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• College Game Day, Potential Draft Prospects and Week 4 Open Thread

  23-09-2023 17:45 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Week 4 is here, who do you have your eye on this week?Welcome to Week 4 of the college football season!
  If it’s raining in your area like it is mine, there couldn’t be a better Saturday to just chill, have a few adult beverages and watch college football all day. There are plenty of Top 25 match ups for your viewing pleasure. Let’s get started!#4 Florida State at Clemson: 12 p.m. ET on ABCClemson - Plenty of talent up a down this Tiger ro
  
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• Steelers Reacts: Fans standing by Kenny Pickett after brutal start in 2023

  23-09-2023 16:13 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Steelers Nation spoke out! Here’s what they said. The Pittsburgh Steelers haven’t got off to the glowing start most fans expected so far, but with a 1-1 record, there’s plenty of time to right the ship...Earlier this week, we polled fans on several questions about their confidence in the team, Kenny Pickett, and rookie LT Broderick Jones. Here’s what they had to say.
  79% of Steelers fans aren’t confident the team is headed in the r
  
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• Josh McDaniels reveals plan vs. T.J. Watt

  23-09-2023 15:37 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images “Yeah, I mean, great players demand obviously a lot of attention,” Las Vegas Raiders coach Josh McDaniels said about Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt. The Las Vegas Raiders will have their hands full on Sunday night when they face T.J. Watt and the Pittsburgh Steelers.
  Watt is already establishing his Defensive Player of the Year candidacy, recording four sacks, forcing two fumbles, and scoring a touchdown in the team’s first two ga
  
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• Terrible Towel Tales: Hank from Breaking Bad tells Matt Canada to leave Pittsburgh

  23-09-2023 12:30 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports Steelers news and commentary for Saturday, September 23 Welcome to the Terrible Towel Tales, where we’ll highlight some of the latest stories permeating Steelers media for your reading pleasure every Monday through Saturday. In today’s news...
  Fan pays Hank from Breaking Bad to tell Matt Canada to leave Pittsburgh | Matthew Luciow, X
  The actor did so on Cameo.
  A Steelers fanPaid Hank from Breaking bad to tell Matt Canada to get the hell out of Pittsbur
  
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• Steelers vs. Raiders: Week 3 preview, injury update, odds, & more

  23-09-2023 00:13 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images The Pittsburgh Steelers will play the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 3 of the 2023 NFL season. Here’s what to expect. The Pittsburgh Steelers will head out this week for their first road game of the season, traveling to face the Las Vegas Raiders on Week 3 Sunday Night Football. Each of these teams sits at 1-1 through two weeks of the season, with only one of them set to eclipse .500 to close out this primetime showdown.Now, what can we expect from these two t
  
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• Friday Happy Hour: Week 3 Open Thread

  22-09-2023 23:00 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Bob Riha, Jr./Getty Images Sewing Edition to have you in stitches… Nice to meet you, where you been?
  NAS204PSU is here to show you incredible things…well, questions anyway.
  We’ve got another Midnights game with a Sunday night showdown against*Chris Berman's voice* Dah RAIDERS!
  I’ve Taylored 4 questions around the Steelers and two others that never go Out Of Style!
  First tell us, what are you throwing a feast with tonight?
  1) During our victory against the Brown
  
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• Steelers rule out Gunner Olszewski for Week 3, status for Minkah Fitzpatrick, more ahead of SNF

  22-09-2023 21:23 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images The Pittsburgh Steelers are headed out to the wild, wild West (Las Vegas) in search of their first road victory against the Raiders since the 1995 season. Though the team sustained several bumps and bruises and are on a short week after playing the Browns on Monday Night Football, the Steelers final injury report is looking fairly clean heading into the weekend.
  Steelers injury report Week 3: Friday, September 22
  Full practice: S Damontae Kazee (calf), S Minkah
  
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• NFL Week 3 game picks from Behind The Steel Curtain

  22-09-2023 18:00 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Gaelen Morse/Getty Images Week 3 of the NFL season officially kicked off with the New York Giants traveling to face the vaunted San Francisco 49ers defense on Thursday Night Football. You know, those pesky 49ers who put an end to the hopes and dreams of Steelers fans for the 2023 season before Week 1 halftime was even in the books? Yeah, them!
  The week ends with yet another MNF double-header featuring the Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers and LA Rams vs. Cincinnati Bengals. S
  
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• Terrible Towel Tales: James Harrison blasts NFL for Nick Chubb Injury

  22-09-2023 15:58 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports Steelers news and commentary for Friday, September 22 Welcome to the Terrible Towel Tales, where we’ll highlight some of the latest stories permeating Steelers media for your reading pleasure every Monday through Saturday. In today’s news...
  Steelers Legendary LB James Harrison Absolutely Blasts NFL For Nick Chubb’s Injury | LeeAnn Lowman, Steeler NationHarrison recently appeared as a guest on the TMZ Sports Show where he was asked if he felt the hi
  
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• Steelers Friday mailbag: Week 3 edition

  22-09-2023 13:00 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Philip G. Pavely-USA TODAY Sports We answer your questions ahead of Week 3 Sunday around the NFL.Q: Where does Matt Canada’s eventual replacement come from: internal or outside?- SteelerSince73!Knowing the Steelers, quarterbacks coach Mike Sullivan would just get promoted. If they fire Canada in-season, Sullivan would have the rest of the year as a tryout, basically. If they were to look outside their own walls, which they should do, these are a few names that would come to mind:
  Lions QB
  
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• Giants at 49ers (-9.5): Thursday Night Football Open Thread

  22-09-2023 01:45 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Arthur Anderson/Getty Images BTSC electronic neighborhood pub edition. So, Monday Night Football decided we needed two games and Thursday Night Football didn’t? This looks like a great opportunity to have a backup plan.I know that SF struggled with LAR last Sunday and NYG beat the AZ, but this spread seems way too small.New York lost 40-0 in Week 1 and RB Saquan Barkley has been ruled out for Week 2 with an ankle injury.I don’t see a reason to discuss any SF details not alre
  
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• Fitzpatrick back at practice Thursday ahead of Week 3

  22-09-2023 00:30 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports Here’s a look at who’s popped up on the Steelers initial injury report ahead of their Week 3 matchup against the Raiders. The Pittsburgh Steelers are preparing for their first road test of the season when they travel to Allegiant Stadium to take on the Las Vegas Raiders in on Sunday Night Football.
  Here’s a look at the second injury report going into Week 3:
  Steelers injury report: Week 3
  #Steelers injury report for Thursday:FULL from DNP: S Da
  
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• Steelers vs. Raiders: 5 Questions with the Enemy (Silver and Black Pride Edition)

  21-09-2023 21:50 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports Matt Holder of Silver and Black Pride answers five questions ahead of the Steelers’ matchup with the Raiders. The Steelers will try to get to 2-1 on the season when they travel to Las Vegas to take on the Raiders, a team they haven’t beaten on the road since 1995.Ahead of the matchup, I spoke with Matt Holder of Silver and Black Pride to answer these five questions.
  1. Is there an offensive player on the Steelers roster that worries you?
  George Picke
  
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• All-22: Kenny Pickett’s struggles continue, more Jaylen Warren

  21-09-2023 21:23 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Philip G. Pavely-USA TODAY Sports Kenny Pickett’s struggles are a growing concern, and Jaylen Warren needs more touches. The Steelers may have won on Monday night against the Browns, but the struggles of Kenny Pickett continue to be a big concern. We look at that, as well as Jaylen Warren’s great performance in this week’s All-22.
  Awful two-play sequence
  The Steelers’ scheme is dreadful, and this is sequence is a perfect example of how predictable they are offensively.On
  
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• The case for retaining Matt Canada has become the best case for firing Matt Canada

  21-09-2023 16:00 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Uh oh.I think they’re talking about me again. | Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports Matt Canada has been his own worst enemy, and the writing is on the wall. Many Pittsburgh Steelers fans expected the team to fire offensive coordinator Matt Canada after 2022’s deeply mediocre numbers, which were highlighted by their abysmal 18.1 points per game and utter lack of explosiveness. But despite the outcry from the cheap seats, Canada was retained for one more year.This may feel infuriating,
  
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• Stock Report: Whose stock is rising and falling heading into Week 3

  21-09-2023 14:00 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports This week we’ll talk charts, the stagnant rushing attack, and rookie usageThe Steelers are 1-1, which is good, but their record is…it’s like a free ice cream cone. At first glance you’re like aww heck yeah, free ice cream cone, I needed this today but upon closer inspection you see the ice cream part is just a pulsating mound of spiders. Let’s plumb these depths together in the stock report.Stock up – Charts
  I went on a bit o
  
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• Steelers Stock Report: Whose stock is rising and falling heading into Week 3

  21-09-2023 14:00 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports This week we’ll talk charts, the stagnant rushing attack, and rookie usageThe Steelers are 1-1, which is good, but their record is…it’s like a free ice cream cone. At first glance you’re like aww heck yeah, free ice cream cone, I needed this today but upon closer inspection you see the ice cream part is just a pulsating mound of spiders. Let’s plumb these depths together in the stock report.Stock up – Charts
  I went on a bit o
  
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• Giants vs. 49ers: Thursday Night Football picks, odds, more for Week 3

  21-09-2023 13:00 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports What will go down on Thursday Night Football? We are already in Week 3 of the 2023 NFL season, and it will quick off on Thursday Night Football when the New York Giants travel to Levi’s Stadium to take on the San Francisco 49ers.
  The Giants have stumbled out of the gates in 2023. A year after being a surprise playoff team, they began their season with an embarrassing 40-0 loss to the division-rival Dallas Cowboys, and had to mount a historic comeback in W
  
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• Submit your questions for Friday’s Steelers mailbag

  21-09-2023 12:45 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Philip G. Pavely-USA TODAY Sports Get your questions in! The Pittsburgh Steelers will look go improve to 2-1 this weekend when they travel to Las Vegas to take on the Raiders. Before then, though, get your questions in for the Friday mailbag, and be sure to come back to the site Friday morning to have your questions answered.Questions can be submitted in the comment section of this post.
  
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• Terrible Towel Tales: Pickett says offense lacks identity

  21-09-2023 12:30 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Philip G. Pavely-USA TODAY Sports Steelers news and commentary for Thursday, September 21 Welcome to the Terrible Towel Tales, where we’ll highlight some of the latest stories permeating Steelers media for your reading pleasure every Monday through Saturday. In today’s news...
  Kenny Pickett addresses offensive woes, says Steelers ‘clearly’ do not have an identity | Shanna McCarriston, CBS Sports“It’s a team game, the ultimate team game. One guy does something
  
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• Black & Gold Time Capsule: History of the Steelers vs. Raiders ahead of Week 3

  21-09-2023 12:00 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports A review of notable matchups between two iconic franchises and a look ahead to Week 3. After evening up the record at 1-1 thanks to some outstanding defensive plays against the Browns on Monday night the Steelers now travel to Las Vegas— not Oakland, not Los Angeles, not Oakland again—to face the Raiders. The chance for both teams to get on the right side of .500 takes place next to the Vegas Strip in Allegiant Stadium on Sunday at 8:20 p.m. ET.
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• Steelers sign former Tulane WR to practice squad

  21-09-2023 07:30 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports Duece Watts is the latest addition to Pittsburgh’s practice squad.In addition to signing Breiden Fehoko and Godwin Igwebuike to their active roster, the Steelers signed wide receiver Duece Watts to their practice squad per a team announcement on Wednesday.Watts will be filling Fehoko’s vacated spot on the practice squad following the latter’s promotion to the Steelers’ 53-man roster. Watts was an undrafted free agent following the 2023 NFL Dra
  
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• Minkah Fitzpatrick one of several Steelers to miss practice Wednesday ahead of Week 3

  21-09-2023 00:10 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Mark Alberti/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Here’s a look at who’s popped up on the Steelers initial injury report ahead of their Week 3 matchup against the Raiders. The Pittsburgh Steelers are preparing for their first road test of the season when they travel to Allegiant Stadium to take on the Las Vegas Raiders in primetime.
  Here’s a look at the first injury report going into Week 3:
  Steelers injury report: Week 3
  DNP:
  CB Patrick Peterson (rest)
  DB Damontae Kazee (
  
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• Steelers vs. Raiders: Your hub for all news, updates & more for Week 3 of the 2023 season

  20-09-2023 22:55 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Gaelen Morse/Getty Images We track all of Behind The Steel Curtain’s content highlighting everything you need to know on the Steelers Week 3 game against the Raiders. The Pittsburgh Steelers (1-1) are headed out west for their first road game of the season, set to play the Las Vegas Raiders (1-1) at Allegiant Stadium on Week 3 Sunday Night Football. Kickoff is set for 8:20 p.m. ET, airing on NBC for all of the world to watch the next episode of one of the most fascinating reality
  
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• Steelers Reacts Survey: With Kenny Pickett struggling, is it crazy to consider Mitch Trubisky?

  20-09-2023 19:53 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images Sound off, Steelers 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.
  The Pittsburgh Steelers are coming off a Week 2 victory over the Cleveland Browns that didn’t feel all that victorious... even if it did count toward the win column.The defense stepped up after a di
  
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• Report: Steelers sign DL Breiden Fehoko, RB Godwin Igwebuike to active roster

  20-09-2023 19:05 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports Pittsburgh fills the roster sports vacated by Diontae Johnson and Anthony McFarland Jr.Per reports, the Steelers have signed two players today to get their roster total back to 53. NFL insider Ian Rapoport reported that the Steelers have signed defensive tackle Breiden Fehoko from their practice squad, while insider Mike Garafolo reported that the Steelers have signed running back Godwin Igwebuike from the Falcons’ practice squad.The #Steelers are signing
  
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• Steelers’ Alex Highsmith wins AFC Defensive Player of the Week

  20-09-2023 18:09 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Lauren Leigh Bacho/Getty Images Highsmith continues to prove his worth after signing a contract extension earlier this offseason. Steelers OLB Alex Highsmith is coming off arguably the bets game of his career in Week 2’s win over the Cleveland Browns. Now, he’s been officially recognized by the league for it, being named the AFC Defensive Player of the Week, the team announced.
  He started off the game with a pick six on the fist offensive play of the game, taking advantage o
  
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• The Steelers need a new OC... where should they start?

  20-09-2023 17:12 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images Surprise! There’s a viable option worth considering inside the building. Fans have literally been calling for the Pittsburgh Steelers to fire offensive coordinator Matt Canada for the last year. They literally called for it on Monday night, with chants of “Fire Canada!” resonating throughout Acrisure Stadium despite the Steelers having a lead over the Browns in an AFC North-style showdown.
  The biggest question when considering moving on fro
  
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• Browns reunite with RB Kareem Hunt following Nick Chubb injury

  20-09-2023 16:53 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images A familiar face is returning to the AFC North, sources say, as the Cleveland Browns have agreed to a one-year deal to bring back free agent running back Kareem Hunt. The news comes following a season-ending injury to Nick Chubb.
  Hunt’s one-year deal is worth up to $4 million for the 2023 season, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
  Hunt has spent the offseason mulling his options, visiting several teams through the offseason, including the Minnesota Vi
  
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• Steelers OC Matt Canada has a bad case of ‘Coach Brain’

  20-09-2023 15:00 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images Matt Canada is his own worst enemy. A weird peccadillo in sports analytics is that adherents to the practice can at times get so caught up in evaluating objectively evaluable things that more intangible, less quantifiable things get lost in the sauce a little bit, which is how you end up with smarmy PFF types concluding that well actually Nelson Agholor is better than Justin Jefferson and then getting contact highs from huffing their own farts. This analytic
  
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• Matt Canada has a bad case of Coach Brain

  20-09-2023 15:00 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images Matt Canada is his own worst enemy. A weird peccadillo in sports analytics is that adherents to the practice can at times get so caught up in evaluating objectively evaluable things that more intangible, less quantifiable things get lost in the sauce a little bit, which is how you end up with smarmy PFF types concluding that well actually Nelson Agholor is better than Justin Jefferson and then getting contact highs from huffing their own farts. This analytic
  
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• Terrible Towel Tales: Tomlin wants fans to be “fat sassy and spoiled”

  20-09-2023 13:00 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images Steelers news and commentary for Tuesday, September 19 Welcome to the Terrible Towel Tales, where we’ll highlight some of the latest stories permeating Steelers media for your reading pleasure every Monday through Saturday. In today’s news...
  Mike Tomlin on Steelers fans chanting to fire OC Matt Canada: ‘We want them to be fat and sassy and spoiled’ | Bryan DeArdoTomlin was then asked about his embattled offensive coordinator who was
  
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• 2023 NFL quarterback rankings: Week 3

  20-09-2023 12:30 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Kathryn Riley/Getty Images Ranking all 32 starting quarterbacks entering Week 3. 32. Zach Wilson, New York Jets
  Last Week: 27
  Week 2 stats: 12-of-27, 170 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTs
  Three interceptions tells the age-old story with Wilson. The Jets should trade for Kirk Cousins if they want to really go all in on salvaging this season, and still have a chance at a Super Bowl.31. Deshaun Watson. Cleveland Browns
  Last Week: 22
  Week 2 stats: 22-of-40, 235 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
  The Steelers tried to lo
  
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• Rookie Report: Grading the Steelers 2023 draft class ahead of Week 3

  20-09-2023 02:37 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images Grading the rookies on the roster ahead of Week 3’s matchup against the Raiders. We’re officially two weeks into the NFL season, and fans have had a few more glimpses at the Pittsburgh Steelers 2023 NFL Draft class. How are they faring so far?
  Here’s a look at grades for each of the Steelers’ draft picks this year through two weeks of the season.OT Broderick Jones: B-
  First-round pick Broderick Jones’ biggest knock to date feels lik
  
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• Wackiest moments in the Steelers Week 2 win over the Browns

  20-09-2023 01:49 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports With all the goofy goings-on that occurred Monday night, what craziness stood out as the most zany? The Steelers Week 2 game against the Browns was insane. Practically everything about it was insane.The first play of the game showed us just what kind of game this contest would be as the ball went through the hands of a Cleveland receiver, into the hands of Minkah Fitzpatrick, out of the hands of Fitzpatrick, and was finally grabbed by OLB Alex Highsmith who retu
  
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• 7 overreactions from the Steelers’ 26-22 win over the Cleveland Browns

  19-09-2023 19:14 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Philip G. Pavely-USA TODAY Sports 7 takeaways (...or maybe just overreactions) following the Steelers’ chaos-filled victory on Monday Night Football.In a game that lived up to its billing as an ugly, vicious divisional rivalry a little too much, the Steelers defeated the Cleveland Browns 26-22 on Monday Night Football. Pittsburgh delivered a near-heart attack victory, meaning that as always, there are plenty of takeaways to be had:1. A win that still feels like a lossThere were positives i
  
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• Tomlin responds to Canada chants: ‘We want [the fans] to be fat, sassy and spoiled’

  19-09-2023 19:11 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images Mike Tomlin delivers an all-timer in Tuesday’s presser. “Fire [Matt] Canada!”That was the chant that resonated throughout Acrisure Stadium in the second half of Monday night’s win over the Browns. Steelers HC Mike Tomlin responded to the fans’ call to action Tuesday.“I appreciate their passion,” Tomlin said.
  “I share their passion. We all do. Man, we love our friends. They inspire us. They challenge us. It&rsqu
  
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• Mike Tomlin wants the Steelers offense to ‘get its mojo back’

  19-09-2023 18:46 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Lauren Leigh Bacho/Getty Images But how do they do it? Steelers HC Mike Tomlin addressed the media on Tuesday in a press conference following“Obviously in reviewing the game this morning, we fall short in a lot of ways. We have things to work on in all three phases,” Tomlin stated. “Offensively, starting there, we have to get our mojo back, we have to get that mojo we had in the preseason, playing fast and fluid with confidence. Individually and collectively, we’
  
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• Steelers’ Mike Tomlin gives several injury updates Tuesday ahead of Week 3 vs. Raiders

  19-09-2023 18:33 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Mark Alberti/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Steelers suffered several bumps and bruises in Week 2. The Pittsburgh Steelers picked up a win over the Cleveland Browns on Monday Night Football in Week 2, but they also picked up a few injuries that could shake things up on a short week.
  Most significant among the injuries suffered was a chest injury to All-Pro safety Minkah Fitzpatrick, with which he was ruled out and subsequently evaluated at a local hospital. Tomlin noted, “Mi
  
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• Varsity & JV: Winners & losers from Week 2 win over Browns

  19-09-2023 13:30 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images Who were the best and worst players from the Steelers’ Monday night victory? It was as ugly as a win can get, but a win is a win, and the Steelers are 1-1 after defeating the Cleveland Browns. Let’s break down who showed up and who was just along for the ride.Varsity
  Larry Ogunjobi
  Ogunjobi had his best game as a Steeler. He got consistent pressure, had multiple hits on Watson, and was constantly a thorn in the Browns’ side. That was his best g
  
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• Terrible Towel Tales: Fans chant “Fire Canada”

  19-09-2023 12:30 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images Steelers news and commentary for Tuesday, September 19 Welcome to the Terrible Towel Tales, where we’ll highlight some of the latest stories permeating Steelers media for your reading pleasure every Monday through Saturday. In today’s news...
  Fans chant “Fire Canada” after three-and-out | Brooke Pryor, ESPN
  Fans let their feelings about the Steelers’ offensive coordinator be known after a series of bad drives from the offense.Th
  
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• Steelers’ Kenny Pickett says the team couldn’t hear fan chants to fire OC Matt Canada

  19-09-2023 06:54 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images “Liar!” says literally every fan around the world, who heard these chants from the crowd from their couches. The Pittsburgh Steelers may have walked away with a win over the Cleveland Browns on Monday night, but it doesn’t mean fans took it easy on OC Matt Canada. The crowd erupted in chants during the second half, “Fire [Matt] Canada!”
  The loudest “Fire” a coach chant I’ve ever heard at a Pittsburgh Steelers g
  
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• Instant analysis: Steelers stars shine in chaotic Monday night win

  19-09-2023 06:37 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images The Steelers snuck away with a must-win game in Week 2. I... I’m not quite sure what we all just watched.Despite their best efforts, the Steelers came out of Week 2 with a .500 record of 1-1 after defeating the Cleveland Browns in one of the dumbest football games in recent memory.On the first play from scrimmage, Deshaun Watson continued to prove all his doubters correct by throwing a wild interception that was batted around and caught by Alex Highsmith,
  
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• Steelers’ Mike Tomlin: ‘We’re not gonna apologize for winning’

  19-09-2023 06:28 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images The Pittsburgh Steelers walked away with a win over the Cleveland Browns on Monday Night Football, but it wasn’t necessarily a pretty one. The Steelers offense sputtered for most of the night, with punter Pressley Harvin seeing lots of action, totaling seven punts on the evening amidst their struggles.
  Thank goodness for the defense, who posted two touchdowns on their own, including a pick six to open the game from LB Alex Highsmith and a fumble recove
  
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• Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick being evaluated at hospital for a chest injury

  19-09-2023 06:04 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images It’s been a brutal night for injuries in Pittsburgh. UPDATE: HC Mike Tomlin says safety Minkah Fitzpatrick is being evaluated at the hospital for the chest injury he suffered Monday night, per Teresa Varley of Steelers.com.
  It’s been a revolving door as far as injuries go in this Monday Night Football showdown between the Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers. First was Browns RB Nick Chubb, carted off with what’s already been feared to be a
  
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• Once again, T.J. Watt and Alex Highsmith prove they’re the best EDGE duo in the league

  19-09-2023 05:27 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
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  ANOTHER HIGHSMITH AND WATT COMBO. TOUCHDOWN STEELERS.: #CLEvsPIT on ABC
  : Stream on #NFLPlus https://t.co/zWM8hlwLFw pic.twitter.com/3T15PdcCSI— NFL (@NFL) September 19, 2023
  
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• WATCH: Deshaun Watson pushes ref after heated exchange with Steelers sideline

  19-09-2023 05:14 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images Cleveland Browns QB Deshaun Watson got away with one on Monday Night Football, seen putting his hands on a referee. Usually, this would result in a 15-yard penalty (and usually, an ejection) for making content against a game official.Looks like Deshaun Watson got away with putting his hands on an official. Usually a no-no. pic.twitter.com/EbEjDiyaxO— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) September 19, 2023
  
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• Browns vs. Steelers, Week 2: Second-half open thread

  19-09-2023 05:01 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images Join your fellow Steelers fans to chat all things Black & Gold in Week 2!OK, fine. This is a fourth-quarter thread. Please forgive me, as this is my second game with BTSC and forgot to circle back to post a second-half thread. GO STEELERS.Be sure to check back and follow along with BTSC throughout gameday for the latest news, updates and more on the Steelers!
  Here we go!
  
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• Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick ruled OUT for Week 2 with chest injury

  19-09-2023 04:55 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  
  Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images It’s been a brutal night for injuries in Pittsburgh. It’s been a revolving door as far as injuries go in this Monday Night Football showdown between the Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers. First was Browns RB Nick Chubb, carted off with what’s already been feared to be a season-ending knee injury. Now, it’s Steelers S Minkah Fitzpatrick, who’s been ruled out with a chest injury following a tackle on a 69-yard run from Jerome F
  
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• T.J. Watt breaks Steelers franchise sack record

  19-09-2023 04:02 via behindthesteelcurtain.com
  Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images The All-Pro edge rusher now holds the franchise record for sacks. T.J. Watt is now the Pittsburgh Steelers’ all-time leader in sacks (since 1982 when individual sacks started being recorded as an official stat), breaking a tie with James Harrison with 81.5 sacks against the Browns in Week 2.
  Watt accomplished the feat in almost 100 fewer games than Harrison. The former first-round pick out of Wisconsin still has a long career ahead of him and is set to e
  
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