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Help for banged-up defense right there for Steelers

By Will Graves The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin won’t go looking on the open market to help out his banged-up defense. Tomlin said Tuesday he believes the answers to Pittsburgh’s depth issues — particularly at inside linebacker, where veterans Cole Holcomb (knee) and Kwon Alexander (Achilles tendon) have been lost for the season in consecutive weeks — are already on the roster. “We’ve got guys we’re comfortable with,” Tomlin said. “We’ve been forward-thinking, to be quite honest with you, in the acquisition of some of ...

Warren will not change his style for anyone

By Will Graves The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Jaylen Warren plays football with a calculated fury. That’s never going to change in part because he knows it simply can’t, no matter how expensive it may get. The envelopes from the NFL informing the Pittsburgh Steelers running back he’s being fined for the sometimes brutal way he goes about his job have arrived at Warren’s locker with alarming regularity since he practically willed his way onto the 53-man roster at the start of the 2022 season as an undrafted rookie free agent. Against the Browns in September, he got ...

Steelers continue to follow same formula to produce victories

The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Najee Harris stopped paying attention to the circumstances long ago. Maybe because they almost never change for the Pittsburgh Steelers. It’s going to get tight. It’s going to get late. And Pittsburgh is going to somehow find a way. Even when the ...

Pittsburgh LB may be out for year

The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers will have to find a way forward without Kwon Alexander. The veteran inside linebacker’s season is likely over with what coach Mike Tomlin called a “serious” left leg injury sustained in the first quarter of a 23-19 win over Green Bay. Alexander, who had thrived in Pittsburgh after signing a one-year deal with the Steelers in July, was dropping into coverage when he fell to the ground. He was able to walk off the field under his own power but was quickly taken to the locker room for testing and ruled out. Tomlin ...

AP’s NFL ROUNDUP

Texans 30, Bengals 27 CINCINNATI — C.J. Stroud directed a last-minute, game-winning drive for the second straight week, finishing with 356 yards passing and leading the Houston Texans to a victory over the Cincinnati Bengals. With the game tied at 27-all and 1:33 remaining, Stroud moved the Texans 55 yards in six plays to set up a 38-yard field goal by Matt Ammendola as time expired. Noah Brown had 172 yards receiving for the Texans and Devin Singletary ran for 150 yards and a score. Joe Burrow threw for 357 yards and two touchdowns for the Bengals but was intercepted twice in ...

Pickett looks for consistency

The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — The Kenny Pickett the Pittsburgh Steelers drafted — the swaggy, sublimely confident and ultra-competitive quarterback who practically willed the University of Pittsburgh to an ACC title two years ago — is not always the Kenny Pickett that takes the field. Not yet anyway. More than a full season into Pickett’s career as an NFL starter, he remains very much a work in progress. At least during the game’s first three quarters, when consistency, accuracy and rhythm seem elusive. Things change over the final 15 minutes. The happy feet he ...