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Getty Images The Steelers made it official: Cornerback Joe Haden (illness) will play tonight against the Browns. He is not among the team’s inactives. The team’s inactives are running back Benny Snell Jr. (knee), linebacker Anthony Chickillo (ribs), quarterback Paxton Lynch, cornerback Justin...

Getty Images Odell Beckham nearly had his second touchdown of the season. After a replay review, he came up a yard short. Instead, Baker Mayfield got his second rushing touchdown of the season. Mayfield’s first pass was battled in the air by Cameron Heyward, and offensive guard Wyatt Teller...

Getty Images The Browns aren’t having many problems against the Steelers tonight. The Browns have 165 yards and lead 14-0. The Steelers, on the other hand, are having all kinds of problems. Running back James Conner is in the locker room getting his shoulder examined. He is questionable to...

Getty Images Rams receiver Cooper Kupp had 220 receiving yards against the Bengals. In his very next game, at Pittsburgh, Kupp had none. On Wednesday, various members of the L.A. organization were asked about that stunning reversal of production for one of the best receivers in football...

Getty Images Texans defensive lineman J.J. Watt won’t make his sixth career Pro Bowl this year, as he’s injured and out for the season. His brother, Steelers defensive lineman T.J. Watt, is likely to make his second career Pro Bowl. But Watt is campaigning for his other brother, Chargers...

Getty Images Steelers running back James Conner is no longer on the injury report. After missing the last two games with a shoulder injury, Conner is not among the players listed with injury designations for Thursday’s game with the Browns. Via Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com, cornerback Joe Haden...

Getty Images Browns coach Freddie Kitchens said earlier this week that he was hopeful that defensive end Olivier Vernon would wake up feeling well enough to play against the Steelers on Thursday night, but that hope has evaporated. The Browns released their final injury report before...

Getty Images After Mason Rudolph‘s first start as the Steelers quarterback, offensive coordinator Randy Fichtner lamented the second-year player’s reluctance to throw the ball down the field. Fichtner again pushed Rudolph to take more risks after a win over the Colts by saying the quarterback...

Getty Images Running back James Conner remains on track for a return to the Steelers lineup when they face the Browns on Thursday night. Conner was listed as a full practice participant on Monday’s estimated injury report and he worked in full when the team actually got on the field Tuesday as...

Getty Images Many (including the idiot whose name appears at the top of this article) were perplexed by Pittsburgh’s decision to send a first-round pick to the Dolphins for Minkah Fitzpatrick, after losing quarterback Ben Roethlisberger for the season. It has paid off for the Steelers, so far...

Getty Images Former Steelers teammates Antonio Brown and Le'Veon Bell have seen their careers unfold in very different ways. Bell, who now plays for the Jets, told #PFTPM on Tuesday that he has not kept in touch with Brown, who has played for and been released by both the Raiders and Patriots...

Getty Images Plenty of people in and around the NFL don’t like Thursday football. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin isn’t one of them. “I do not have an opinion nor do I care,” Tomlin told Cleveland media on Tuesday regarding Pittsburgh’s looming short-week showdown with the Browns. “I am not...

Getty Images Steelers running back James Conner is planning to play Thursday night against the Browns. That’s not the same as being well. Via Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com, Conner said the key for him this week will be pain management, as he recovers from a shoulder injury that cost him the last...

Getty Images Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has won 11-of-14 games he’s played in Cleveland over the course of his NFL career, but the Ohio native won’t be able to pick up a 12th win this week. Roethlisberger is out for the season with a right elbow injury, so he’ll only be able to...

Getty Images The Browns listed a pair of players as non-participants in practice on Monday, although those were just estimations because the team did not hold a practice session. Neither player was on the field for Tuesday’s actual practice either. Defensive end Olivier Vernon and safety Eric...

Getty Images Nearly two weeks ago, Jets running back Le'Veon Bell disclosed that the Chiefs, Texans, Packers, and Steelers spoke to the Jets about a potential trade, prior to the October 29 deadline. On Tuesday, I asked Bell how close he came to making an in-season switch. “Honestly, it was...

Getty Images Browns wide receiver Antonio Callaway was expected to play in Sunday’s game against the Bills right up to the point the inactive list was released with his name on it. Head coach Freddie Kitchens declined to elaborate on the reason why Callaway was benched after the Browns beat...

Getty Images The Steelers and Browns play on Thursday night, which means they had to turn in injury reports sharing practice participation levels on Monday even though they didn’t practice. The most notable estimation on the Steelers’ side was that running back James Conner would have been a...

Getty Images Mason Rudolph knows he’s still learning, and has room for improvement. He also knows he has a safety net beneath him, so he didn’t mind going overboard to praise them. “Our defense is playing like the ’85 Bears,” Rudolph told Peter King of NBC’s Football Morning in America. He...

Getty Images When the Steelers lost their first two games, and lost Ben Roethlisberger for the season, it appeared hopeless. It wasn’t. In fact, if the playoffs started today, the Steelers would be in. Here’s how the AFC playoff race looks through Week 10: LEADERS 1. Patriots (8-1) The clear...