The Pittsburgh Steelers celebrated the return of Big Ben with a 28-10 win over the Cleveland Browns.
Big Ben ran out of the tunnel and raised his arm as he was greeted with a standing ovation by the Pittsburgh faithful.
He responded by throwing for more than 250 yards and three touchdowns to the delight of the crowd. ( Read More…)
The Pittsburgh Steelers are set to welcome quarterback Ben Roethlisberger back from his four-game suspension.
With a bye last week, Roethlisberger had two weeks of practice with the team to prepare for the Cleveland Browns.
With the game at home, it will be very interesting to see the type of reaction Big Ben receives from the crowd.
Head coach Mike Tomlin said earlier last week that Big Ben would get the start over veteran Charlie Batch. ( Read More…)
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense fell apart in the final minutes of a 17-14 loss to the Baltimore Ravens.
The Steelers held a four-point lead late in the game and managed to stop the Ravens on the one-yard line with just under three minutes to play.
Pittsburgh was then very cautious and conservative with the ball, running three times before punting back to the Ravens.
With just over a minute to play, the Steelers allowed the Ravens to march right down the field for the game-winning touchdown. ( Read More…)
The Pittsburgh Steelers battled for four quarters and an extra session before defeating the Atlanta Falcons, 15-9.
It took a long touchdown run from running back Rashard Mendenhall in overtime to finally put away the Falcons.
The game went back and forth as the team’s traded field goals, including some missed opportunities.
In the end, it was Pittsburgh’s constant pounding on the ground that seemed to wear down Atlanta. ( Read More…)
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger had his six game suspension reduced to just four games by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.
Big Ben was actually expected to go into the meeting asking Goodell to reduce the suspension from six games to just three, but it remains unconfirmed whether this actually happened.
Reducing the suspension by one game would have allowed Roethlisberger to take the field against the Baltimore Ravens in Week 4, which would have been huge for the team.
Instead, Goodell stuck with his original plan, which was to reduce the suspension by two games if he felt Roethlisberger was working to change his life. ( Read More…)
Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu has gotten his hair insured for $1 million by Head and Shoulders through Lloyds of London.
Head and Shoulders is the company that Polamalu endorses, so it at least makes a little bit of sense.
It’s unknown what must happen to the safety’s hair in order for him to collect on the insurance policy. Polamalu’s hair is at least three feet long and has been targeted at least once before by an opposing player.
The team is looking forward to having their safety healthy and back on the field for the full 16 game schedule this year.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers rolled in their first preseason game, but no thanks to quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.
The star quarterback sat on the sidelines and watched as Byron Leftwich and Dennis Dixon stole the show.
Dixon was particularly effective, which could cause another quarterback controversy over who should start while Big Ben is suspended.
Head coach Mike Tomlin said Roethlisberger didn’t play because he wanted to get Dixon as many snaps as possible. ( Read More…)
Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker LaMarr Woodley is still upset with the team over his contract situation.
Woodley feels as though he has done everything asked of him yet the team won’t step up and do something for him with his contract.
The linebacker said he was told by the Steelers that nothing would be done for him until at least the final year of his contract.
That means he will make just $550,000 this season, which is certainly a huge steal for the Steelers. ( Read More…)
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ awful offseason has gotten that much worse with the news that offensive lineman Willie Colon is out for the season.
Colon tore his right achilles tendon while participating in offseason workouts and will undergo surgery.
It typically takes about a year or so for a player to return from this kind of an injury, so Colon is just hoping to be 100 percent for next season. ( Read More…)
