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Chubb going back to Pittsburgh

CLEVELAND — With every game, every carry, Nick Chubb puts a little distance between himself and a moment that changed him. On Sunday, he’ll return to where it happened. The full circle. More than a year since the Cleveland running back’s left knee was obliterated on a trap play near the goal line in Pittsburgh, Chubb will be back in Acrisure Stadium for the first time since suffering an injury that could have ended his career. Reserved and reticent, Chubb rarely shows emotion, let alone open up about his feelings during interview sessions. However, he said this week that ...

Porter’s mentality keeps him on the edge

By Will Graves The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Joey Porter Jr. thrives on the pressure. Wants it. Invites it. Needs it. Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin first noticed it more than a decade ago, when Porter was just a kid running around the team facility while his father, Joey Porter Sr., served as an assistant coach. There was something about the way the younger Porter carried himself, a swagger, that made him stand out and served as a precursor to the professional life that was ahead for the second-year cornerback. Tomlin described it as a “serial killer’s ...

Wilson, Pittsburgh offense really cooking after 13 weeks

By Will Graves The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Squint your eyes a little bit, and it could have been 2014, not 2024. Russell Wilson drifting to his right. The Cincinnati pass rush closing in. Time running out. Then a quick flick of the wrist to an open teammate that instantly turned chaos into celebration. Turns out, Russ can still cook. Even at 36. Even a year removed from a humiliating end to two turbulent seasons in Denver, which paid tens of millions for the nine-time Pro Bowler to go away. Even after a lingering calf injury that popped up over the summer and lingered ...

Wilson throws for 414 yards, 3 TDs as Steelers top Bengals

By Mitch Stacy The Associated Press CINCINNATI — Russell Wilson has been at the center of a quarterback controversy since he arrived in Pittsburgh, competing with Justin Fields for the starting job. There was no debate on Sunday. Wilson threw for a season-high 414 yards and three ...

Cincinnati’s defense flops again

By Jeff Wallner The Associated Press CINCINNATI — It was more of the same for the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday. Another dismal defensive performance that has the team talking about offseason changes. Cincinnati almost assuredly will miss the playoffs for the second straight year after it lost 44-38 to Russell Wilson and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Joe Burrow passed for 309 yards and three touchdowns, but it wasn’t enough for the Bengals (4-8). Again. “We’re sitting here in December and (still) saying we didn’t do enough to win a game,” Bengals center Ted Karras said. ...

Steelers trying to stay atop North

CINCINNATI — The Pittsburgh Steelers had stacked up five straight wins and pulled ahead in the race for the AFC North before letting one slip away to the lowly Browns on a snowy Thursday night in Cleveland. The Steelers have a chance to get back on track Sunday against the reeling Bengals (4-7), whose own playoff hopes are dwindling. “It’s a huge game — every game from here on out, especially since it’s an AFC North game, Bengals, one of our rivals,” said Steelers linebacker Alex Highsmith, who hopes to play after missing the past two games with an ankle injury. “It’s ...