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    Harrison and injury updates

    December 9th, 2011

    Ben Roethlisberger’s high-ankle sprain dominated talk in the Steelers’ locker room after a 14-3 win over the Browns. Here is a James Harrison as well as an injury update. – Harrison didn’t agree with the roughing the passer penalty he received in the fourth quarter for hitting Colt McCoy after the Browns quarterback had flipped [...]

    Roethlisberger Q&A

    December 6th, 2011

    Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger riffs on the number of sacks he takes, “Whip” and the Steelers’ short week. Q: You seem to get sacked at or close to the same number every season. Any theory as to why that is? A: I plan for it. At the beginning of the year I put a big number [...]

    To kick or not to kick to Josh Cribbs when the Steelers try to beat the Browns for the 15th time in the last 16 meetings between the AFC North rivals. That is the question Mike Tomlin will have to answer before Thursday night — if he hasn’t already done so. “We cannot let Josh [...]

    Opposing viewpoint

    December 4th, 2011

    Joe Reedy, the Bengals’ beat writer for the Cincinnati Enquirer, answers a couple of questions about today’s game at Heinz Field. Q: What will having A.J. Green for the entire game do for the Bengals’ offense? A: A.J. Green gives the Bengals a consistent deep and vertical threat which is something they were lacking since [...]

    Maurkice Pouncey went to work today for the first time this week, and let’s just say that the Pro Bowl center has looked better. Pouncey spent the previous four days battling a stomach virus that caused him to lose 12 pounds, and he is just now starting to regain his strength. “Today’s been the first [...]