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The Chiefs seek the 1st Super Bowl threepeat after 8 previous back-to-back champs fell short
Read full article: The Chiefs seek the 1st Super Bowl threepeat after 8 previous back-to-back champs fell shortPatrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs will try to do what Tom Brady, Joe Montana and Terry Bradshaw couldnāt during their Hall of Fame careers.
Wide receiver T.J. Vasher making dazzling plays at Cowboys training camp
Read full article: Wide receiver T.J. Vasher making dazzling plays at Cowboys training campWith the Cowboys' wide receiving corps battling injuries to stay on the field, T.J. Vasher is making the most of the opportunity and turning heads at training camp.
Cowboys wide receiver James Washington suffers Jones fracture, sidelined 10 weeks
Read full article: Cowboys wide receiver James Washington suffers Jones fracture, sidelined 10 weeksCowboys wide receiver James Washington suffered a Jones fracture of his right foot when teammate Trevon Diggs came down on his right leg during a play at training camp.
Bills improve to 10-3 with 26-15 win over sloppy Steelers
Read full article: Bills improve to 10-3 with 26-15 win over sloppy SteelersHis 28 TDs passing rank second most on the team list, and five behind the single-season record set by Kelly in ā91. Acquired in a trade with Minnesota in March, Diggs now has 100 catches to match the Billsā single-season record set by Eric Moulds in 2002. The Steelers continue to resemble nothing of the team that set a franchise record by winning its first 11 games. The game was decided midway through the fourth quarter after Buffaloās Tyler Bass hit a 23-yard field goal to put the Bills up 26-15. SACK STREAKThe Steelers extended their sack streak to a 70th consecutive game to break the NFL record set by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1999 to 2003.
Surprise! Washington ends Pittsburgh's perfect season 23-17
Read full article: Surprise! Washington ends Pittsburgh's perfect season 23-17Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver James Washington (13) celebrates with JuJu Smith-Schuster after scoring on a 50-yard pass play during the first half of an NFL football game against the Washington Football Team in Pittsburgh, Monday, Dec. 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger)PITTSBURGH ā The Pittsburgh Steelers spent three months shaking off whatever 2020 threw at them. pointing out time and again the only thing perfect about them was their record. Washington won the Super Bowl that season. The Bills beat the Steelers ā minus Roethlisberger ā 17-10 at Heinz Field last December to lock up a playoff berth.
Steelers overcome rust, short-handed Ravens to move to 11-0
Read full article: Steelers overcome rust, short-handed Ravens to move to 11-0Pittsburgh Steelers running back Benny Snell (24) runs away from Baltimore Ravens outside linebacker L.J. So while the Steelers stayed perfect with a disjointed 19-14 win over the undermanned Ravens in the first NFL game on a Wednesday in eight years, their play was anything but. āTo be bluntly honest, Iām really disappointed in our performance tonight,ā he said after Pittsburgh improved to 11-0. But the Steelers were able to drain the clock behind a third-down grab by James Washington, eliminating the Ravens from repeating as AFC North champions. āThe way the game went, obviously we wanted to win,ā Griffin said.
Injured Big Ben rallies unbeaten Steelers past Cowboys 24-19
Read full article: Injured Big Ben rallies unbeaten Steelers past Cowboys 24-19The limp was gone as the 38-year-old engineered a fourth-quarter comeback that kept Pittsburgh as the NFL's only unbeaten team. Those are the four games Dallas has been without star Dak Prescott, out for the season with a broken ankle. Roethlisberger's first touchdown came after he injured his left knee after a throw on a hit from defensive tackle Neville Gallimore. āSomeone hit me right on the side of the knee, kind of bent my knee a little bit,ā Roethlisberger said. āJust had some discomfort.āGilbert's first touchdown pass was a 20-yarder to Lamb for a 10-0 lead in the second quarter.
Steelers stay perfect, blow out Mayfield, Browns 38-7
Read full article: Steelers stay perfect, blow out Mayfield, Browns 38-7Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) pulls off his helmet on the sideline after being sacked by the Pittsburgh Steelers during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020, in Pittsburgh. The passing game came next, quickly followed by the optimism that somehow things would be different for the Cleveland Browns. The result when the Steelers host the Browns does not. James Conner ran for 101 yards and a touchdown, Ben Roethlisberger passed for 169 yards and a score and Pittsburgh's defense chased aching Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield in the third quarter. Pittsburgh sacked Mayfield four times and picked him off twice ā including Minkah Fitzpatrick's 33-yard sprint to the end zone on Cleveland's first possession.
Defense, Snell, Big Ben carry Pittsburgh over Giants 26-16
Read full article: Defense, Snell, Big Ben carry Pittsburgh over Giants 26-16Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster (19) comes down with a touchdown pass against New York Giants cornerback James Bradberry (24) during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Defense, Snell, Big Ben carry Pittsburgh over Giants 26-16
Read full article: Defense, Snell, Big Ben carry Pittsburgh over Giants 26-16Roethlisberger, who missed the final 14 games last season after elbow surgery, threw for three scores in a 26-16 win over the New York Giants at an empty and eerie MetLife Stadium on Monday night. The defense, while not quite on the level of the famed Steel Curtain, was plenty stingy and physical. It not only held Saquon Barkley to 6 yards on 15 carries, it also swarmed him in the backfield nearly all night. Even though the Pittsburgh defense broke down as the Giants marched 87 yards on 19 plays in just under nine minutes in the third quarter, it still came up with a major stop. Roethlisberger then took Pittsburgh 62 yards for the field goal and a 19-10 lead.