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Getty Images Steelers quarterback Devlin Hodges was benched last week, but he was quickly back on the field and right back to starting this week after Mason Rudolph was injured. Hodges says the experience of getting benched hasn’t shaken his confidence. “I’ve got all the confidence in the...

Getty Images The Steelers have had plenty of injuries this year, but they’re getting two guys back on the field close to the end of the regular season. The team announced that fullback Roosevelt Nix and wide receiver Ryan Switzer have been designated to return from injured reserve. They’re...

Getty Images Last year’s MVP debacle ultimately did not inspire change in Pittsburgh. Once again, the Steelers have announced their team MVP with one game left in the regular season. This time, the winner is linebacker T.J. Watt. Watt definitely deserves the recognition. He has become a...

Getty Images Devlin Hodges will start the regular-season finale for the Steelers with a playoff berth on the line. It will be Hodges’ fifth consecutive start, but he likely wouldn’t be in the lineup if not for a shoulder injury that ended Mason Rudolph‘s season. The Steelers benched Hodges on...

Getty Images The Steelers saw several players go down with injuries during last Sunday’s loss to the Jets and it remains unclear if running back James Conner will make it back to play against the Ravens in Week 17. Conner injured his thigh in the first half of the game and was ruled out early...

Getty Images The Steelers are going to fly as far as Duck takes them. The team announced Tuesday that quarterback Mason Rudolph was being placed on injured reserve, with last week’s shoulder injury ending his season. To fill his roster spot, they promoted center J.C. Hassenauer from the...

Getty Images The NFL released the following playoff scenarios for the final week of the season. AFC CLINCHED: Baltimore Ravens – AFC North division and home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs Houston Texans – AFC South division Kansas City Chiefs – AFC West division New England...

Getty Images The Steelers added a third quarterback to the mix Wednesday, to help get them through Week 17 and possibly beyond. The team announced that quarterback J.T. Barrett had been signed to the practice squad. The former Ohio State quarterback has been in camp with the Saints and...

Getty Images The Steelers won’t have center Maurkice Pouncey in the lineup as they try to beat the Ravens and improve their chances of making the playoffs on Sunday. Pouncey was carted off with a knee injury during last Sunday’s loss to the Jets and head coach Mike Tomlin opened his Tuesday...

Getty Images After the Texans beat the Buccaneers on Saturday, the Titans downgraded running back Derrick Henry to questionable because of a hamstring injury. They would leave him on the inactive list for Sunday’s game against the Saints and the timing of those decisions wasn’t a coincidence...

Getty Images If the Chiefs lose to the Chargers next Sunday, the Texans will have a chance to move up in the AFC playoff seeding by beating the Titans. The Chiefs game will be played before the Texans host the Titans, so Houston will almost certainly know if that possibility exists by the time...

Getty Images If the Steelers are going to the playoffs, they’re going with Devlin Hodges as their quarterback. Mason Rudolph, who replaced Hodges at quarterback for the Steelers on Sunday, suffered a left shoulder injury that will take multiple weeks to heal, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network...

Getty Images The Ravens have already clinched home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs, and as a result they’ll play it safe in Week 17. Ravens coach John Harbaugh said today that quarterback Lamar Jackson and other key starters will sit out Sunday’s regular-season finale against the...

Getty Images Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger underwent elbow surgery Sept. 23. Doctors reattached three tendons in his right arm. But the Steelers are “now optimistic” Roethlisberger will fully recover, Chris Mortensen of ESPN reports. Medical personnel have not cleared Roethlisberger...

Getty Images Steelers running back James Conner was called questionable to return from a thigh injury during the first half of Sunday’s game against the Jets. There’s no longer a question mark next to his name. The Steelers announced early in the third quarter that Conner has been ruled out...

Getty Images The Steelers lost running back James Conner to a thigh injury in the first half of Sunday’s game against the Jets and center Maurkice Pouncey joined him in the locker room during the third quarter. Pouncey was carted to the locker room after being injured on a six-yard gain by...

Getty Images The Duck is quacking again for the Steelers. Pittsburgh benched quarterback Devlin Hodges after a pair of interceptions in the first half, but he’s back in the game for the fourth quarter. Rudolph was seen grabbing his neck area on the field and on the sideline while the Jets...

Getty Images The Steelers came into Sunday needing to win both of their remaining games in order to clinch a playoff spot, but they no longer control their own chances of making it to the postseason. Pittsburgh didn’t score any points in the second half while playing with a pair of...

The Ravens have locked down the No. 1 seed in the AFC with a full week to go. So what will they do about playing their starters in Week 17, against the Steelers? At this moment, they don’t know. Coach John Harbaugh told PFT by phone after Sunday’s 31-15 win at Cleveland that a decision will be...

Getty Images For the second day in a row, Steelers wideout JuJu Smith-Schuster was a full participant in practice. That doesn’t mean he’s a lock to play Sunday against the Jets. Via Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com, Smith-Schuster said he still wasn’t certain he was going to play this week, and that...