As we do every week to get you ready for our upcoming game, our X-factor of the week. Sometimes, it’s a player, unit, concept, or scheme. Here’s our Pittsburgh Steelers X-factor of the game against the Cleveland Browns-their pass rush. STEELERS VS BROWNS X FACTOR: STEELERS’ PASS RUSH This week, the Steelers head to Cleveland […]

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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 matchup between Pittsburgh running back Najee Harris and a beat-up Cleveland Browns defense that includes former Steelers first-round draft pick Devin Bush playing a major role.

Bush has been playing a lot since the Browns lost star linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah to a neck injury, and the 235-pound...

Both the Steelers’ T.J. Watt and the Browns’ Myles Garrett enter Week 12 looking up in the sack standings. Watt is sitting at 7.5 through 10 games while Garrett has 7, both trailing Trey Hendrickson’s 11.5. A total of six players have 8 or more sacks, a place Watt isn’t used to being on such […]

It’s no secret the Pittsburgh Steelers have been stalling in the Red Zone – in fact, they sit at 30th in the NFL as far as Red Zone efficiency.

One fix Steelers fans have been vouching for is to use QB Justin Fields in that area, where his legs are as dangerous as can be. Statistically, he has the stats to back its success.

Per Alan Saunders of Steelers Now, each quarterback brought Pittsburgh inside the 10-yard line 11 times, and Fields gave them 8 touchdowns and 1 FG as opposed to Wilson’s 4 TDs and 5 FGs.

Wilson’s drives...

Since switching from Justin Fields to Russell Wilson, the Pittsburgh Steelers have gone 4-0 and are on top in the AFC North. The team is 8-2 and if the playoffs started today, would be the No. 3 seed in the playoffs.

There are lost of ways to look at quarterback success but many say wins simply aren’t enough. Perhaps the most thorough measure of a quarterback’s contribution to that win is Total QBR, developed by ESPN. Here is the full ranking of all 32 NFL quarterbacks by Total QBR after Week 11 including Wilson.

NFL QBs ranked by Total QBR...

Game picks for Week 12

The Steelers will look to get to 9-2 by doing something they’ve never done before - win a road divisional game on Thursday night. Will they be able to defeat the lowly Browns? Here are our staff picks.

You would have to imagine the Pittsburgh Steelers have now done everything they can to prove they are legitimate Super Bowl contenders. Now, it is time to prove they can avoid the games where they play down to less-talented opponents and drop games they should not. The Cleveland Browns have struggled mightily all season despite an impressive...

Ben Roethlisberger’s most iconic throw has no close challenger. His Super Bowl-winning touchdown to Santonio Holmes couldn’t be argued by the biggest contrarian. It will be the top of his highlight reel from now through the rest of time. But the throw that sits in a distant second place was still a beauty. Reflecting on […]

As we’ve been doing for many years now, we’ll break down the Pittsburgh Steelers’ opponent each week, telling you what to expect from a scheme and individual player standpoint. Like last year, Josh Carney and I will cover the opposing team’s offense. I will focus on the scheme, Josh on the players. Today, our scouting […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are in the midst of a very successful year. They’ve won with strong defensive play, some much-improved quarterback play compared to previous years, and overall smart, sound football. However, one of the biggest reasons for that record is their kicker, Chris Boswell. Boswell just earned yet another AFC Special Teams Player of […]

Mike Tomlin and the Pittsburgh Steelers recorded their eighth win over the Baltimore Ravens in nine games. While it would be too simplistic to say it came down to one play, the two-point rejection certainly stands out. Trailing by eight points, the Ravens scored with a little over a minute to play. Just as they […]

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You may want to brace yourself for this one. For the first time all season, the Pittsburgh Steelers will have the same starting lineup, and almost the same entire depth chart, this week as they did last week. No Steelers players suffered major injuries when the team defeated the Baltimore Ravens at home on Sunday, no previously injured players will be making their return to the lineup, and no transactions were made in the week leading up to Thursday night’s game against...

As we’ve been doing for several years now, we’ll break down the Pittsburgh Steelers’ opponent each week, telling you what to expect from a scheme and individual standpoint. This year, Jonathan Heitritter and I will cover the opposing team’s defense. I will focus on the scheme, Jonathan on the players. Today, scouting the Cleveland Browns’ […]