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Queen to face his old boss on Sunday

By Will Graves The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Patrick Queen kept waiting for the Baltimore Ravens to make an offer to keep him around before the linebacker hit free agency last spring. One never came. And yes, it hurt. More than Queen was expecting, if he’s being honest. “I wasn’t wanted back,” Queen said matter-of-factly on Wednesday, eight months after he left Baltimore for a fresh start with the Pittsburgh Steelers. “I didn’t get an offer back. But you know, it’s definitely kind of upsetting.” It wasn’t until late summer — as the newness in ...

No Highsmith for Steelers this Sunday

The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers will head into their AFC North showdown with rival Baltimore without outside linebacker Alex Highsmith. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday that Highsmith is “week to week” after Highsmith twisted his left ankle late in a 28-27 victory over Washington last Sunday. Highsmith suffered the injury while chasing down Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels in the fourth quarter. This is the second time this season Highsmith has missed time. A groin injury forced him to sit out three games earlier this season. Highsmith ...

Offseason moves transform Steelers dramatically

By Will Graves The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — On the surface, the call was risky, but only to those who haven’t been paying attention to how the Pittsburgh Steelers go about their business these days. Backed up in the first quarter against Washington on Sunday and getting ready to ...

Closing the deal: Newly-acquired Williams nabs game-winner

LANDOVER, Md. — Anyone who questioned Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin’s switch to Russell Wilson from Justin Fields might be reconsidering the wisdom of the move right about now. Wilson is looking like the guy who was a star earlier in his career — especially with those 50-50 deep ...

Steelers, Commanders both own surprising records

By Stephen Whyno The Associated Press ASHBURN, Va. — The odds were against the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Commanders making the playoffs before the season started, for various reasons on either side. They meet up just past the midway point in a showdown of first-place teams ...

Steelers at Commanders

Records: Pittsburgh (6-2) at Washington (7-2) Kickoff: Sunday, 1 p.m., CBS BetMGM NFL odds: Commanders by 3 Series record: Washington leads 43-33-3. Against the spread: Steelers 6-2; Commanders 7-2 Last meeting: Washington beat the Steelers 23-17 on Dec. 7, 2020 at Pittsburgh. Last week: Steelers had bye, before that beat the Giants 26-18 on Oct. 28; Commanders beat the Giants 27-22. Steelers offense: overall (19), rush (8), pass (26), scoring (13) Steelers defense: overall (9), rush (4) pass (21), scoring (2) Commanders offense: overall (3), rush (3), pass (11), ...