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New Jets coach promises Williams part of game plan

The Associated Press FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Embattled receiver Mike Williams is ready to play and is part of the gameplan against Pittsburgh this week, even with new acquisition Davante Adams on the team, New York Jets interim coach Jeff Ulbrich said Friday. It looked like Williams’ spotty performances this season might have been the catalyst for New York’s trade with Las Vegas to get Adams. But Ulbrich said Friday that Williams and all the Jets receivers welcomed Adams with open arms. “You know, the entire receiver room was so receptive to the addition of Devante, which was ...

You can’t blame Tomlin for wanting to start Wilson at QB

By Rob Maaddi The Assoociated Press Starting Russell Wilson makes sense for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Sure, Justin Fields has played well enough to keep his job. He has made steady progress, used his athletic ability to compensate for the offense’s deficiencies and helped the Steelers to a 4-2 start. But the goal is to win a Super Bowl. It’s not just making the playoffs. With Fields, the Steelers are ranked 26th in total yards and 20th in scoring with an average of 20.7 points per game. That won’t cut it in a loaded AFC. The Steelers have been held to 20 points or less in ...

Jets at Steelers

Records: New York Jets (2-4) at Pittsburgh (4-2) Kickoff: Sunday, 8:20 p.m., NBC BetMGM NFL odds: Jets by 1.5 Series record: Steelers lead 20-7 Against the spread: Jets 2-4; Steelers 4-2 Last meeting: Jets beat Steelers 24-10 on Oct. 2, 2022, in Pittsburgh. Last week: Jets lost to Buffalo 23-20 in New Jersey. Steelers beat the Raiders 32-13 in Las Vegas. Jets offense: overall (22), rush (30), pass (16), scoring (22) Jets defense: overall (2), rush (17), pass (2), scoring (7) Steelers offense: overall (26), rush (9), pass (28), scoring (20) Steelers defense: overall ...

Fields admits he hasn’t done enough to remain starting QB

By Will Graves The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Justin Fields seems to be at peace with the idea of getting benched in favor of Russell Wilson, even with the Pittsburgh Steelers at 4-2 and tied with Baltimore for first place in the AFC North. While the fourth-year quarterback knows ...

Jets OC can’t wait to cook up some ideas for Adams on offense

By Dennis Waszak Jr. The Associated Press FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The way Todd Downing sees it, Davante Adams’ arrival means he’ll be able to cook up even more for the New York Jets’ offense. With a heaping helping of Adams catching passes from Aaron Rodgers, of course. “As a chef, you would want a bunch of ingredients, right?” said Downing, who replaced Nathaniel Hackett last week as the Jets’ offensive play caller. “You wouldn’t want to stand in a kitchen and be looking for something in the cupboard. So it’s a good problem to have that we have all these really ...

All signs point toward Wilson starting

The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Mike Tomlin is keeping mum about who the Pittsburgh Steelers starting quarterback will be on Sunday night against the New York Jets. The tea leaves, however, aren’t difficult to read. While Tomlin declined to get into specifics on how Russell Wilson and Justin Fields split snaps during practice on Wednesday, Wilson’s availability and Tomlin acknowledging that Wilson was “in consideration” to start for the first time this season likely means that barring some last-minute setback, Wilson will make his Steelers debut in primetime against ...