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Steelers heading to playoffs after late-season turnaround

Pittsburgh visits Buffalo Sunday The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Left for dead in mid-December, the Pittsburgh Steelers are heading back to the playoffs anyway. Pittsburgh clinched a wild-card spot Sunday when Tennessee upset Jacksonville, giving the Steelers (10-7) a playoff berth ...

Johnson’s long TD catch keys victory over Lamar-less Ravens

By Noah Trister The Associated Press BALTIMORE — Cameron Heyward figures the Pittsburgh Steelers can make some noise in the playoffs. “Let us be dangerous,” said Heyward, the Pittsburgh defensive tackle. “We have a formula that’s working right now. Hopefully we can get some ...

Steelers clinch wild-card berth in playoffs

The Steelers are in the playoffs. Pittsburgh needed two things to happen in order to qualify for the NFL postseason field. The first was a win at Baltimore, where the Steelers won, 17-10, in the rain on Saturday night, which gave the Steelers a 10-7 record. The second was either a ...

Steelers try to survive on playoff bubble

By Noah Trister The Associated Press BALTIMORE — This has become a bit of a habit for the Pittsburgh Steelers in recent years — arriving in Baltimore on the playoff bubble for their regular-season finale. The Ravens host the Steelers on Saturday, and although the matchup doesn’t mean much for Baltimore’s postseason seeding, it’s huge for Pittsburgh. The Steelers can clinch a postseason berth with a victory and a loss by either Buffalo or Jacksonville. There is a scenario in which Pittsburgh could get in with a loss, but that requires help from multiple teams. “We’ve ...

No Lamar vs Steelers on Saturday

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Lamar Jackson will not play in Baltimore’s regular-season finale against the Pittsburgh Steelers this weekend, coach John Harbaugh said Wednesday. Harbaugh said Tyler Huntley will start for the Ravens, who have already clinched the top seed in the AFC. Josh Johnson will be Huntley’s backup. “I’m cool with it. Me and Coach talked about it,” Jackson said. “I felt like it was best suitable to sit me.” The announcement was no surprise now that Baltimore has wrapped up a first-round bye in the postseason. Jackson, who missed the end of 2021 and 2022 ...

Peterson is Steelers’ mentor

The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Patrick Peterson has been where he believes Joey Porter Jr. is going. Pro Bowls. All-Pro teams. A decade-plus of being in the white-hot spotlight covering the best wide receivers in the world taught Peterson a few things. More than a few if the ...