The Pittsburgh Steelers dropped a winnable game against the 2-8 Cleveland Browns, and it all came down to the final few minutes, as it often does for AFC North divisional games. The Steelers were in prime position to complete a fourth-quarter comeback. They had scored a touchdown with roughly six minutes remaining to take the […]

Player: WR Calvin Austin III Stock Value: Up Reasoning: After a two-game lull, Calvin Austin III got back into a groove, making impactful and timely plays. The third-year receiver refuses to be counted out, and is quietly having a solid season. While his size continues to bear its limitations, he finds ways to make his […]

Takeaways, overreactions, and random musings from the Steelers’ Thursday night loss.

The Steelers fell to 8-3 after an ugly road loss on Thursday Night Football to the rival Cleveland Browns. As always, there are plenty of takeaways to be had.

1. The season isn’t over

Pittsburgh’s performance against the Browns was so laughably incompetent at times that I’m less annoyed than usual at the expected “fire Tomlin/Smith/everyone and everything” crowd following the loss. Thursday’s game was an absolutely brutal watch.

However, it’s entertaining to watch the same fanbase that wisely predicted this exact outcome prior to the game be...

The Pittsburgh Steelers suffered a bitter loss last night, the first with Russell Wilson at quarterback. Ending a five-game winning streak, four with Wilson, they now have to right the ship with more divisional play on tap. But under their quarterback’s leadership, they are holding their heads high knowing the sun will rise today. “We’ve […]

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CLEVELAND — Between the snow whipping around and the miscommunication with the officials, it seemed nobody wearing black and gold knew what was going on.

At a critical juncture with fewer than two minutes to play in near-whiteout conditions at Huntington Bank Field Thursday night, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ heads were spinning. Yellow flags were thrown after Cleveland Browns quarterback Jameis Winston’s incomplete pass on 3rd-and-2 from the Pittsburgh 25-yard line.

What came after?

“A whole bunch of chaos,” linebacker Patrick Queen said. “We’re trying...

Well, that was quite a mess. Things started off poorly for the Pittsburgh Steelers Thursday night against the Cleveland Browns. Then things were looking up midway through the fourth quarter. Until they weren’t. Just like that, in a tough AFC North matchup on the road in a blizzard on a short week, the Steelers dropped […]

The Steelers’ Thursday night loss was demoralizing, but their season is still very much alive.

The Steelers’ midseason winning streak finally ended on Thursday, with Pittsburgh falling to the Cleveland Browns with a score of 24-19.

It was an ugly game for the Steelers that showcased a number of team weaknesses. But as far as the postseason is concerned, Pittsburgh’s current playoff seed is secure for another week despite the loss. The Steelers entered Week 12 as the top team in the AFC North and the No. 3 team in the AFC, and no matter what happens the rest of...

Myles Garrett and the Cleveland Browns did just enough to beat the Pittsburgh Steelers last night. It was a tough, hard-fought game, and arguably the better team on the day won. But there are no moral victories for an 8-2 team, especially when losing to a 2-8 team. Even though the Browns just won their […]

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It’s always tough to go on the road and come away with a win on Thursday Night Football and the Pittsburgh Steelers found that out the hard way during tonight’s 24-19 loss to the Cleveland Browns. Even though they won the turnover battle 3-1, it still wasn’t enough to get the job done.

This game was every bit the slugfest that we anticipated but in uncharacteristic fashion, Mike Tomlin’s team couldn’t make enough winning plays down the stretch to keep their winning streak...

How worried should Steelers fans be about losing to the Browns? If you’re a Steelers fan, you were probably born worried—that just comes with the territory. Especially under Mike Tomlin, they are the cardiac kids, always playing close, but usually winning. Last night, they played close, and nearly won, but came up just short. They […]

In what could only be described as a winter wonderland for Cleveland, and a frozen disaster for Pittsburgh, the Steelers’ Week 12 loss was nothing short of heartbreaking.

Where does one begin with such a gripping and saddening tale to explain what unfolded? Well, if you asked Steelers WR George Pickens what went wrong with the Steelers’ efforts, he would have a one-word response: nothing.

Pickens was asked how much the snowy elements impacted Pittsburgh’s chances of winning in Cleveland, and the wide receiver didn’t mince words. Not only did Pickens completely shift the blame for Week 12’s loss to...