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Getty Images It doesn’t have quite the same stakes as George Costanza vs. Lloyd Braun, but there’s a competition in Dallas that has on the line something much better, or depending on how Sunday’s game goes much worse, than a Water-Pik. Cooper Rush and Garrett Gilbert are battling for the...

Getty Images The Steelers activated offensive lineman Stefen Wisniewski from injured reserve Wednesday. They placed inside linebacker Ulysees Gilbert III on injured reserve. Wisniewski injured a pectoral muscle in the Steelers’ season-opening win over the Giants. He started Week 1 at right...

Getty Images Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott mentioned all the team’s injuries this season during his interview session Wednesday. He did not mention his own. Elliott was limited in Wednesday’s practice with a hamstring injury. “We’ve had a lot of injuries this season,” Elliott said. “I...

Getty Images As ballot workers across Pennsylvania do their jobs to count the outstanding main-in votes cast from Tuesday’s general election, several players from the Pittsburgh Steelers lent to a hand to those doing the work. According to Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com, the Steelers’ players banded...

Getty Images The Steelers remained undefeated by beating the Ravens 28-24 last Sunday and the play of defensive end Stephon Tuitt played a big role in the victory. Tuitt had nine tackles and two sacks of Lamar Jackson to help the Steelers knock off their AFC North rivals. He was also credited...

Getty Images The Ben DiNucci era officially is over. There was one? The rookie seventh-rounder got one start in place of Andy Dalton, who is replacing Dak Prescott in Dallas. This weekend, with Dalton on the COVID-19 reserve list, the Cowboys will go with a quarterback other than DiNucci. Via...

Getty Images The Cowboys have not decided on a starting quarterback for Sunday’s game against the Steelers, but it doesn’t sound like their choice is a matter of serious concern for Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin. Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy said the team will decide between Garrett...

The NFL has sent a couple Steelers players an expensive reminder about pulling their socks up. Steelers receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster and running back James Conner have each been fined $5,000 for wearing their socks too low. “During the Pittsburgh Steelers-Tennessee Titans game on October 25...

Getty Images The concussion protocol isn’t the only obstacle Cowboys quarterback Andy Dalton will have to clear in order to return to the lineup. Todd Archer of ESPN.com reports that the Cowboys will put Dalton on the reserve/COVID-19 list on Tuesday. There’s no word on whether a positive test...

Getty Images The Cowboys won’t be getting Andy Dalton back this week and that could lead them to start their fourth different quarterback of the season. Dalton is being placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list, so he’s going to miss the game even if he is able to clear the concussion protocol. The...

Getty Images Steelers defensive end Cam Heyward injured his quad during Sunday’s 28-24 win over the Ravens and an initial report about his condition said that the injury is a minor one. Head coach Mike Tomlin didn’t describe it that way during a Tuesday press conference, but he also didn’t...

Getty Images The Cowboys started their third quarterback in four games Sunday when rookie Ben DiNucci played against the Eagles. They hope DiNucci has played his final game this season. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said on his radio show Friday he expected to have Andy Dalton back in the lineup...

Getty Images Steelers defensive end Cam Heyward needed medical attention a couple of times during Sunday’s win over the Ravens, but there does not appear to be concern about the severity of his injury. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Heyward has a minor quad injury. There’s no word on...

Getty Images Pro football in a pandemic grossly limits the ability of media to get fresh, unvarnished, and unrehearsed reactions to the game that was just played. So the fresh, unvarnished, and unrehearsed reactions come from other places. One potential source continues to be the twitter feed...

Getty Images The Ravens ran for 265 yards on Sunday and outgained the Steelers by 236 yards overall, which is a combination that usually results in a victory. Per James Palmer of NFL Media, teams with 250-plus rushing yards that more than double their opponents’ yardage were 215-1-1 since 1933...

Getty Images It’s premature to consider whether the Steelers, who are 7-0, can win their next nine games. Unless it isn’t. Look at what they’ve done. Look at what they have left. At Dallas next. Then, the Bengals come to town. At Jacksonville. A Thanksgiving night rematch against the Ravens...

Getty Images In August, the Jets did veteran linebacker Avery Williamson no favors, squeezing him into taking a pay cut a year after suffering a torn ACL. On November 1, the Jets did him a huge favor, sending Williamson from at the time the only NFL team without a win to the only NFL team...

Getty Images Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey has COVID-19. At least that’s the obvious assumption from his Monday morning tweet: “I got the Rona hopefully I’ll be back healthy soon.” (The tweet came not long after he tweeted, “Life is good.”) Humphrey played all of Sunday’s game against the...

Getty Images The Ravens got in position to take a shot at a game-winning touchdown in the final seconds of Sunday’s 28-24 loss to the Steelers, but they probably should have had more time for that effort. Steelers defensive end Cam Heyward went down with an injury during a 32-yard gain by...

Getty Images From last week to this week, the Bengals had 80-percent turnover on their offensive line. Other than right guard Alex Redmond, the rest of the starters were new, due to injury. They held together very well, allowing zero sacks and drawing praise from quarterback Joe Burrow. “They...