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Despite a fumble return touchdown by Steelers safety Troy Polamalu at the end of regulation that should have counted, a TD wasn't in the cards for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday afternoon. But a victory was, and considering the AFC North rival Baltimore Ravens had ...

The last thing the Pittsburgh Steelers want going into a Week 11 matchup with the San Diego Chargers is a beat-up pass defense. As it is, the Steelers confirmed they will be without starting cornerback Deshea Townsend, who has a "severely injured hamstring," meaning s ...

The Pittsburgh Steelers released running back Najeh Davenport on Saturday, just one day before they host the Indianapolis Colts in Week 10. Considering Willie Parker will miss another game, the move indicates the Steelers aren't as interested in Davenport's contributi ...

Not much has changed with the Pittsburgh Steelers over the past few weeks. More starters are injured, including running back Willie Parker and left tackle Marvel Smith, who have missed all but one of the last six games combined. A somewhat new addition to the team's ...

The results of Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger are in: His right shoulder is just as injured as it's been all season. Is that good news or bad news? Judging by the way Roethlisberger played over the past six games of the season, it was obvious that ...

It was a different story for Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Byron Leftwich last season. Struggling mightily with the Atlanta Falcons, Leftwich was eventually released in favor of Joey Harrington. As it turns out, he ended up in a better spot, filling in for super-sub ...

Neither concussion nor newborn son will keep Pittsburgh Steelers strong safety Troy Polamalu out of the lineup. For the second consecutive week, Polamalu had every reason not to play in the upcoming game. After suffering a concussion in the Steelers' 38-10 win over th ...

Gerry Dulac of the Post-Gazette points out an interesting stat Friday: Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has a chance to be just the fifth player since the merger to throw touchdown passes of 48 yards or more in four consecutive games. Considering the ...

If Anthony Smith doesn't understand why he isn't the Pittsburgh Steelers' default choice to replace injured free safety Ryan Clark, he shouldn't have to look very far for an explanation. Clark went down last year when the altitude in Denver triggered a reaction from h ...

Pittsburgh Steelers defensive linebacker James Farrior told the media Monday that he accepts the apology of wide receiver Santonio Holmes because he "has to." It's safe to say Steelers No. 3 wide receiver Nate Washington was thankful for the opportunity. Holmes was de ...

Unheralded Steelers long-snapper Greg Warren cemented his legacy Sunday at Heinz Field. His absence ultimately did in the Steelers, who dropped a winnable game against a very good New York Giants team. Warren was injured in the fourth quarter with the Steelers holdi ...

The Pittsburgh Steelers have seen what happens to their run defense without defensive end Aaron Smith. The team swooned over the second half of last season when their most underrated player was out with a biceps tear. They may be without Smith again in their Week 8 ma ...

Not that there is a good time to have a team's best deep threat suspended, but Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Santonio Holmes' arrest on a charge of marijuana possession came at a particularly bad time. With the defending champion New York Giants on the docket for ...

The banged-up Pittsburgh Steelers will have their depth tested again in Week 8. Cornerback Bryant McFadden, who has been playing very well in the team's 5-1 start, broke his forearm in Pittsburgh's Week 7 win at Cincinnati; as a result, he will miss at least five game ...

When Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward said he wasn't going to change his game after incurring $15,000 in fines for unnecessary roughness in Weeks 4 and 5, he wasn't kidding. Just ask Cincinnati Bengals rookie linebacker Keith Rivers. Sunday, in Pittsburg ...

There isn't an opponent Willie Parker enjoys more than the Cincinnati Bengals, whom the running back has six career touchdowns against.. The problem is that Parker re-aggravated a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee on Monday, the same injury that cau ...

On paper, the Steelers hold every advantage in their Week 7 matchup with AFC North rival Cincinnati. The Steelers run the ball better than the Bengals, they stop the run better and they aren't starting a quarterback named Ryan Fitzpatrick. That's all on paper. The S ...

The Steelers are already among the NFL's best defensive teams. Going into Week 7 against the offensively challenged Bengals, they look to be even better. Defensive end Brett Keisel should return to the starting lineup for the first time in three games after recovering ...

Players on the Pittsburgh Steelers have been actively supporting charities in recent weeks. The problem with that is they aren't doing it by choice, and in wide receiver Hines Ward's case, he doesn't even know what he's doing to incur such generosity. Nor does Steeler ...

Two victories came for the Steelers in their past two games. That's two victories to go along with three fines, $32,750 and a strength-flexing league showing its desire to adhere to the rules. The NFL announced a $20,000 fine on Steelers linebacker James Harrison fo ...