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    Updated 2021 NFL draft order: Broncos now sit 10th

    Getty Images Heading into Week 14 of the NFL season, the winless Jets remain atop the NFL draft order for 2021. The Jaguars, who have one win, could become the first team to go 1-15 and not finish with the worst record in the league. The Broncos moved into the top 10 this week. According to...
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    Antonio Gibson’s status in doubt with turf toe

    Getty Images Washington running back Antonio Gibson may have to miss Sunday’s game against the 49ers after suffering an injury on Monday. Gibson’s status is in doubt as he’s dealing with turf toe, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports. A rookie third-round draft pick, Gibson has emerged as an...
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    Dustin Hopkins named NFC special teams player of the week

    USA Today Sports Washington pulled off a surprising upset at Pittsburgh and the team’s leading scorer has received an honor for his performance. Kicker Dustin Hopkins has been named NFC special teams player of the week after connecting on three field goals and two extra points. His first field...
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    Mike Tomlin to Chase Young: I never want to lose enough games to draft a guy like you

    Getty Images Steelers coach Mike Tomlin offered some praise for Football Team rookie defensive end Chase Young during Monday’s game, by saying Tomlin wouldn’t want to be able to draft a player as good as Young. In footage shot by NFL Films, Tomlin approached Young on the field and told him...
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    Ron Rivera stressing “humility” after Monday’s win

    USA TODAY Sports Washington Football Team head coach Ron Rivera had a one-word explanation for the scene in the team’s locker room after Monday’s win over the Steelers. That word was “euphoria,” but things change quickly in the NFL and another word was on Rivera’s mind when he spoke to...
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    Ron Rivera: Euphoria was emotion in postgame locker room

    Getty Images The Washington Football Team was not favored to beat the Steelers coming into Monday’s game and anyone who thought they had a chance to pull off a win couldn’t have liked the way things were looking after the first half. Pittsburgh was up 14-3 at home and Washington had struggled...
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    Alex Smith: We know we can go on the road and play with anybody

    Getty Images Washington quarterback Alex Smith believes his team made a very loud statement on Monday in Pittsburgh. Smith said on ESPN that by beating the previously undefeated Steelers, the Football Team showed it can compete with anyone in the NFL. “We’re so young that you have to have...
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    Alex Smith on leg gash: “I could see the blood pumping out”

    USA TODAY Sports If you were planning to eat dinner at halftime of Monday’s Washington-Pittsburgh game, you may have experienced an unexpected change of plans. Late in the second quarter, images appeared of Washington quarterback Alex Smith‘s lower left leg, which had blood streaming from a...
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    Mike Tomlin: “We get the opportunity to smile in the face” of a loss

    Getty Images Steelers coach Mike Tomlin actually seems relieved that his team finally has lost a game. Five days after one of the best rants of the year, which followed a sluggish win over the Ravens, Tomlin came off as upbeat and positive after the Steelers picked up their first loss since...
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    Officials erred by giving Washington extra time for field goal before halftime

    Getty Images Washington was given a big break in its comeback win over Pittsburgh by the officials wrongly stopping the clock to before Washington kicked a field goal at the end of the first half. With just seconds remaining in the second quarter and Washington out of timeouts, quarterback...
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    Washington-Steelers isn’t a national broadcast

    Getty Images Although we’re neither FOX nor the NFL, we’ve been flooded with questions and complaints regarding the absence of the Washington-Pittsburgh game from numerous FOX affiliates. It’s missing from many FOX affiliates because it’s not a nationally-televised game. It was moved from the...
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    Steelers dominate early, take 14-0 lead

    Getty Images The Steelers are dominating today’s game against the Football Team, and Pittsburgh’s 14-0 lead could easily be bigger. The Steelers scored on a 14-play, 72-yard drive to take a 7-0 lead early in the second quarter, then took over in good field position after a fourth-down stop on...
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    Washington fights back, makes a game of it in Pittsburgh

    Getty Images The Washington Football Team is not going down without a fight. After falling behind 14-0 in Pittsburgh today, Washington has come back and cut the deficit to 14-10 in the third quarter. With Antonio Gibson out with a toe injury, Washington’s Peyton Barber plunged into the end...
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    Washington hands Pittsburgh its first loss

    Getty Images The Pittsburgh Steelers are no longer undefeated. And the Washington Football Team is in playoff contention. In a game that the Steelers dominated for the first half but the Football Team took over in the second, Washington kicker Dustin Hopkins made two late field goals and the...
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    Washington investigation triggers legal skirmish over confidential settlement

    Getty Images In Carolina, previously-unknown confidential settlements brought down team founder Jerry Richardson. In Washington, at least one confidential settlement agreement may emerge as a result of the broad investigation regarding workplace misconduct. According to the Washington Post...
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    Report: James Conner unlikely to play Monday

    Getty Images Steelers running back James Conner missed last Wednesday’s win over the Ravens and he’s reportedly set to be out of action against Washington on Monday night as well. Conner is currently on the reserve/COVID-19 list after a positive test and Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that he...
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    Steelers list Ben Roethlisberger as questionable for Monday

    Getty Images Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was out of practice for the third straight day on Saturday and his status for Monday’s game against the Washington Football Team is uncertain. The Steelers listed Roethlisberger as questionable to play. Roethlisberger was listed as out of...
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    Steelers activate Stephon Tuitt from COVID-19 list

    Getty Images The Steelers have activated defensive end Stephon Tuitt from the reserve/COVID-19 list, the team announced on Saturday. Tuitt went on the list last Friday and missed Pittsburgh’s 19-14 victory over Baltimore on Wednesday. He’s now able to practice and eligible to play against...
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    Ravens say they had four different strains of COVID-19 in their facility

    USA TODAY Sports As the Ravens brace for a potential punishment from the league for the outbreak that forced the Week 12 game between the Ravens and Steelers to be postponed three times and that sparked the postponement of a pair of Week 13 games (Washington-Steelers to Sunday to Monday and...
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    Eric Ebron’s complaints are a bit misplaced

    USA TODAY Sports Steelers tight end Eric Ebron strenuously objects to playing three games in 12 days. Steelers tight end Eric Ebron doesn’t seem to realize that he and plenty of other players have played three games in 12 days, once per year every year. For any team that plays on a Sunday, a...
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