By Will Graves The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson doesn’t believe one forgettable sequence defines him as a player. Still, he knows he needs to do better after he stood idly by during teammate Jaylen Warren’s first-quarter fumble ...
From Mirror reports PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said during his weekly press conference on Tuesday that wide receiver Diontae Johnson will get a chance to speak to his teammates and the media about his actions during Sunday’s win over the Cincinnati Bengals. Johnson couldn’t secure a touchdown pass in the first half and seemed to go through the motions on the next play. He barely blocked the Bengals’ DJ Turner II on the play and turned his back when Steelers running back Jaylen Warren fumbled the ball and Turner scooped it up and returned it 28 ...
The Associated Press Three-time All-Pros Julius Peppers and Antonio Gates were chosen as semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s class of 2024 in their first year of eligibility. Peppers and Gates headline a group of 25 modern day semifinalists announced Tuesday by the Hall of Fame from a group of 173 nominees announced in September. The only other player who advanced to the semifinal stage for the first time was running back Tiki Barber. Eight players who made it to the final stage of 15 in the class of 2023 return as semifinalists this year with Jared Allen, Dwight ...
By Will Graves The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Mike Tomlin isn’t getting ahead of himself. And he probably shouldn’t. For all the good vibes — particularly on offense — generated by Sunday’s 16-10 win over Cincinnati, a game in which the Steelers topped 400 yards for the ...
By Mitch Stacy The Associated Press CINCINNATI — Days after firing offensive coordinator Matt Canada, the Pittsburgh Steelers showed new life on offense. Kenny Pickett threw for a season-high 278 yards and the Steelers outlasted the Joe Burrow-less Cincinnati Bengals 16-10 on ...
By Jeff Wallner The Associated Press CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Bengals are facing life without Joe Burrow. The first week didn’t go so well. With a healthy Burrow, the Bengals won four straight games and were firmly back in the AFC playoff picture. Their star quarterback is now out for the season with a torn ligament in his throwing hand. On Sunday, quarterback Jake Browning made his first NFL start and completed 19 of 26 passes for 227 yards and an 11-yard touchdown to tight end Drew Sample in a 16-10 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Browning was sacked four times and ...
