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• Bill Belichick says Steelers have the NFL’s best quarterback situation

  23-09-2024 23:01 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images The Steelers are 3-0, and may have found their QB of the future The Pittsburgh Steelers are 3-0 and have had increasingly productive quarterback play from Justin Fields over their three games thus far. Fields had his best game as a Steeler in Week 3, going 25-of-32 for 245 yards and two total scores to help the Steelers in 20-10.In his weekly appearance on The Pat McAfee Show, former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick says the Steelers are in a great
  
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• Steelers vs. Colts preview: What to expect, 2 key matchups to watch in Week 4

  27-09-2024 23:00 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images What to look out for in Week 4 The Pittsburgh Steelers hit the road in Week 4 for the third time already this season. A familiar non-divisional opponent looms in the Indianapolis Colts. The two faced off last season in what ended up being a disappointing game for the black and yellow. The Steelers fell by a score of 30-13 from Lucas Oil Stadium.
  Before that, the Steelers won the past eight contests dating back to 2008. Sure enough, the Steelers own the all-time s
  
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• Steelers rule out several players for Week 4 vs. Colts, including RB Jaylen Warren

  27-09-2024 20:57 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Conor Courtney/Getty Images Final practice report of the week... The Pittsburgh Steelers are traveling to Indianapolis this weekend for a showdown with the Indianapolis Colts — hopefully improving to a 4-0 record, as long as they can overcome several key injuries that have plagued them in recent weeks.
  The team issued their final injury report on Friday, listing RB Jaylen Warren (knee), LB Alex Highsmith (groin) and TE MyCole Pruitt (knee) all out for Week 4. Expect Najee Harris t
  
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• NFL Week 4 picks & predictions: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Indianapolis Colts

  27-09-2024 19:55 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Michael Allio/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Picks and predictions from around the league The Pittsburgh Steelers are 3-0 and head to Indianapolis to take on the Colts in Week 4, a place where they lost last season.Pittsburgh’s No. 1 defense in the NFL will face quarterback Anthony Richardson, who leads the NFL in interceptions thrown. As long as they protect the ball, they should come away with a victory. Here is how several writers and media alike see the game playing out:
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• Lower your expectations for Roman Wilson

  27-09-2024 19:38 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images Immediate rookie WR contributions are not the norm When the Pittsburgh Steelers decided to dress only four receivers in Week 3 against the Los Angeles Chargers and made rookie Roman Wilson a healthy scratch, some fans and media personalities thought it was coaching malpractice. However, the history of the Steelers shows that rookie receivers who make an immediate impact are the exception, not the norm. Steelers Nation should lower their expectations for Wilson,
  
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• Steelers vs. Colts: 5 questions with the enemy ahead of Week 4

  27-09-2024 18:47 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images Featuring Stampede Blue’s Chris Shepherd The Pittsburgh Steelers are hunting for an undefeated September after starting 3-0. This week they face off against the Indianapolis Colts, who picked up their first win last week against Chicago. I spoke with Chris Shepherd of Stampede Blue to get a better idea of what to expect from a young Indy team that’s been battling through some injuries.You can read my questions and his answers below:
  1. After teasi
  
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• Cowboys vs. Giants: Thursday Night Football Open Thread

  27-09-2024 01:30 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Odds, predictions, and more The Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants kickoff Week 4 in the NFL season at MetLife Stadium, and I will pray to whatever God will listen to stop putting this game in primetime every year.
  The Cowboys are 5.5 point favorites, and they should hit that mark handedly. The over/under is set at 45.5, so you all know what I’m betting - the under.The Giants have scored more than 20 points just once this season and the Cowboys had a comb
  
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• Steelers could be without Jaylen Warren in Week 4 after missing second-straight practice

  26-09-2024 21:47 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images Warren is managing a knee injury... The Pittsburgh Steelers have held their second practice of the week in preparation for their Week 4 road trip to take on the Indianapolis Colts. Wednesday’s practice report was a particularly busy one, with several starters out, including LB Alex Highsmith and TE MyCole Pruitt, both of whom also missed Thursday’s practice and were unofficially announced as “out” in Mike Tomlin’s weekly press confe
  
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• Steelers QB Justin Fields discusses navigating the QB battle, learning from Russell Wilson

  26-09-2024 19:37 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images The Steelers’ quarterback was open about the QB battle in Pittsburgh The Pittsburgh Steelers are one of five 3-0 teams in remaining the NFL, and that is in large part because of the consistent play of Justin Fields. The quarterback joined his teammate, Cam Heyward, on the latest episode of Not Just Football and he discussed what it’s been like navigating the quarterback battle with Russell Wilson.“From the moment we got here, I think we both d
  
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• Steelers’ Justin Fields says he’s never seen a player dominate like T.J. Watt

  26-09-2024 17:43 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Brandon Sloter/Getty Images The Steelers’ QB was in awe of T.J. Watt The Pittsburgh Steelers traded for Justin Fields back in March, completing a new-look quarterback room with Fields, Russell Wilson, and Kyle Allen after trading Kenny Pickett to the Philadelphia Eagles, releasing Mitch Trubisky, and deciding not to re-sign Mason Rudolph in free agency.
  The Steelers have gotten good play from Fields in the first three games of the season, specifically in their Week 3 contest again
  
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• Steelers eyeing DeAndre Hopkins trade?

  26-09-2024 02:09 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Johnnie Izquierdo/Getty Images Could the Steelers bring in the future Hall of Famer? The Pittsburgh Steelers finally got production from another receiver not named George Pickens in Week 3. Calvin Austin had four receptions for 95 yards and a touchdown. However, the Steelers still don’t have a perimeter threat opposite of Pickens, but that could change before long.
  In a recent column, ESPN’s Dan Graziano listed DeAndre Hopkins, as well as Christian Kirk as receivers the Stee
  
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• Steelers RB Jaylen Warren misses practice ahead of Week 4

  25-09-2024 22:45 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images The Pittsburgh Steelers are heading back on the road this week for a showdown with the Indianapolis Colts. Unfortunately, despite their 3-0 start, the injuries are starting to pile up, which could make their Week 4 outing more of an uphill battle than it needs to be against a dysfunctional Colts offense.
  The absences of OLB Alex Highsmith and TE MyCole Pruitt at Wednesday’s practice weren’t unexpected, as HC Mike Tomlin gave an update on Tuesday
  
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• Steelers QB Justin Fields is one of the NFL’s top passers

  25-09-2024 21:18 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Brandon Sloter/Getty Images Fields’ numbers are surprisingly great. Justin Fields has played very good football over the first three weeks of the 2024 NFL season, and is a big part as to why the Pittsburgh Steelers are one of five reaming unbeaten teams in the league.
  And while Fields’ box score numbers won’t blow you away (173 YPG, 2 touchdowns), his advanced numbers are some of the best in the league and help tell a more complete story, especially when it comes to pa
  
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• Steelers Read & React: Biggest surprises and Week 4 Colts preview

  25-09-2024 17:30 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Kara Durrette/Getty Images Ryan Parish and Ryland Bickley tackle the week’s hottest topics. This week: Looking at some more early-season narratives and previewing a Week 4 matchup vs. the Colts.It’s a good time to be a Steelers fan.Pittsburgh is 3-0 with the league’s top defense and a rising offense. The black and gold also have a multi-game lead on the rest of the division: The Baltimore Ravens and Cleveland Browns are both 1-2. Once considered Super Bowl contenders, the Cinci
  
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• Steelers sign CB C.J. Henderson

  25-09-2024 17:01 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images The former top 10 pick will join the practice squad The Pittsburgh Steelers are signing former top 10 overall pick cornerback C.J. Henderson, the team announced today.
  We have signed CB C.J. Henderson to the Practice Squad. @BordasLawhttps://t.co/9M4ELVnqFZ— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) September 25, 2024
  This comes after Cory Trice was placed on IR with a hamstring injury, which will cause him to miss at least four games. The Steelers were already
  
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• Steelers Reacts Survey: Has Justin Fields won the QB job?

  25-09-2024 12:00 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Barry Reeger-Imagn Images Sound off, Steeler Nation! Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Pittsburgh Steelers fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.
  Welcome to the fourth week of Steelers Reacts! Pittsburgh is 3-0 following a 20-10 win over the Los Angeles Chargers. After the best game of Justin Fields’ Steelers career, it seems the media and fans are s
  
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• Steelers work out former Seahawks WR

  25-09-2024 00:30 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images Ursua played with Russell Wilson in Seattle The Steelers brought in wide receiver John Ursua for a workout on Tuesday, per a report by NFL insider Aaron Wilson (John was misspelled as Josh in the report).Ursua may not be a familiar name to Steelers fans, but he is to Pittsburgh quarterback Russell Wilson, who played with Ursua when the two were in Seattle. Back in July, Ursua told BTSC’s Mike Nicastro on the “The Sick Podcast - Steelers Crazy&rdqu
  
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• Mike Tomlin explains why he hasn’t named Justin Fields the starter

  24-09-2024 23:51 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images The Steelers are 3-0 with Fields, but they aren’t rushing to crown him The Pittsburgh Steelers are one of the handful of undefeated teams remaining in the NFL. Their defense has yet to allow more than 10 points in a game, and the offense is slowly but surely becoming more explosive and reliable.Specifically, Justin Fields is emerging as a quarterback the Steelers can count on to make the big plays. Fields connected with Calvin Austin over the middle on a t
  
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• Steelers power rankings roundup: Steelers peak at No. 2 after 3-0 start

  24-09-2024 22:23 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Brandon Sloter/Getty Images Power rankings after three weeks The Pittsburgh Steelers are one of five remaining unbeaten teams in the NFL, which certainly has them rising up the respective power rankings. Let’s take a look at the consensus.
  USA Today: No. 8
  8. Pittsburgh Steelers (12): Hard to say how close to maxed out their top-ranked defense is, but the demands on QB Justin Fields seem certain to escalate as offensive players around him continue to go down. - Nate Davis
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• Steelers place CB Cory Trice Jr. on IR, make practice squad moves

  24-09-2024 21:50 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images Trice will be out for at least four weeks.A promising member of the Steelers secondary will be out for at least four weeks, with the Steelers announcing Tuesday that cornerback Cory Trice Jr. has been placed on injured reserve.In the same announcement, the Steelers made the signings of cornerback James Pierre and offensive tackle Calvin Anderson official. They also swapped out practice squad players, signing linebacker Marcus Haynes to the practice squad and r
  
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• Steelers HC Mike Tomlin gives updates on Alex Highsmith, Jaylen Warren, Najee Harris ahead of Week 4

  24-09-2024 18:37 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images The Pittsburgh Steelers are heading into their Week 4 road matchup against the Indianapolis Colts with several injuries. HC Mike Tomlin provided several injury updates in his Tuesday presser, stating that OLB Alex Highsmith (groin), CB Cory Trice (hamstring) and MyCole Pruitt (knee) are all likely out for Week 4.
  The team’s monitoring several other injuries as well. Those who Tomlin did not rule out include starting LG Isaac Seumalo (pectoral) and Jaylen
  
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• Steelers planning to start QB Justin Fields vs. Colts

  24-09-2024 18:18 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Brandon Sloter/Getty Images The Steelers are 3-0 under Fields The Pittsburgh Steelers are 3-0 for the second time since 2010, and the contributions they have gotten from Justin Fields at quarterback elevated them in Week 3. While it may be less and less surprising by the week, head coach Mike Tomlin says the intention will be to start Fields in their Week 4 matchup with the Indianapolis Colts.
  Tomlin said that the situation of Russell Wilson is very similar to last week and that he will
  
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• Monda Night Football Open Thread

  24-09-2024 01:52 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Henry Browne/Getty Images Better Late Than Never Edition
  Jaguars @ Bills
  Commanders @ Bengals
  
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• Steelers snap counts: Week 3 takeaways

  24-09-2024 01:20 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images You can learn a lot about the 2024 Steelers from the team’s snap counts. Welcome to this week’s edition of Steelers snap counts. Pittsburgh is 3-0, and as always, there’s something to be learned from the team’s snap counts.Plus, this week we have new formatting, separating the offense, defense, and special teams numbers into different tables. Thanks to BTSC member steelwoman for an impromptu Google Sheets tutorial last week.As always,
  
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• Report: Steelers signing CB James Pierre to roster

  24-09-2024 00:45 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Brandon Sloter/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The veteran cornerback moves from the practice squad to the 53-man roster after impressing in Week 3.After spending a week on the Steelers’ practice squad, cornerback James Pierre is back on the active/inactive roster with Pittsburgh signing him on Monday, per a report from NFL insider Aaron Wilson and Pierre’s agent Toney Scott.James Pierre has officially signed to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 53-man roster following his ele
  
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• Steelers signing OT Calvin Anderson in light of Troy Fautanu injury

  23-09-2024 23:14 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Pittsburgh is bringing in a veteran OT The Pittsburgh Steelers have been bit hard by the injury bug this season. More specifically, the offensive line has been eaten up. Left guard Isaac Seumalo suffered a pectoral injury that has caused him to miss the first three games. Rookie tackle Troy Fautanu also suffered a season-ending injury to his knee.In light of all the injuries, the Steelers are bringing in veteran offensive tackle Calvin An
  
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• Varsity & JV: Winners & losers from the Steelers win vs. Chargers

  23-09-2024 17:16 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Brandon Sloter/Getty Images Winners and losers from Week 3 The Pittsburgh Steelers are 3-0. Insert Paul Rudd “Who would’ve thought?” meme here.Pittsburgh defeated the Los Angeles Chargers 20-10, giving the Bolts their first loss of the year. As always, we’ll dive into the players who made the biggest difference - both good and bad. Here are this week’s Varsity and JV performers.
  Varsity
  QB Justin Fields
  Fields had his best game as a Steeler, and looked comf
  
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• 7 overreactions from the Steelers’ 20-10 win over the Los Angeles Chargers

  23-09-2024 16:33 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Brandon Sloter/Getty Images Takeaways, overreactions, and random musings from the Steelers’ home opener. 3-0. Maybe it wasn’t all that surprising, but ahead of the season, it would’ve been. Despite countless early-season disappointments and question marks, the Steelers are off to one of the hottest starts in the league.As always, there are plenty of takeaways to be had:1. Is Justin Fields the future?
  Justin Fields found the middle of the field.It was the missing piece
  
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• Ask Steelers DT Cam Heyward your burning questions heading into Week 4!

  23-09-2024 15:00 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images Hear from the legend himself. Hey Steelers fans! The Black and Gold are flying high at 3-0, but that’s not the only fun piece of news today. The other? Every week, we’ll be reaching out to you loyal BTSC readers — the biggest Steelers fans on the planet — to ask what questions you have for Steelers DT Cam Heyward.Cam will be recording his Not Just Football podcast in the next couple of days and would love to hear the most interesting qu
  
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• Report: Steelers’ RT Troy Fautanu out for regular season with knee surgery, could return for playoffs

  23-09-2024 04:53 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images Fautanu will be getting a surgery on his knee.Steelers fans got some bad news midway through Week 3’s Sunday Night Football, with NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reporting that Steelers rookie right tackle Troy Fautanu is out for the rest of the regular season with the knee injury he suffered during practice last week.
  Fautanu was placed on injured reserve ahead of the Steelers’ matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers.Sources: #Steelers impressiv
  
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