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Steelers Coach Foiled by Facebook Live

Mike Tomlin caught on live video bad-mouthing the Patriots

(Newser) - Oh, the irony. After the Pittsburgh Steelers won Sunday night and earned the right to play the Patriots in the AFC championship, a member of the team can be heard pleading in the locker room, “Be cool on social media, man! This is about us, nobody else, man!”...

Steelers Coach Has Brilliant Comeback to Bradshaw Slam

And subtle, too

(Newser) - NFL analyst Terry Bradshaw raised eyebrows recently when he derided the current coach of his former team—that would be Mike Tomlin of the Pittsburgh Steelers—as not so much a coach as a "cheerleader guy," notes NBC Sports . Tomlin's response is great: He begins with self-deprecation,...

Super Bowl Awash in Subplots
 Super Bowl Awash in Subplots 
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Super Bowl Awash in Subplots

Arizona's Pittsburgh transplants give Cards an edge—if not the edge

(Newser) - You can't spell “conflict” without NFL, and this year's Super Bowl contains plenty of opposing loyalties, Sam Farmer writes in the Los Angeles Times. You can’t throw a stone at the Arizona Cardinals’ sideline without hitting a former Pittsburgh resident, player, or coach—and that last category might...

Third Straight Rout for Steel City
Third Straight Rout for Steel City

Third Straight Rout for Steel City

Pittsburgh prevails over Frisco 37-16 in clash of unbeatens

(Newser) - Pittsburgh won yet another rout in giving San Francisco its first loss, 37-16. Allen Rossum's 98-yard kickoff return made rookie coach Mike Tomlin look prophetic, reports the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Concerned about his return game, Tomlin picked up Rossum, 32, at season's beginning. In three games, Pittsburgh has drubbed its opponents...

Big Ben Sets TD Record in Blowout Opener

Are the Steelers that good, or are the Browns that bad?

(Newser) - Quarterback Big Ben Roethlisberger threw a personal record four touchdown passes in the Steelers' 34-7 dominant win in their season opener over the Cleveland Browns last night, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. Pittsburgh put on a show for new coach Mike Tomlin, rushing for 206 yards and bagging two interceptions and...

Tomlin Wins in Steelers Debut
Tomlin Wins in Steelers Debut

Tomlin Wins in Steelers Debut

Roethlisberger stays sharp in 20-7 drubbing of Saints at Canton

(Newser) - Mike Tomlin handily won his first game as a Steelers coach—the customary Hall of Fame Game at Canton to open the NFL preseason. Tomlin, only the third Pittsburgh coach since 1969, strikes a profound contrast to his predecessor, Bill Cowher, who was beloved in the Steel City for his...

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