Week 1 of the 2024 NFL season is in the books. With all games complete, Steel Curtain Network’s survivor league has now claimed its first victims. One big question as things got going was how many contestants were entered. With all of league one being filled with 100 contestants, league two capped out at 51… 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

The Pittsburgh Steelers have an open spot on their 53-man roster after placing rookie defensive lineman Logan Lee on the Reserve/Injured List (IR) on Saturday. With the Steelers already reportedly bringing in punter Corliss Waitman, his roster spot will likely come from placing Cam Johnston on IR. So what will the Steelers do with their… read more

No, I don’t believe NFL games are scripted. However, I do feel like most coaches, particularly Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin, have a script in mind for how they want their teams to play every week. If you’ve been following the Steelers since the end of the Killer B’s era, then you know the script… read more

With another football season upon us, it’s time to revive my “3 & Out” column, where I look at three key aspects of the most recent Steelers game. Today, we examine contributions by the offense, defense and coaching staff in Pittsburgh’s 18-10 Week 1 victory in Atlanta. Defense Wins Championships? That saying used to ring… read more

Ever since the heyday of Ben Roethlisberger, the Pittsburgh Steelers have been a team heavily reliant on defense. This consistent trait was never more evident than in the Steelers’ 18-10 Opening Day victory over the Falcons in Atlanta. Notching two sacks and seven QB hits, while grabbing three turnovers, the defense applied relentless pressure on… read more

The Pittsburgh Steelers entered the 2024 season hoping they had remedied their punting woes from recent years. Signing punter Cameron Johnston to a three-year, $9 million contract as their first player they acquired during free agency this past year, the results during the 2024 preseason were extremely encouraging. But on Sunday in Atlanta, the Steelers… read more

The Pittsburgh Steelers defense was dominant in Week 1 when they faced the Atlanta Falcons in Georgia. The 18-10 final score wasn’t even truly indicative of just how dominant the defense was vs. the new-look Falcons offense. The Steelers defense held the Falcons offense to under 70 yards total as a team, and pitched a… read more

The Pittsburgh Steelers entered their Week 1 game vs. the Atlanta Falcons with a relatively clean bill of health, but unfortunately that bill of health didn’t get them through to Week 2. During the 18-10 win over the Falcons the Steelers lost punter Cameron Johnston to a leg injury when Miles Killebrew blocked a defender… read more