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First Call: NFL admits blown call in Steelers-Ravens game; key Miami injury update; Tristan Jarry trade rumor
Tuesday’s “First Call” has an admission from the NFL about blowing a call in the Steelers-Ravens game. There is a key injury update surrounding Steelers-Dolphins on “Monday Night Football.” The Penguins open a long home stand against a high-scoring opponent, and we have some Tristan Jarry trade rumors. Walking it...
NFL rules analyst Gene Steratore explains where officials were right, wrong in Steelers-Ravens game
“NFL on CBS” rules analyst Gene Steratore is sticking by his original analysis from Sunday’s Steelers-Ravens game. When it comes to those three controversial calls that helped Pittsburgh win 27-22, the officials got two of them right. Even if Baltimore hates how the rules are written. Making his weekly appearance...
Tim Benz: So much from Steelers-Ravens was overshadowed by officiating debates
During a full day of debate surrounding three huge officiating calls that benefited the Steelers in their 27-22 win over the Ravens on Sunday, Pittsburgh cornerback Joey Porter Jr. gave his blunt assessment of the pass breakup he got on a play that was initially ruled a fourth-quarter touchdown for...
Mum’s the word: NFL, Visit Pittsburgh host private town hall on draft plans
As a Pittsburgh councilman, Anthony Coghill chairs City Council’s public safety committee and serves on the Sports & Exhibition Authority’s board. But even those credentials could not score him an invitation to a closed-door “town hall” Monday with NFL officials about the 2026 NFL Draft coming to Pittsburgh in April....
Former Steeler Ryan Shazier reunites with medical team that treated him in Cincinnati
Eight years to the day after Ryan Shazier suffered a spinal cord injury, he returned to UC Medial Center to reunite with the care team that treated him and started him on a path to recovery. The former Steelers linebacker also met with patients to talk about his recovery process...
Brandin Echols, James Pierre making most of opportunity, stabilizing Steelers secondary
Joe Porter Jr., in a manner of speaking, personifies the Pittsburgh Steelers’ organizational approach to stability and continuity. After all, Porter’s father is a former team MVP who was an assistant under one of the only three head coaches the team has had since 1969. Ironic, then, that Porter’s immersion...
5 things we learned: In AFC North, Steelers control destiny, but so do 2nd-place Ravens
Five things we learned from Steelers 27, Ravens 22: 1. Northern exposure While it’s true the Steelers got a leg up on the Ravens in the AFC North, Baltimore controls its playoff fate the rest of the way. As do the Steelers. It may sound confusing, but it’s true. If...
Mark Madden: Steelers’ lead in AFC North is restored, along with the Mike Tomlin narrative
The Pittsburgh Steelers are back atop the AFC North, and the narrative is back in place. It ranges somewhere between Kevin Bacon screaming “All is well!” in “Animal House” and Aaron Rodgers saying, “Means maybe (the media) will shut the hell up for a week.” It doubtless involves every talking...
Steelers’ DK Metcalf spends night in Baltimore because of stomach pain
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf spent the night in Baltimore after the team returned home following Sunday’s win at the Ravens. Metcalf was experiencing stomach discomfort, Steelers spokesperson Burt Lauten confirmed, and team medical personnel directed him to get evaluated at a Baltimore area hospital rather than board the...
First Call: John Harbaugh struggles with officiating after loss to Steelers; examining Pirates’ reported offer to Kyle Schwarber
Monday’s “First Call” has John Harbaugh’s reaction to those officiating controversies in the Steelers-Ravens game Sunday. We look at the Steelers’ next opponent on “Monday Night Football,” and we have odds on the Penn State and Pitt bowl games. Plus, we examine that alleged contractual offer to Kyle Schwarber from...
Steelers vs. Ravens: What they’re saying in Baltimore after loss
The Pittsburgh Steelers pulled out a wild road win Sunday at Baltimore’s M&T Bank Stadium, defeating their rival Ravens, 27-22, and taking the lead in the AFC North. The Steelers squeaked away with the win after a potential, go-ahead Ravens touchdown was taken off the board with less than three...
Madden Monday: ‘The Ravens were worse, more than the Steelers were better’
During this week’s “Madden Monday” podcast, Mark Madden of TribLive and 105.9 The X had plenty of good things to say about the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 27-22 victory in Baltimore. “I thought they did a good job rushing (Lamar) Jackson. I thought Jackson was awful, but I thought that they contained...
He didn’t kiss criticism goodbye, but Steelers’ Mike Tomlin moves into top 10 in all-time coaching wins
BALTIMORE — Mike Tomlin encountered a CBS camera while he was on the field in the moments after his team’s impressive and much-needed victory Sunday. His palm inward, Tomlin raised his right hand to his mouth, and he blew the camera an emphatic kiss. Mike Tomlin ???? pic.twitter.com/Lz7NQVvJev— NFL on...
Controversial non-TD call looms large in Steelers’ victory against Ravens
BALTIMORE — Because replay officials determined that Isaiah Likely didn’t hold onto the ball, the Pittsburgh Steelers held on for a 27-22 victory Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens that gave them sole possession of first place in the AFC North. Trailing by five points with 2 minutes, 43 seconds left...
Feats of Strength: Rodgers-Metcalf connection, late defensive plays save Steelers in Baltimore
It wasn’t quite Charlie Batch leading a stunning upset with a limping Pittsburgh Steelers team in Baltimore in 2012. No. That year, the Ravens were actually good. They were 9-2 at the time and ended up winning the Super Bowl. This year’s Baltimore Ravens team (6-7) is every bit as flawed...
4 Steelers players leave win vs. Ravens to get evaluated for concussions, 1 returns
BALTIMORE — The three-decade rivalry between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens has developed a long and well-deserved reputation as one of the most hard-hitting in the NFL. Sunday’s meeting certainly lived up to the billing, as no better exhibited byfour different Steelers leaving the game to be evaluated for...
Steelers hold off final Ravens drive to win in Baltimore
BALTIMORE — In a reversal of fortune Sunday — and thanks to a few reversed calls — the Pittsburgh Steelers secured a rare victory after holding a halftime lead. Albeit barely. The Steelers survived a second-half rally by the Baltimore Ravens and a few controversial instant replay rulings to defeat...
Roman Wilson inactive; veterans Adam Thielen, Marquez Valdes-Scantling make Steelers debut
BALTIMORE — Roman Wilson was the odd man out in the late-season makeover of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ secondary wide receivers corps. On a day when veteran wideouts Adam Thielen and Marquez Valdes-Scantling were in uniform to make their debut with the team, Wilson was designated as a surprising healthy inactive...
Steelers at Ravens: Get ready for 2025 Week 14 matchup
First place in the AFC North is up for grabs when the Pittsburgh Steelers visit the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. The game will be broadcast on CBS, with Jim Nantz on play-by-play alongside analyst Tony Romo and sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson. The Steelers Audio...
Veteran WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling in line to make Steelers debut vs. Ravens
After spending four seasons with the Green Bay Packers earlier in his career, Marquez Valdes-Scantling knows what an intense, old-school division rivalry is all about. Packers-Chicago Bears is not a bad equivalent to Steelers-Ravens. And Valdes-Scantling is set to make his Steelers debut amidst that rivalry. He was another practice-squad...
Until last year, Steelers had Ravens’ number when visiting M&T Bank Stadium
Gloom and doom surrounds the Pittsburgh Steelers’ visit to Baltimore this weekend. Given the team’s recent play — and last year’s trips to the Charm City — those low expectations are hardly surprising even if this game will determine first place in the AFC North. The Steelers, after all, aren’t...
Steelers 4 Downs: Typically, the AFC North gets multiple playoff teams. Not likely in 2025
1. One, and done? With the two teams that are tied for first place in the AFC North sitting at 6-6 — and therefore on the outside looking in on the current conference’s wild-card picture — it would seem unlikely that the division will have multiple qualifiers for the playoffs...
Scouting the Ravens: Steelers opponent has struggled in the passing game
SCOUTING THE RAVENS Last meeting Ravens beat Steelers, 28-14, on Jan. 11, 2025, in Baltimore in the wild-card playoff round Key matchup Ravens RB Derrick Henry vs. Steelers ILB Malik Harrison Harrison spent the first five seasons of his career with the Ravens as a run-stuffing linebacker, and the Steelers...
OT Dylan Cook elevated to Steelers’ roster vs. Ravens
Dylan Cook has been in uniform for a pair of NFL regular-season games. “No snaps yet,” Cook said Friday with a smile. A good chance that changes Sunday for Cook. The Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday elevated Cook and veteran wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling from the practice squad to the gameday...
‘I’ll be ready to go’: WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling preps for possible Steelers debut
Could it be that now after the team added another veteran receiver that this is the week Marquez Valdes-Scantling gets his opportunity for his Pittsburgh Steelers debut? “I think I’m a pretty quick learner,” Valdes-Scantling said after Friday’s practice at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex, “and, you know, whenever the time...
