A supermassive star like Betelgeuse exists only because of a delicate balance of opposing forces. The energy produced by the fusion of elements in its core has to be strong enough to defeat the pull of gravity on its outer layers of superheated gas. Once the star runs out of helium to make carbon, it… read more

Last season I decided to switch up how I report the grades by Pro Football Focus (PFF) because of my frustration due to the absurdity of their findings. Instead of listing out all the scores, I gave highlights of some of the highs and lows and whether or not I thought their grading passed my… read more

Believe it or not, it made sense for Steelers fans to cheer on the Bengals in their penultimate regular-season game vs. the Broncos at Paycor Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Not because Steelers supporters wanted to see Cincinnati win or anything. But thanks to that happening–Joe Burrow and Co. prevailed by a final score of 30-24… read more

The Pittsburgh Steelers are preparing for Week 18 of the regular season, and their opponent is known. They’ll play host to the Cincinnati Bengals, but the day and time of the game has been unknown the entire season. This is a yearly affair with the NFL and how they hand pick their games in Week… read more

The Pittsburgh Steelers are in the midst of a three-game losing streak. Even though it was known for months that this was going to be the most difficult part of the Steelers schedule, losing all three games by double digits it’s still not an acceptable outcome. So what went wrong? While slow starts are definitely… read more

I knew the announcement was coming. It always comes right before the final week of the regular season, but I was still surprised when I found the tweet show up on my Twitter/X timeline. As I looked at the image, I did a quick scan for the classic black-and-gold uniforms. It was early, so maybe… read more

The Pittsburgh Steelers have already played in Week 17, losing to the Kansas City Chiefs on Christmas Day. Compound that loss with the Baltimore Ravens win over the Houston Texans and the Steelers playoff seedings remain hanging in the balance. No longer control of their own destiny, as it pertains to a home playoff game… read more

Every year, as playoff time rolls around, the “Fire Tomlin” chants seem to get louder. Steelers fans are passionate, and I get it—the frustrations aren’t without reason. Let’s face it: Pittsburgh hasn’t won a playoff game since 2016. That’s seven long years without postseason success. For a team with six Super Bowl banners hanging in… read more

The Pittsburgh Steelers have already played in Week 17, losing to the Kansas City Chiefs on Christmas Day. Compound that loss with the Baltimore Ravens win over the Houston Texans and the Steelers playoff seedings remain hanging in the balance. No longer control of their own destiny, as it pertains to a home playoff game… read more

The NFL schedule is complex, but if you know the reasoning behind it, it really is rather simple. First, let’s look at the equation to get to 16 of the 17 games on the regular season schedule: Every year each division is paired up with both an AFC and NFC division, which represents 8 games… read more