-B- The NFL has issued Ryan Clark a $40,000 fine for his helmet-to-helmet hit against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday. Ed Bouchette

Joe Flacco had the ball and 92 yards of Heinz Field’s beat-up grass between him and a Ravens victory. Steeler fans were confident. So was Flacco.  Flacco dinked and dunked his way down the field like he had all night and Torrey Smith atoned for an earlier TD drop by pulling in a 26-yard TD […]

Looking at the title and seeing that you’re about to read a preview of the Steelers vs. the Ravens, I’m sure you’re thinking “He’ll probably use the phrase ‘physical, hard-nosed football’ about twenty times.” Well, you’re wrong. This will be all about the advanced stats and what they tell us about the matchup. For the […]

I’m out of town doing some traveling this weekend, so I don’t have the time (or Internet access) to do a crazy preview post for today’s game, but here are 10 quick thoughts heading into the biggest game of the year.  1. I’ve got to think the biggest matchup of the game is going to […]

An interesting email landed in our inbox this week from longtime Steelers fan Don Moore. Don attended Super Bowl X in 1976 between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Dallas Cowboys in Miami. He had seats just behind the endzone and was watching the pregame warmups with he witnessed something very bizarre…here’s what happened: Curious if […]

Lots of Steelers news on this first day of November. First, the bad news… -B- Steelers OLB LaMarr Woodley is expected to miss Sunday’s game against Baltimore with a hamstring injury, sources tell the Post-Gazette. Even worse: he is likely to miss the following game against the Bengals. The Steelers will be without both of their […]

What a terrible weekend it was to be a linebacker in Pittsburgh. James Farrior is likely out a month. LaMarr Woodley is having an MVP-type season, but he left the Patriots game with a left hamstring injury.  The Steelers did get some good news today, though: James Harrison has been cleared to return to practice. Ed […]

It came down to the bitter end, but the Pittsburgh Steelers have finally beaten a Tom Brady-led Patriots squad for the first time since 2004.  The final was 25-17, but the Steelers dominated play much more than the score indicated. Pittsburgh outgained New England 427-213. Brady only threw for 198 yards. The Patriots went 3/10 […]

Here it is: the Steelers’ biggest test of the year: a date with the New England Patriots and Tom Brady. There’s only one way to preview this, Robin: to the stat-cave! First, here’s a recap of last week’s win over the Cardinals. There are two links below: the Advanced NFL Stats win probability graph/box score […]

One of the more exciting things to watch in Pittsburgh over the last three seasons has been the growth and development of a young, dynamic receiving corps. The Steelers have hit home runs with Mike Wallace, Antonio Brown and Emmanuel Sanders in the mid-late rounds of the NFL draft. With Hines Ward aging and Santonio […]

The Steelers were at home resting last night, but they still came away with a big victory. The lowly Jacksonville Jaguars pulled of a miraclous win at home over the Baltimore Ravens. The Jaguars didn’t score a touchdown, completed only 9 passes and fumbled the ball 4 times…..yet the Ravens could only muster 7 points […]

Time for a preview of today’s game in Arizona using all the advanced statistics I can find. First, here’s a recap of last week’s win over Jacksonville. There are two links below: the Advanced NFL Stats win probability graph/box score and QuantCoach’s coaching stats for the week. Steelers 17, Jaguars 13Coaching Stats Ben Roethlisberger led […]

I kind of figured this was going to happen shortly, but it is sad nonetheless: the Steelers placed longtime DE Aaron Smith on injured reserve today, ending his 2011 season and mosty likely his career.  Smith had sat out the last 2 games with a foot injury and has had injury issues the last three […]

Bizarre yet not totally unexpected news this afternoon: Troy Polamlu was fined by the NFL for using a cell phone during last Sunday’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Polamalu was seen on CBS talking on a cell phone after he sustained a head injury. Polamalu said he was calling his wife to let her know […]

ESPN ran this great piece on Aliquippa before this past Monday’s Jets/Dolphins games. Aliquippa, despite all its hardships, is one of the best football towns on the planet and it is always nice to see the Quips get some well deserved recognition.  It’s shocking to think that two of the best cornerbacks in my lifetime […]