Breaking News

Bad weather, delays bother Steelers, not Cards

By Will Graves The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Forced to endure an unexpected “second halftime” after the skies opened up around Acrisure Stadium in the third quarter on Sunday, the Arizona Cardinals retreated to the locker room and tried to stay loose. While the Pittsburgh ...

Pittsburgh’s roller-coaster season takes a big dip

The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers thought they had things figured out. That the black cloud that lingered near the end of former offensive coordinator Matt Canada’s tenure was gone. The yards were starting to come, with points hopefully soon to follow. Safety ...

Steelers want to take next step vs Cardinals

PITTSBURGH — The stat sheet looked nice. For once. The scoreboard, not so much. For all the tangible progress the Pittsburgh Steelers made in their post-Matt Canada era debut while piling up 421 yards during a 16-10 win over Cincinnati, for all the welcome good vibes those yards generated, the Steelers still managed one measly touchdown. Again. Pittsburgh (7-4) somehow remains firmly in the AFC playoff picture heading into Sunday’s visit by listless Arizona (2-10) despite an offense that’s scored one touchdown (or fewer) in seven of their 11 games. Quarterback Kenny Pickett ...

Watt downplaying the hype

PITTSBURGH — The momentary bliss-fueled blackouts that used to consume T.J. Watt after every big play still come. Just not as frequently as they used to. It’s not for lack of opportunity. If anything, it’s the opposite. Games come. Games go. And in seemingly every single one of them ...

Fitzpatrick ready to play

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick said Friday he will play this weekend against Arizona after being sidelined for more than a month. Sunday’s game against the visiting Cardinals would be Fitzpatrick’s action since suffering a hamstring injury against Jacksonville on Oct. 29. He said the lengthy recovery process can be “annoying” but required him to be patient in building back to full speed. “You don’t know until you go,” Fitzpatrick said. “It’s one of them injuries where you can feel great and then you go out there and you run and it’s ...

Cardinals at Steelers

Records: Arizona (2-10); Pittsburgh (7-4) Kickoff: Sunday, 1 p.m., CBS Opening line: Steelers by 5.5, according to FanDuel Sportsbook Against the spread: Cardinals 6-6; Steelers 7-4 Series record: Steelers lead 35-23-3 Last meeting: Steelers beat Cardinals 23-17 on Dec. 8, 2019, in Glendale, Ariz Last week: Cardinals lost to Rams 37-14; Steelers beat Bengals 16-10 Cardinals offense: OVERALL (28), RUSH (16), PASS (31), SCORING (28) Cardinals defense: OVERALL (27), RUSH (23), PASS (23), SCORING (7) Steelers offense: OVERALL (26), RUSH (14), PASS (28), SCORING ...