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Steelers Shutout Rams 27-0 – Game Recap

The Pittsburgh Steelers notched their second shutout of the season on Saturday at Heinz Field with their 27-0 win over the St. Louis Rams. The win moves the Steelers to 11-4 on the season and they remain in second place in the AFC North after the Baltimore Ravens held off a late charge by the Cleveland Browns today. Veteran quarterback Charlie Batch, who started in place of the ailing Ben Roethlisberger, was 15 of 22 passing on the day for 208 yards in the game. He had just one interception on the day on a ball intended for wide receiver Antonio Brown. Both Batch and Brown had slips on that Read more [...]

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Week 16 NFL Picks 2011

On to week 16 we go my fellow degenerates. Week 15 picks saw a 8-8 straight up record and a 7-9 record against the spread. Through 15 weeks I am now 136-89 straight up and a dismal 93-133 against the spread. Here are the week 16 picks below with links to the previous weeks picks. I linked to the Thursday pick I posted on Twitter. Week 1 Picks Week 2 Picks Week 3 Picks Week 4 Picks Week 5 Picks Week 6 Picks Week 7 Picks Week 8 Picks Week 9 Picks Week 10 Picks Week 11 Picks Week 12 Picks Week 13 Picks Week 14 Picks Week 15 Picks Houston Texans 23 Indianapolis Colts 16, 8:30 p.m. Read more [...]

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Steelers 49ers Saturday Injury Report Week 15 – Roethlisberger Questionable, Pouncey Out

The Pittsburgh Steelers wrapped up their final practice preparations on Friday in preparation for their week 15 game Monday night against the San Francisco 49ers at Candlestick Park and the final injury report of the week was released today. Wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders (foot), linebacker Chris Carter (hamstring) and center Maurkice Pouncey (ankle) all were ruled out on Saturday for the game Monday night. Doug Legursky will get the start at center Monday night and that means Trai Essex will start at left guard. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (ankle), wide receiver Arnaz Battle (hamstring) and Read more [...]

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Maurkice Pouncey May Have To Deal With Sore Ankle All Season

Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey left the Saturday night preseason game against the Falcons early after aggravating his left ankle injury. It was the same ankle that Pouncey injured last year in the AFC Championship game against the Jets last year that ended up preventing him from playing in the Super Bowl. Pouncey was held out for the rest of the game against the Falcons, but told Scott Brown on Monday that he wants to play against the Panthers this Thursday even though he will not practice today. Pouncey told Brown today that calcium builds up in his left ankle and that once it breaks down Read more [...]

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Steelers Release T Flozell Adams

The Steelers started off Friday morning with a not so surprising roster move as they announced that veteran tackle Flozell Adams has been released. Adams was signed last offseason to a two year contract after tackle Willie Colon was lost for the season to an Achilles injury. Adams was scheduled to earn $5 million this season and his release carries no salary cap hit, because there was no signing bonus given in his contract. Adams reportedly was asked to take a pay cut, but refused to do so. Adams became expendable after the Steelers agreed to terms yesterday with tackles Willie Colon and Jonathan Read more [...]

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Dick LeBeau To Sign One Year Contract To Return As Steelers Defensive Coordinator

Gerry Dulac reports that Steelers defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau has said he intends to sign a new one-year deal any day now to return for the 2011 season. LeBeau reportedly spent the past weekend in North Carolina playing golf and said he never considered coaching anywhere but Pittsburgh. A one-year contract is not new for LeBeau as he has done that every year with the Steelers since returning for his second stint as defensive coordinator in 2004. Offensive coordinator Bruce Arians contract was also up after the 2010 season, but reportedly will also return and sign a new contract over the next Read more [...]

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James Harrison Interview With Michael Irvin On NFL Network

Steelers outside linebacker James Harrison sat down with Michael Irvin for a rare NFL Network one-on-one interview to discuss his short stay with the Ravens, the hits and fines this year and how he wants the Jets to try to run on him and the Steelers defense in the AFC Championship Game. Get the latest Flash Player to see this player. [Javascript required to view Flash movie, please turn it on and refresh this page] Incoming search terms for the article:nfl networkjames harrison super bowl interviewmichael irvinjames harrison interviewsjames harrison espnmichael irvin nfl network salaryespn interview james harrisonjames harrison interview with michael irvinmichael irvin salaryjames harrison michael irvin interview

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Breaking Down The Week 19 Playoff Sacks Allowed Against Baltimore Ravens

The Steelers allowed 6 sacks Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens in the week 19 Divisional playoff game this past Saturday and we have the breakdowns of all of them below in animated gif form. If you click on any of the images, you can see the full size replay on NFL.com. If you missed are offensive line breakdown grading against the Ravens, you can read the grades here. On the 1st sack, pre-snap, Terrell Suggs starts with his hand on the ground shaded to the left of Flozell Adams. Cory Redding is head up on Maurkice Pouncey in his stance. Ray Lewis steps up into the hole to the left of Haloti Read more [...]

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Steelers Jets Week 15 Friday Practice Injury Report

The Steelers wrapped up their final practice on Friday in preparation for their week 15 game on Sunday against the New York Jets. S Troy Polamalu (ankle) sat out for a 3rd straight day and is listed as doubtful on the injury report. TE Heath Miller (concussion) practiced fully on Friday after sitting out on Thursday and is listed as questionable. LB James Harrison (illness) returned to practice after being out sick on Wednesday and Thursday and was removed from the injury report. DT Steve McLendon (stinger) did not practice again on Friday and is listed as doubtful. T Flozell Adams (ankle) and Read more [...]

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Steelers Six From Around The Web – Thursday October 28th – Manny Front & Center Edition

Emmanuel Sanders was named the AFC Special Teams Player Of The Week on Wednesday and maybe backup quarterback Byron Leftwich had something to do with it. Manny also sat down with Joe Starkey and discusses a number of topics on 93.7 The Fan. He talked about his jersey number and the game last week against the Dolphins. Steelers defensive end Brett Keisel didn’t practice on Wednesday, but is hopeful to play against the Saints on Halloween night at the Superdome. [phpbay]Steelers Emmanuel Sanders, 3, “”, “”[/phpbay] Rick Gosselin has a great piece on right tackle Flozell Adams in the Dallas Read more [...]

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Steelers Week 6 Defense Participation Chart Versus Browns

Below is the Steelers week 6 defensive participation chart versus the Cleveland Browns from this past Sunday. Please comment with any discrepancies you find. The main thing that stuck out this week as far as participation went is that once Brett Keisel left the game, the Steelers still did a great job rotating out bodies. Chris Hoke logged 11 snaps at left end mostly in nickel formations without a nose tackle. Ziggy Hood and Nick Eason rotated at the right end spot. In addition, Ryan Mundy received quite a few snaps in place of Troy Polamalu late in the game. It is still unknown if Polamalu was Read more [...]

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Steelers Practice Squad Announced

The Steelers finalized their practice squad on Sunday and it includes many familiar faces as expected. The players added to the Steelers practice squad include: TE Eugene Bright, OG Dorian Brooks, S Da’Mon Cromartie-Smith, WR Tyler Grisham, OT Kyle Jolly, DT Steve McLendon, FB Frank Summers and DE Doug Worthington. All 8 players were on the Steelers training camp roster this year. The have also elected their team captains by naming Hines Ward and Heath Miller offensive captains; James Farrior defensive captain and Keyaron Fox the special teams captain. Incoming search terms for the article:steelers practice squad rostercurrent steelers practice squadsteeler practice teamsteeler roster and practice squadPittsburgh steelers current practice squad2010 steelers current practice squadsports illustrated practice squadssteeler training squadsteelers practice squad roster jollysteelers practice team

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Steelers 2010 Draft Day Hats Now Available

The Pittsburgh Steelers 2010 Draft Day Hats are now available for sale from Football Fanatics. These draft day hats will go fast and likely sell out quickly of the first run. You can get yours now from Football Fanatics by clicking here. Read more [...]

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Steelers Packers Inactives List Week 15

Below are the pre-game inactive players list of both the Steelers and the Packers. The inactive list are released 90 minutes before game time. Steelers inactives S Troy Polamalu WR Limas Sweed CB Keenan Lewis QB Charlie Batch (3rd) G Chris Kemoeatu G Kraig Urbik DE Ra’Shon Harris DE Nick Eason Packers inactives WR Patrick Williams FB John Kuhn CB Brandon Underwood S Matt Giordano T Breno Giacomini G Allen Barbre DE Michael Montgomery LB Jeremy Thompson Incoming search terms for the article:steelers packers 2009 inactives

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Steeler Sam Miracle Pre-Game Speech To Steelers

Steeler Sam has made a long overdue appearance to motivate the team with the speech given by Herb Brooks in Miracle. Steelers Sam delivered this motivational speech in the locker room prior to the Thursday night game versus the Cleveland Browns. Steeler Sam will likely win an Oscar for this. Read more [...]

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