Steelers hoping to break out of road funk

Not exactly the kind of chatter the Steelers expected to be generating in mid-November.

That, of course, depends on whether Davis can hold on to the first-team position at which he’s worked this week in practice. While, Wheaton has seen his production and playing time down this year due to a shoulder injury that has kept him off of the field for weeks. There’s something to be said for that. “At times we’ve been close to what we’re trying to get, other times we haven’t”. The Cowboys led 23-18 to open the final period.

He started the season poised for a breakout season and up to this point, hasn’t had one.

Sammie Coates is working without two fingers. Having said all of that, if the Steelers can’t get well in this game, there may be no hope for the rest of the season.

If you would like to receive an email each time a new Cleveland Browns article is published, fill out our email notification form. The Steelers have hit a bit of a rough patch recently, and last week saw them fall 35-30 at home against the Dallas Cowboys. I know the weather is supposed to be bad, but I expect there to be a great crowd just because it is.

PRYOR COMMITMENT: Browns wide receiver Terrelle Pryor grew up in Jeanette, Pennsylvania, the heart of Steelers country.

“That’s really a question for Kevin (Colbert)”, Haley said of the Steelers GM.

Do you think this is the week that Cleveland finally win?

The Steelers average 370 yards a game, most of which comes through the air via Roethlisberger to Brown or Bell, who is perhaps one of the league’s most potent dual-threat running backs.

The Browns will have no chance against Pittsburgh if they can’t run the ball because the Steelers’ pass rushers will just tee off on rookie quarterback Cody Kessler, who grows older by the sack.

This season, Pryor’s emerged as a legitimate threat. They began to play like a team as Ezekiel Elliott ended the first quarter with with an 83 yard touchdown reception from Dak Prescott that came on a screen play. It might seem weird to refer to anything involving the Steelers as being high-powered these days, what with them coming off four-straight defeats.

“So when they make this a big drama, like we went in and shut the door and hashed things out or whatever it is, it’s completely false”. He has five tackles in just 130 defensive snaps, but he’ll get plenty of opportunities now that he’s a starter.

Hargrave – The rookie third-rounder out of South Carolina State plays nose tackle in the rare instances the Steelers’ 3-4 front – the so-called base defense – is on the field. We have seven games left to play, four of which are division games.

With gusty 27 miles per hour winds coming off the coast of Lake Erie, the Steelers heavily utilized running back Le’Veon bell on the ground and in the intermediate passing game.

NOTES: LB Steve Johnson (ankle) was placed on injured reserve. The Steelers had 21 days since then to activate him.

“They better enjoy it now, because it is not going to be like this very long”, Jackson said, “I promise you that”. “I’m not behind in my conditioning level”.

“I don’t think our guys are in awe or afraid”.

Yet while a two-hour stretch of turnpike may separate the cities, their football teams’ philosophies regarding the way they hire and fire coaches could not be more different. He makes the line calls, offers in-game pointers and serves as the emotional fulcrum for the guys around him.

Darrius Heyward-Bey will remain out with his foot injury.