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Countdown to 49′ers Matchup Continues

The Steelers are continuing preparations for Sunday’s game against the San Francisco 49ers at Heinz Field with practice today on the South Side. Linebacker James Harrison returned to practice on Wednesday after being carted of the field this past Sunday with a neck sprain. Harrison says he expects to start against San Francisco. Kendall Simmons [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Sep 20 2007

STEELERS STYLE 2007

Friday, October 5, 2007 – Grand Ballroom, The Hilton Pittsburgh
Co-Chairs - Casey Hampton and Ben Roethlisberger
The annual Steelers Style Fashion Show features current players and their families modeling clothing from Reebok, American Eagle and Hiptique.  The Fashion Show is chaired by Greta and Art Rooney.
The evening includes dinner and is then [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Sep 19 2007

Harrison With Stiff Neck, May Play Sunday vs SF

After giving the Steelers players and fans the scare of their lives on Sunday, it looks like the outcome is going to be great for linebacker James Harrison.  Head coach Mike Tomlin confirmed on Tuesday that Harrison, who was hurt and carried off the field Sunday, has nothing more than a stiff neck, and that [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Sep 18 2007

Steelers Sit Alone At Top of AFC North

The Steelers are alone atop the AFC North with a 2-and-0 record.  Cincinnati, Cleveland and Baltimore trail the Steelers by a game at 1-and-1.  Cincinnati lost to Cleveland last weekend and Baltimore lost to the Bengals back in Week One.  The Browns lost to the Steelers in Week One.  The Steelers will now turn their attention [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Sep 18 2007

Looking Good in Throwbacks, Steelers Slam Bills 26-3

So the throwbacks were not that pretty.  As far as the defense went, it sure looked like a thing of beauty.  The Steelers defense played like the glory days of the Steel Curtain, pounding the Buffalo Bills on Sunday 26-3 at Hinez Field.  The win for the Steelers means that they are 2-0, and they [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Sep 16 2007

Inactives for Bills at Steelers 1pm Kickoff

STEELERS INACTIVES

QB Brian St. Pierre (3rd)
WR Willie Reid
CB Ricardo Colclough
RB Gary Russell
LB Marquis Cooper
C/G Darnell Stapleton
OT Trai Essex
LB Arnold Harrison

BILLS INACTIVES
RB Fred Jackson (3rd QB)
S Coy Wire
S John Wending
LB Keith Ellison
OL Duke Preston
WR Josh Reed
DE Ryan Denney
DE Copeland Bryan

STARTING LINEUP CHANGES
Steelers:
Matt [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Sep 16 2007

Hines Fined $5,000 For Hit On Browns Holly

Yes it was a vicious hit, but was it worth $5,000? The NFL has decided it was, and for Hines Ward, his pocket book is a little less today, thanks to the hit last week in the Steelers opener vs the Browns where Hines slammed Cleveland corner Daven Holly. The Browns corner termed [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Sep 15 2007

Black and Gold Ready for Bills Showdown Sunday

The Steelers are ready for Sunday’s home opener against the Buffalo Bills at Heinz Field.  The Black-and-Gold practice today on the South Side.  Steelers players said after practice on Thursday that they are just as geared up for the home opener as they were the regular-season opener.  The Steelers have won four straight home openers and [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Sep 14 2007

Steelers Rank #1 with the Ladies

The Steelers are number one, with women.  A recent survey of 220-thousand people in 75 cities by Scarborough Sports Marketing shows that the Steelers have the biggest female fan base in the country.  Thirty-four-percent of the women surveyed in and around Pittsburgh say they are Steelers fans.  Green Bay comes in second with 29.4-percent and the [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Sep 14 2007

Countdown to Bills Continues for Steelers

The Steelers practice this afternoon in preparation for Sunday’s home opener at Heinz Field against the Buffalo Bills.  Talk in the locker-room before and after practice on Wednesday was not only about Buffalo but New England as well.  The Patriots are being investigated by the NFL for allegedly filming Jets coaches signaling plays from the sidelines [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Sep 13 2007