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Patriots appear set with Zappe

By Brendan McGair The Associated Press FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — All signs point to quarterback Bailey Zappe making his second straight start for the New England Patriots on Thursday night against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The 2022 fourth-round pick addressed the media from the podium on Tuesday, usually a good sign when trying to figure out who will be under center for the next game. Still, Zappe prefers to have coach Bill Belichick make the official declaration in advance of the prime-time matchup. “Coach has made it pretty clear, but I’ll let him announce it to everyone,” ...

Pickett out for indefinite timetable

By Will Graves The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers will have to try and move on after a nightmarish loss to Arizona without quarterback Kenny Pickett. Pickett is out indefinitely after undergoing surgery to repair a high right ankle sprain on Monday. Mitch Trubisky will get the start on Thursday night when Pittsburgh (7-5) hosts New England (2-10). Tomlin declined to get into specifics on how many games Pickett might miss. Pickett had been “managing” the injury recently according to Tomlin only to have it aggravated in the second quarter on Sunday when ...

Steelers haunted by bad timing

By Will Graves The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Mike Tomlin laughed. Then he bit his tongue. Asked if he could describe a bafflingly flat 24-10 loss to Arizona on Sunday in one word, the longtime Pittsburgh Steelers coach smiled, let out a somewhat sarcastic chuckle, and cautioned that he needed to watch what he said before settling on “subpar.” That’s one word for it. Here’s another. Well actually, here are two: poorly timed. The NFL regular season is a grind both physically and mentally, particularly for a team such as the Steelers that engages in rock fights ...

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 ...