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Steelers could be without star OLBs

Watt, Highsmith both in concussion protocol By Will Graves The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers could be without star outside linebackers T.J. Watt and Alex Highsmith as they prepare for a pivotal visit to Indianapolis. Watt and Highsmith are both in the concussion protocol following a loss to New England last Thursday. Watt took a knee to the facemask from Patriots running back Ezekiel Elliott on the first play from scrimmage. The perennial All-Pro was slow to get up after the play, then went to the sideline briefly to be examined by team physicians. ...

Losses to bad teams have Steelers crumbling

PITTSBURGH — Mike Tomlin talks occasionally about the idea of “football justice,” the belief that players and teams who put in the time and stick together are eventually rewarded. A different kind of “football justice” seems to have materialized over the last week for Tomlin and ...

Pats QB throws 3 TD passes; Steelers playoff chances hurt

By Will Graves The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — The wins used to come so easy and so often for David Andrews early in his career with the New England Patriots, the veteran center barely noticed them. That hasn’t been the case in 2023. Not with the franchise enduring its worst season ...

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 ...