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Tomlin optimistic for Watt

The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin is optimistic star linebacker T.J. Watt’s balky ankle won’t keep him out of Saturday’s visit to Baltimore. The perennial All-Pro twisted his left ankle late in the fourth quarter of a 27-13 loss to Philadelphia on Sunday. Watt said afterward X-rays on the ankle were negative and he was in “wait and see” mode. Tomlin said he saw Watt walking around the team’s facility on Monday morning without much issue. The 30-year-old was one of the few bright spots for the AFC North-leading Steelers (10-4) in ...

Eagles star QB dices up Steelers for 10th straight win

PHILADELPHIA — Jalen Hurts absorbed the shots when the Eagles’ recent anemic passing attack was panned by his own star wide receivers. Hurts and A.J. Brown — one of those receivers who brought the complaints to a boil — then had their relationship dissected and thrown under the bus by ...

Watt in ‘wait-and-see’ mode after injury

PHILADELPHIA — The Steelers had every reason to fear the worst. T.J. Watt’s pursuit of Jalen Hurts ended with the star linebacker briefly hopping before he crumbled to the turf in the fourth quarter against the Eagles and clutched his left ankle. A highly anticipated cross-state matchup ...

Eagles try to cast aside perceived Brown-Hurts relationship issues

PHILADELPHIA — The guy on the Philly sports talk radio station had something to say, and he started to vent about the perceived strained relationship between star quarterback Jalen Hurts and standout wide receiver A.J. Brown. Why weren’t these two Pro Bowl Eagles on the same page? Why ...

Steelers at Eagles

Records: Pittsburgh (10-3); Philadelphia (11-2) TV: Sunday, 4:25 p.m., FOX BetMGM NFL odds: Eagles by 4.5 Against the spread: Pittsburgh 10-3; Philadelphia 8-5 Series record: Eagles lead 48-29-3 Last meeting: On Oct. 30, 2022 in Philadelphia, Jalen Hurts passed for 285 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Eagles to a 35-13 win. Last week: Steelers defeated the Browns 27-14 in Pittsburgh; Eagles edged Carolina 22-16 at home. Steelers offense: overall (17), rush (9), pass (23), scoring (10) Steelers defense: overall (7), rush (4), pass (17), scoring (5) Eagles offense: ...

Pittsburgh ‘D’ preps for Eagles’ star running back

By Will Graves The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Mike Tomlin started going down the checklist of the myriad ways Saquon Barkley can beat you. It took the Pittsburgh Steelers coach a while — by his usually measured standards anyway — to get to the end. “He’s got top-end ...