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

The Pittsburgh Steelers haven’t won a playoff game since January 22, 2017, when they defeated the Kansas City Chiefs by the narrow score of 18-16 in the Divisional Round. And if the Steelers’ dismal defeat by the Chiefs at Acrisure Stadium on Christmas Day is any indication, the Black-and-gold aren’t likely to break their losing… read more

Last season I did the Friday Night Steelers Six Pack and wondered if it was worth doing further. After all, interaction was not great, and sometimes you just have to adjust. So I decided to call an audible, and not just abandon the Friday night meeting of the black-and-gold minds. Instead of six questions, I… read more