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NFL preview capsule: Pittsburgh Steelers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Records: Pittsburgh (3-2); Tampa Bay (1-4) When/where to watch: Sunday, 1 p.m., CBS Latest odds: Steelers by 2.5 Against the spread: Steelers 3-2; Buccaneers 1-4 Last week: Steelers beat the Colts 34-22; Buccaneers beat the Cowboys 24-16 Last meeting: Steelers beat the Buccaneers 20-18 on Oct. 12, 2022, in Pittsburgh Series record: Steelers lead 10-2 Matchup to watch: Buccaneers right tackle Luke Goedeke vs. Steelers edge rusher T.J. Watt. The four-time All-Pro Watt is an elite pass rusher who has 119.5 sacks. It’ll be a tough challenge for Goedeke, who had multiple penalties ...

Pens fall apart after early lead

DENVER — Nathan MacKinnon had three assists and a power-play goal, Artturi Lehkonen scored twice and the Colorado Avalanche rallied to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 on Friday night. T.J. Hughes scored his first NHL goal, while Mackenzie Blackwood settled in after a shaky start to stop 29 ...

Rodgers a chemistry teacher for Steelers now

PITTSBURGH — Defining chemistry with a wide receiver is easy for Aaron Rodgers. It’s a nod. A wink. A glance. A gesture. Sometimes there are no verbal or physical cues at all, but an ESP of sorts culled from hours, weeks, months, and sometimes years spent together in meetings, on the ...

Penguins have no answer for Chicago duo in loss

CHICAGO — Teuvo Teravainen and Roman Kantserov scored two goals apiece, and the Chicago Blackhawks topped the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-3 on Tuesday night in Connor Bedard’s first game of the season. Spencer Knight made 24 saves as Chicago improved its record to 1-1 on a seven-game homestand. ...

McCarthy shows ability to adjust on the sidelines

PITTSBURGH — Mike McCarthy is fanatically meticulous in his preparation. Just don’t mistake that thorough approach with being inflexible. The Pittsburgh Steelers coach knew something had to change after several of his team’s high-profile defenders — longtime defensive tackle Cam ...

Warren’s brilliance leads Steelers past Indianapolis

PITTSBURGH — Jaylen Warren spent time before Pittsburgh’s game against Indianapolis watching old highlights of himself, back when the fifth-year running back was just 5-foot-8 and 220 pounds of raw material playing for a junior college in Utah, a time in his life when the spotlight of ...