Archive for December, 2010

Site Editor Matt Loede’s NFL Picks for Week 17

Last Week: 10-6 Season: 143-94 Miami at New England – The question will be if the Pats will play anyone. New England can’t gain anything with a win or a loss, so likely Tom Brady and co. will play a bit, but that’s about it. The Fins would love to end the season with a [...]

Steelers-Browns Injury Report

STEELERS: DNP: LB James Harrison (illness), RB Mewelde Moore (knee), S Troy Polamalu (ankle), DE Aaron Smith (triceps), LB Jason Worilds (knee). LIMITED: LB LaMarr Woodley (knee). BROWNS: DNP: RB Peyton Hillis (ribs), DT Shaun Rogers (ankle, hip), RB Lawrence Vickers (illness), G Floyd Womack (knee). LIMITED: LB Eric Alexander (groin), LB Marcus Benard (shoulder), [...]

Fines on Harrison Reduced by $25,000

The pockets of Steelers LB James Harrison just got a little more full, as the league has announced they have reduced the biggest fine it levied the Steelers linebacker by one-third. The fine was in question was the $75,000 find that Harrison was hit with his hit on Cleveland wide receiver Mohamed Massaquoi in Pittsburgh [...]

Polamalu Named Steelers MVP

Troy Polamalu hasn’t played the past few games, but that didn’t stop him from taking home the teams Most Valuable Player award for the 2010 season. It is the first time in Polamalu’s eight-year career that he has received the honor, making him the first Steelers safety in 30 years to win the award. “Football [...]

NFL Capsule – Steelers at Browns

OPENING LINE—Pittsburgh by 6 RECORD VS. SPREAD—Pittsburgh 8-6-1; Cleveland 5-9-1 SERIES RECORD—Steelers lead 59-56 LAST MEETING—Steelers beat Browns 28-10, Oct. 17, 2010 LAST WEEK—Steelers beat Panthers 27-3; Browns lost to Ravens 20-10 STEELERS OFFENSE—OVERALL (15), RUSH (9), PASS (16) STEELERS DEFENSE—OVERALL (2), RUSH (1), PASS (14) BROWNS OFFENSE—OVERALL (29), RUSH (19), PASS (30) BROWNS DEFENSE—OVERALL [...]

Three Steelers Get Nods for the Pro Bowl

The NFL’s annual game that no one cares about, the Pro Bowl, will showcase three Steelers (that is until about 3-4 more make it after players start to drop out), as the team will have two starters on defense, and one reserve on offense. The two starters on defense will be James Harrison at OLB, [...]

Polamalu Won’t Practice Wednesday or Thursday; Status for Sunday Up in the Air

The tone of Mike Tomlin’s presser today leads one to believe that despite the importance of Sunday’s game isn’t going to heal safety Troy Polamalu enough for him to take the field in Cleveland. Or at least the coach won’t know for sure till Friday. Tomlin said today that Polamalu won’t practice tomorrow or Thursday, [...]

Who the Steelers Will Play in 2011

With one week left in the regular season, the slate for who the Steelers will play in 2011 is starting to become more clear. Of course the Steelers could care less about that right now, as they are focused on Cleveland, and then who they may play in the postseason. For the rest of us [...]