The Pittsburgh Steelers are a team clinging to the thinnest of margins when it comes to their AFC Playoff hopes, and in a must-win game vs. the Cincinnati Bengals they will be without starting quarterback Kenny Pickett yet again. While Pickett was limited in practice this week, leaving many to think he would be cleared… read more

Welcome back to the latest edition of my NFL Power Rankings here on Fans First Sports. This week, we’ll break down my projected AFC Playoff field and the chances for each squad to earn a trip to Las Vegas for the Super Bowl. Let’s dive in! 1. BALTIMORE RAVENS Current Super Bowls Odds: +550 The… read more

The Pittsburgh Steelers got some good news Thursday ahead of their Week 16 matchup with the Cincinnati Bengals. The Steelers not only lost their third-straight game last Saturday, their longest-tenured player and captain Cam Heyward was entered into the NFL concussion protocol following the game. With Heyward progressing to a full participant on Wednesday after… read more

It’s finally here, ladies and gentlemen! Pre-draft coverage has begun, and yours truly could not be more excited. This is our first year covering the draft here at SCN, but you can expect similar coverage to what we gave you at BTSC. Mock draft 1.0 is always the most difficult mock draft to do, as… read more

The Pittsburgh Steelers are in a bad place right now, and in a lot of ways. They are dealing with injuries across the board, but now they are also dealing with players who are not available for other reasons. Those other reasons would be discipline from the NFL, and the player would be Damontae Kazee…. read more

The Pittsburgh Steelers will be returning to the friendly confines of Acrisure Stadium this Saturday for their final home game of the season. With the games going from Saturday to Sturday this week, everything gets shifted forward one day as the first practice comes on Tuesday. In the second injury report this week courtesy of… read more

The 2023 NFL regular season is officially in the final quarter, and that means it’s time to start taking a look at the playoff pictures for both the AFC and NFC. This becoming a weekly exercise will mean eventually the total numbers of teams represented on this list will start to decrease as they are… read more

There are times as an educator, something I was for 16 years, when you see that stack of quizzes or tests sitting on your desk and you just have to wait to grade them. Sometimes it is based on the fact you just haven’t carved out time to dive into the grading process, and other… read more

The title “My Worthless 2 Cents” that I came up with isn’t one I feel I can take full credit for, but is a story in itself, so here it is. I was in the 8th grade at the time, and found myself tagging along with my older sister (a senior in high school), as… read more

Mock draft season is officially upon us! If your team is no longer in playoff contention, you have probably already shifted focus to the offseason, and if you are like me, it does not matter whether or not your team is in the playoff picture. There is never a bad time for a mock draft!… read more