The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the San Francisco 49ers 43-18 Sunday afternoon at Heinz Field and it sounds like the team came out of the game relatively healthy. “Just bumps and bruises along the way,” said head coach Mike Tomlin after the game. “Nothing substantial. We’ll have a better report on…
Much happier atmosphere around here today, wouldn’t you say? WINNERS: Antonio Brown: You can probably already rattle off this impressive list. Nine catches, 195 yards, one touchdown, and a two-point conversion. Brown was uncoverable whether we’re talking sitting down in the soft spot in zone coverage, absorbing big hits from Eric…
The Pittsburgh Steelers enter the second half of their home opener holding a 29-3 lead after getting into the end zone four times on offense, twice aided by short fields. One punt deep in 49ers territory with a good return, and a fumbled handoff recovered at the 31, set up two of…
The Pittsburgh Steelers are set to kick things off in their home opener against the San Francisco 49ers, looking to bounce back from a tough loss last Thursday against the defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots. While the offense was able to move the ball down the field, they struggled to get…
The Pittsburgh Steelers will play the San Francisco 49ers Sunday at Heinz Field and the inactives for the game have now been announced. Six of the names on the Steelers list are names that were on the Week one list with the only change being cornerback Cortez Allen, who ended the week…
The Pittsburgh Steelers will play their 2015 regular season home opener Sunday at Heinz Field and below are six things that they’ll likely need to accomplish in order to win the game. Hyde and Seek – 49ers running back Carlos Hyde had a great 2015 debut against the Minnesota Vikings as he…
Every Friday on The Terrible Podcast my co-host David Todd and I pick all of the NFL games against the spread and we post those picks every Sunday morning throughout the season and track the results along the way. Here is a link to the Friday episode. We use the…
The Pittsburgh Steelers look to draw even with a win today to match their opening game loss as they play host to the San Francisco 49ers, who looked impressive in their home-opening victory on Monday night in spite of a number of shakeups at both the coaching and locker room…
Rookie first-round outside linebacker Bud Dupree logged 26 out of 61 defensive snaps for the Pittsburgh Steelers in his debut against the Patriots last Thursday, which is perhaps a bigger total than many may have expected, given the talk of a learning curve required for him to adapt to the…
It should go without saying by now for every game that he plays, but Pittsburgh Steelers All-Pro wide receiver Antonio Brown impressed during the team’s season opener last Thursday, finishing the game with 133 yards on nine receptions and a touchdown, a performance that extended a number of obscure consistency…
In the opening weekend of the NFL season, two native Australian-born players made their league debuts on opposite ends of the country. Today, they face off head to head as the Pittsburgh Steelers host the San Francisco 49ers. Not to oversell it for American viewers, but it’s a pretty big…
There is a small—perhaps not so small—and certainly vocal segment of the Pittsburgh Steelers fan base that has expressed varying degrees of rage over the team’s decision to sign quarterback Michael Vick to serve as the backup to Ben Roethlisberger this season due to injury. There are a number of…
2015 Week 2 San Francisco 49ers (1-0) vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (0-1) Kickoff: 1 p.m. ET Site: Heinz Field (68,400) • Pittsburgh, Pa. Playing Surface: Natural Grass TV Coverage: FOX-TV (locally WPGH-TV, channel 53) Announcers: Kenny Albert (play-by-play), Daryl Johnston (color analyst), Laura Okmin (sideline) Local Radio: Steelers Radio Network –…
How teams, units, and players matchup in the NFL is what wins and loses football games. The Pittsburgh Steelers found that out last week, when their efforts to match up several defenders against Rob Gronkowski failed miserably, resulting in a 28-21 Week 1 loss. Examining these matchups not only give…
Week 2 – September 20, 2015 Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Opponent: San Francisco 49ers At 0-1, the Pittsburgh Steelers are already at a pivotal point in their season. The home opener, on paper, looked like it would be one of the softer games on the schedule after the San Francisco 49ers…