As I sat down to watch Steelers’ head coach Mike Tomlin’s weekly press conference on Monday afternoon (btw, Twitter, you don’t have to tell us everything Tomlin says right after he says it–we all have YouTube), I knew that one of his first announcements would be that Mason Rudolph was going to get the start… read more

Welcome to another episode of Purple & Gold 4 Days! Our host, the ever-enthusiastic Justin Day, is here to give you a fun and detailed rundown of the Minnesota Vikings’ recent showdown with the Cincinnati Bengals. From sharing the game’s exhilarating highs and heart-stopping lows to dissecting each player’s performance and the team’s overall strategies,… read more

Baker Mayfield threw for 381 yards and four touchdowns in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 34-20 win over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. Mayfield found seven different receivers on the afternoon and the touchdown passes went to four different guys. Chris Godwin had his best game of the season hauling in ten catches for 155… 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 first injury report this week courtesy of… read more

The Pittsburgh Steelers are in need of help at the safety position, and help might be on the way with Elijah Riley’s pending return off Injured Reserve (IR). Monday Mike Tomlin spoke about how Riley could return to the team soon, and the organization started that process Tuesday when it was announced they started the… read more

The Pittsburgh Steelers are a bad team at this juncture of the 2023 regular season. Once 6-3, the downward spiral has been steep and precipitous as the team now stares at a 7-7 record and the playoffs looking like nothing more than a pipe dream. Fans everywhere want to know who is to blame. Who… read more

In this week’s “3-and-Out” article, we look at how injuries on defense and continued sub-par quarterback play doomed the Steelers in Indianapolis. Running out of bodies Professionally, I’m a history teacher. In my United States History II course we recently finished a lesson on World War I, where we learned that one of the primary reasons… read more

The 2023 regular season is moving through December. With the Steelers coming off three-straight losses, thouts of the posteason are a distant memory. After playing on Saturday and yet another Saurday game for Week 16, head coach Mike Tomlin took to the podium on Monday to address in the media. With plenty of questions asked… read more

I was super-shocked when I researched the 2023 state line for Steelers second-year receiver George Pickens and discovered that he has 52 receptions for 814 yards. Pickens is on pace to catch 63 passes for 988 yards. I did not think he was anywhere near 1,000 yards on the season. That is amazing. Imagine how… read more