They’re here! Alan Saunders joined Chris Carter on the Locked On Steelers Podcast to break down the stars and skulls grades from the Pittsburgh Steelers Week 9 win over the Indianapolis Colts.

After breaking down the All-22, Chris and Alan talked about who stood out in a good way, and who should be worried about what the tape will reveal from the 27-20 Steelers win over the Colts.

The guys also previewed Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline.

Let’s get into it:

This article originally appeared on Steelers Now: Locked On: Stars and Skulls Grades from Steelers-Colts

Welcome to Steelers Morning Rush, our new daily short-form podcast with Alan Saunders, giving a longer perspective on a single news topic surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers or the National Football League. Today, it’s the upcoming NFL trade deadline and what general manager Omar Khan has planned before the 4 p.m. deadline.

Khan is certainly looking for a wide receiver, with several irons in the fire, and the name that seems most likely to end up on the Pittsburgh roster is Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Jakobi Meyers.

What about other names at that position or other positions?. Alan breaks it...

The Steelers seemed destined for a long day against the top-ranked Colts once they easily allowed a successful fake punt. Aside from the fact that Indianapolis is known to go for it on fourth down, it’s just not what former Steelers LB James Harrison is used to. Another former Steeler, Joe Haden, couldn’t make sense […]

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The Kickoff

In all my years of watching the Pittsburgh Steelers I’m quite certain I’ve never seen them play a perfect game. So therefore, I’ll never understand why fans get upset when there is constructive criticism even after a win. It’s as if you can’t make any negative comments simply because the team won. If there can be praise in defeat then there can criticism in victory. Fans on social media seem to think this is an “either or” type of thing. I’ve never seen it that way and I never will. I...

The Pittsburgh Steelers could finally land the No. 2 wide receiver they’ve been searching for.

The Pittsburgh Steelers are believed to be buyers at the NFL trade deadline with still a clear need at wide receiver, and one insider believes they may finally land the playmaker they’ve been searching for.

NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport thinks there are three players to watch who could be on the Steelers radar ahead of Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline: Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Jakobi Meyers, New Orleans Saints wide receiver Rashid Shaheed and Miami Dolphins wide receiver Jaylen Waddle.

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The WR trade market was expected to be hot, and it may still heat up, but the first domino has yet to fall with just a handful of hours until the trade deadline. Tom Pelissero explained the stalemate on NFL Network’s Good Morning Football. “We’ve talked a lot about Jaylen Waddle,” Pelissero said. “He’s not […]

The Cincinnati Bengals are moving on from one of their key defenders from the past five years.

The Cincinnati Bengals struggling defense just got a bit more shorthanded as they decided to trade away one of their team captains.

According to NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport, the Bengals are trading veteran linebacker Logan Wilson to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for a seventh-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft ahead of Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline.

Trade: The #Bengals are dealing standout LB Logan Wilson to the #Cowboys, sources say, providing immediate defensive help.

Wilson requested a trade...

The Pittsburgh Steelers got the much-needed win against the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday, and DB Jalen Ramsey saw himself thrust into the full-time starting safety role on Sunday when S Chuck Clark was ruled out with an illness. At the same time, DeShonn Elliott and Jabrill Peppers missed the game due to injury. As Ross […]

The Colts averaged almost 34 points per game leading up to the Steelers contest. Managing just 20 in Pittsburgh, HC Shane Steichen has regrets. Two, specifically, which he discussed on Monday following their 27-20 loss to the Steelers. Allowing five sacks, he lamented some of the positions he put his offensive line in. And despite […]

Just under two weeks after requesting a trade following his demotion to reserve linebacker on a historically bad defense, Logan Wilson is on the move to another bad defense. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Cincinnati Bengals are trading linebacker Logan Wilson to the Dallas Cowboys. Wilson previously requestioned a trade October 23. Now, […]

Player: CB Beanie Bishop Jr. Stock Value: Sold Reasoning: In a mildly surprising move, the Steelers released CB Beanie Bishop Jr. from the practice squad yesterday. Presumably to make room for WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling, the 2024 UDFA has gone from underdog to unemployed. He could always circle back at any point, but the Steelers chose […]

Steelers CB Joey Porter Jr. still can’t keep his hands to himself, and his uncles, Joe Haden and James Harrison, want to help. Recapping the Steelers’ win over the Colts, they discussed the third-year defender’s penalty issues. Haden is a former Pro Bowl cornerback, so of course he had some more detailed insights. Harrison, though, […]