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If I am Bengals coach Marvin Lewis I am most worried about Mike Wallace –- and what he will do Sunday at Heinz Field. The third-year wide receiver is due to go off after a lean four-game stretch during which he has caught just one touchdown pass and hasn’t been much of a deep threat. [...]

KANSAS CITY – The Steelers’ 13-9 victory/escape at Kansas City was reminiscent of a 23-20 win at Indianapolis earlier this season. No way should the Steelers have let an inferior team that was playing with a career backup at quarterback hang around the way the Chiefs did. But an eyesore of a win is much [...]

The Steelers offensive coordinator addresses the move at left guard, Emmanuel Sanders and Hines Ward’s role in the passing game Q: Did Legursky becoming the starter at left guard have anything to do with Chris Kemoeatu’s health? A: A little bit, a little bit. They both have kind of swapped that out for a month. [...]

Ben Roethlisberger started answering a question about Hines Ward and how the Steelers’ all-time leading receiver is dealing with his diminished role. The Steelers quarterback ended up talking about the message that Bruce Arians delivered to the offensive players Wednesday. “Coach said if you’re a team that’s not doing very good record-wise then you’re fighting [...]

The review process for on-field NFL rules violations

Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger practiced today on a limited basis. He wore a glove on his right hand as well as a splint that protects his broken right thumb. What follows are selected questions from his Q&A with reporters: Q: How hard is it getting used to this injury? A: It hurts, first off, to [...]

Mark Kaboly takes a look back at the Steelers 24-17 win over the Bengals.

Hines Ward did not start in Cincinnati, and he played a limited number of snaps in the Steelers’ 24-17 win over the Bengals. If the Steelers’ all-time leading receiver has been demoted he is taking it in stride. “It’s not about me, it’s about the team,” Ward said. “We won the game that’s the bottom [...]

It is never too early to start talking about awards, especially since speculation for them starts before a single game is even played. Aaron Rodgers has a hammerlock on the MVP award. Cam Newton is the front runner for Rookie of the Year, though Andy Dalton and DeMarco Murray may be among those closing the [...]

Joe Reedy, who covers the Bengals for the Cincinnati Enquirer, answers three questions about today’s AFC North game at Paul Brown Stadium. Q: How good is this Bengals team? A: I think we start to find out how good this team is beginning today. The biggest thing they have done compared to past years is [...]