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| Steelers T Gilbert to miss Jaguars game |
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10/14/2011 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - Pittsburgh Steelers tackle Marcus Gilbert missed practice again on Friday and will not play in Sunday's game against Jacksonville. Gilbert injured his left shoulder in last Sunday's win over Tennessee and left the game. The rookie had started all four games for the Steelers since Willie Colon was injured in Week 1 and had surgery to repair a torn triceps muscle. Steelers running back Mewelde Moore will miss his second straight game with an ankle injury, while cornerback Cortez Al |
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| Young Jaguars face another challenge in Pittsburgh |
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10/14/2011 |
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| eekend, it still resulted in a fourth straight loss. Jacksonville and rookie quarterback Blaine Gabbert try to avoid dropping five in a row for the first time since 2001 this Sunday at Heinz Field, but must do so against another tough defense in the Pittsburgh Steelers. The learning curve for the Jaguar offense figured to be steep when the club released quarterback David Garrard before the start of the season. Luke McCown opened the first two games before head coach Jack Del Rio opted to go with Gabbert, the 10th |
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| Roethlisberger, Wilson, Janikowski earn AFC weekly awards |
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10/12/2011 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, Buffalo Bills safety George Wilson, and Oakland Raiders kicker Sebastian Janikowski have been selected as the AFC's top players for Week 5 of the NFL season. Roethlisberger captured the offensive award after completing 24-of-34 passes for 228 yards in the Steelers' 38-17 victory over Tennessee. He tied a franchise record with five touchdown passes in a single game. In a 31-24 triumph against Philadelphia, Wilson registered a team- |
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| A Silver and Black Sunday |
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10/10/2011 |
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| rilliance and unquenchable desire for excellence. It was an incredibly successful formula as well. Over a 19-year period from 1967 to 1985, the Raiders won three Super Bowls and one AFL championship while making the playoffs 15 times. Along with the Pittsburgh Steelers, they're the only franchise to have appeared in a Super Bowl in four different decades. Davis' relentless passion and determination was also instrumental to the exponential growth of professional football over the past 40 years. As Commissioner of t |
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| Big Ben throws five TDs as Steelers dominate Titans |
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10/09/2011 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - Ben Roethlisberger threw five touchdowns for the second time in his career as the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Tennessee Titans, 38-17. Roethlisberger, who played through a sprained left foot, completed 24-of-34 passes for 228 yards for the Steelers (3-2), who bounced back nicely after a 17-10 loss last Sunday against Houston. The two-time Super Bowl winner came into the game with just three passing touchdowns and nine turnovers, five of them interceptions. "I'm not the only |
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| NFL Inactives (Sunday, October 9, 2011) |
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10/09/2011 |
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| s, CB Kelly Jennings, G Clint Boling, LB Dontay Moch, TE Colin Cochart, S Robert Sands, WR Ryan Wahlen Jaguars - CB Derek Cox, FB Montell Owens, G Jason Spitz, WR Kassim Osgood, S Courtney Greene, DE Aaron Kampman, TE Zach Miller TENNESSEE TITANS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS, 1:00 P.M. (ET) Titans - QB Rusty Smith, CB Chris Hawkins, DT Zach Clayton, S Chris Hope, C Kevin Matthews, T Bryon Stingily, DT Malcolm Sheppard Steelers - DT Casey Hampton, DE Aaron Smith, LB James Harrison, CB Cortez Allen, RB Mewelde Moore, G Ch |
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| Steelers bounce back, rip Titans 38-17 |
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10/09/2011 |
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PITTSBURGH (AP) - Ben Roethlisberger tied a team record with five touchdown passes - including two to Hines Ward - and the Pittsburgh Steelers rolled past the Tennessee Titans 38-17 on Sunday. Other than a slight limp when he ran, Roethlisberger appeared to have no issues with his sprained left foot, also hitting Mike Wallace, Heath Miller and David Johnson for scores as the Steelers (3-2) ended Tennessee's three-game winning streak. The five touchdown passes tied a single-game team record Roethlisberger al |
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| Steelers' Mendenhall active with hamstring injury |
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10/09/2011 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - Pittsburgh Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall is active for Sunday's game against Tennessee despite a hamstring injury. Mendenhall missed practice Wednesday and Thursday and was a limited participant on Friday, when the team listed him as questionable for the Titans game. He is expected to split carries with Isaac Redman, who will reportedly start the game at running back. |
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| Red-hot Packers visit Falcons in playoff rematch |
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10/07/2011 |
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| arterback to do so. The Aaron Rodgers-led Packers return to the Georgia Dome on Sunday for the first time since a 48-21 NFC Divisional Playoff victory over the Falcons on Jan. 15, part of a current 10-game winning streak that includes a win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLV. Green Bay won three straight road playoff contests en route to reaching the championship game. Rodgers threw for 366 yards with three touchdown passes and no interceptions in that win over the Falcons, and has yet to slow down sin |
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| Surging Titans ready for test from established Steelers |
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10/07/2011 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Points have been hard to come by this season when the Tennessee Titans or Pittsburgh Steelers are lined up on the defensive side of the ball, but the edge in this Week 5 showdown at Heinz Field could have shifted to the visitors because of an injury to Steelers linebacker James Harrison. A left foot ailment to Ben Roethlisberger isn't likely to help Pittsburgh's chances on Sunday either as it tries to prevent Tennessee and resurgent quarterback Matt Hasselbeck from recording a fourth straight v |
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