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Steelers hope to avoid another trap game

By Will Graves The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — The NFL used to come to a near standstill whenever the Pittsburgh Steelers and New England Patriots met. Now, not so much. Thursday night’s meeting might merit a passing glance. If that. The two teams that will run onto the Acrisure Stadium turf won’t have future Hall of Fame quarterbacks at the controls. They won’t be fighting for home-field advantage in the playoffs or a spot in the Super Bowl. The Patriots (2-10) are simply looking for something — anything — to build on amid a five-game losing streak that has a ...

Patriots at Steelers

Records: New England (2-10); Pittsburgh (7-5) Kickoff: Tonight, 8:15 p.m., Amazon Prime Opening line: Steelers by 5.5, according to FanDuel Sportsbook Against the spread: Patriots 2-10; Steelers 7-5 Series record: Patriots lead 18-16 Last meeting: Patriots beat Steelers 17-14 on Sept. 22, 2022, in Pittsburgh Last week: Patriots lost to Chargers 6-0; Steelers lost to Cardinals 24-10 Patriots offense: OVERALL (28), RUSH (23), PASS (21), SCORING (32) Patriots defense: OVERALL (15), RUSH (16), PASS (3), SCORING (8) Steelers offense: OVERALL (26), RUSH (14), PASS (28), ...

Trubisky running out of time to prove he can be starter

His next chance begins Thursday By Will Graves The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Mitch Trubisky insists he’s too worried about the New England Patriots to think about how the next few weeks might affect the arc of his career. Still, the No. 2 overall draft pick in 2017 may be ...

Patriots appear set with Zappe

By Brendan McGair The Associated Press FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — All signs point to quarterback Bailey Zappe making his second straight start for the New England Patriots on Thursday night against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The 2022 fourth-round pick addressed the media from the podium on Tuesday, usually a good sign when trying to figure out who will be under center for the next game. Still, Zappe prefers to have coach Bill Belichick make the official declaration in advance of the prime-time matchup. “Coach has made it pretty clear, but I’ll let him announce it to everyone,” ...

Pickett out for indefinite timetable

By Will Graves The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers will have to try and move on after a nightmarish loss to Arizona without quarterback Kenny Pickett. Pickett is out indefinitely after undergoing surgery to repair a high right ankle sprain on Monday. Mitch Trubisky will get the start on Thursday night when Pittsburgh (7-5) hosts New England (2-10). Tomlin declined to get into specifics on how many games Pickett might miss. Pickett had been “managing” the injury recently according to Tomlin only to have it aggravated in the second quarter on Sunday when ...

Steelers haunted by bad timing

By Will Graves The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Mike Tomlin laughed. Then he bit his tongue. Asked if he could describe a bafflingly flat 24-10 loss to Arizona on Sunday in one word, the longtime Pittsburgh Steelers coach smiled, let out a somewhat sarcastic chuckle, and cautioned that he needed to watch what he said before settling on “subpar.” That’s one word for it. Here’s another. Well actually, here are two: poorly timed. The NFL regular season is a grind both physically and mentally, particularly for a team such as the Steelers that engages in rock fights ...