pitt hoped to revive its former five-game winning streak, however, due to a lack of points scored by the bench — only the starters scored — the Panthers were defeated in New York. Head coach Kevin Stallings blamed the defeat on the defense. “There were ... Read More
Injury report: Chickillo, Mathews out, Green questionable for Sunday
While what ultimately happens on the field in Sunday's playoff game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Miami Dolphins is what really matters, leading up to the game, the injury report can tell us a lot about how exactly the game might go. Thursday, the Steelers and Dolphins released their injury reports heading into Sunday's meeting: Pittsburgh Steelers: Out: Anthony Chickillo, linebacker (ankle) Ricardo Mathews, defensive end (ankle) Questionable: Robert Golden, safety ... Read More
Pitt defeats No. 11 Virginia in overtime, 88-76
“Well if you like college basketball, that was a great college basketball game,” said Pitt Panthers head coach Kevin Stallings after Wednesday's 88-76 overtime win over the No. 11 Virginia Cavaliers. “We feel fortunate to have won it,” Stallings said. “I’m really proud of my team. I’m proud of the way that they played. I’m proud of the way that they competed.” It's the second game in a row where the Panthers took a ranked team to overtime (the team lost to the No. 24 Notre Dame Fighting ... Read More
Rookie Sean Davis has become an integral part of Steelers
Rookie safety Sean Davis has been exactly the player the Pittsburgh Steelers needed him to be this season. Drafted in the second round of the 2016 NFL Draft out of the University of Maryland, Davis is one-half of Pittsburgh's rookies on the team's new-and-improved defense. (The other half is cornerback Artie Burns, who was taken in the first round of the draft.) But if you're looking at things more critically, Davis has been more than just a great rookie, he's been an integral part of the ... Read More
Penn State falls short in highest-scoring Rose Bowl ever
PASADENA, CA — The 103rd edition of the Rose Bowl was an instant classic, with more ups-and-downs than a ride at Disneyland — but the Penn State Nittany Lions were unable to come out on top. The Nittany Lions fell to the USC Trojans as the Men of Troy made a 46-yard field goal as the clock expired to win 52-49 Monday evening in Pasadena. “These guys should have their chin held high, their chest out, because what we've been able to accomplish this year from the beginning to the end is really ... Read More
Cheers and Jeers: Penn State unable to finish off USC in Rose Bowl
PASADENA, CA — The No. 5 Penn State Nittany Lions (11-3, 9-1 Big Ten) were unable to secure another come-from-behind victory this season, falling to the No. 9 USC Trojans 52-49 in the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual Monday evening at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena. Here are the game's “Cheers and jeers.” Cheers McSorley to Godwin: Quarterback Trace McSorley has been at the helm of the Nittany Lions' offense for a full calendar year after first appearing in the TaxSlayer ... Read More
Grades: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cleveland Browns
There’s no doubt about it: The Pittsburgh Steelers like to make their regular-season finale interesting. Sunday, Pittsburgh elected to rest quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, running back Le’Veon Bell, wide receiver Antonio Brown and center Maurkice Pouncey — the team's four Pro Bowl-ers — for the playoffs, and it almost cost the team in the final game of the season. The Steelers (11-5), led by quarterback Landry Jones and running back DeAngelo Williams, barely squeezed out a 27-24 win ... Read More
Best tweets from the Steelers’ 27-24 win over the Browns
Sunday, the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Cleveland Browns 27-24 in overtime — all without starters (and Pro Bowl-ers) Ben Roethlisberger, Antonio Brown, Le'Veon Bell and Maurkice Pouncey. It was a weird game, but it was the seventh win in a row for Pittsburgh. 1. Don't be alarmed by the Browns vs Steelers score. The Steelers are basically playing their grounds crew today.— Fake SportsCenter (@FakeSportsCentr) January 1, 2017 2. Watching this #Steelers game like... ... Read More
Three up, three down: Steelers vs. Browns
It didn't mean a thing in terms of playoff implications, but Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin made it clear this week that his team would do everything it could (outside of playing Ben Roethlisberger, Antonio Brown, Le'Veon Bell and Maurkice Pouncey) to finish the regular season on a winning note. Well it wasn't pretty, but the Steelers (11-5) won their seventh-straight game in a sloppy 27-24 overtime win over the Cleveland Browns (1-15). Now, the Steelers will prepare for a ... Read More