The San Francisco 49ers began the season with a victory over the New York Jets on Monday night. The reigning NFC champions defended home field against a team with a lot of hype across the country. The Niners proved dominant once again and impressed early on. What were the most important factors that San Francisco… 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

Deshaun Watson doesn’t appear to be seeing the field like an NFL quarterback, which is causing him to be indecisive when reading post-snap. Even worse, it seems to be contributing to predetermination pre-snap. It’s a horse that’s been beaten long beyond death, but he’d played only 12 games in three seasons prior to Sunday vs…. 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 defending Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs opened the season 1-0 with a 27-20 win over the Baltimore Ravens. Rookie WR Xavier Worthy was the star of the game scoring two touchdowns – one rushing and one receiving. Worthy in that the Chiefs’ offense with Patrick Mahomes is going to be a problem for… read more

The New York Jets will open the season on Monday Night once again and will hope for better results than 2023. Four plays into the season, Aaron Rodgers suffered a torn Achilles and was out for the season. Now, the Jets will enter the season with major hype once again taking on the reigning NFC… read more

The Houston Texans are in the win column to begin the NFL season after taking down the rival Indianapolis Colts 29-27. Houston saw themselves rush for 213 yards including some big runs down the stretch to secure the season-opening victory. Perhaps the biggest play of the game came on 3rd and 11 right out of… 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