| |
| Ravens' Rice among AFC players of the week |
NFL Football |
01/04/2012 |
| |
| New York, NY (Sportsbooks) - Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice, Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu and San Diego Chargers kick returner Richard Goodman have been named AFC players of the week for Week 17 of the NFL season. Rice took home the offensive award by totaling 191 yards and two long touchdowns on 24 carries in the Ravens' 24-16 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals to close out the regular season and clinch Baltimore's first division crown since 2006. His touchdown runs came on rushes of 70 a |
|
| |
| Steelers put Mendenhall on IR; Clark out vs. Broncos |
NFL Football |
01/03/2012 |
| |
| Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbooks) - The Pittsburgh Steelers have placed running back Rashard Mendenhall on injured reserve because of the knee injury he suffered in Sunday's game against Cleveland. The Steelers will also not have safety Ryan Clark when they play the Broncos in their playoff opener this Sunday. Mendenhall sustained an ACL injury on the final play in the first quarter of the 13-9 victory, and will miss the entire postseason. While Mendenhall will miss the playoffs because of injury, Clark will not pl |
|
| |
| Report: Steelers RB Mendenhall has torn ACL |
NFL Football |
01/02/2012 |
| |
| Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbooks) - Pittsburgh Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall has a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and will be placed on injured reserve, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Mendenhall will miss the entire postseason. The Steelers finished the regular season with a 12-4 mark and are the No. 5 seed in the AFC playoffs. They will face the AFC-West Champion Denver Broncos at 4:30 p.m. (et) on Sunday. Mendenhall, 24, was injured in Sunday's season-ending win over the C |
|
| |
| NFL Game Capsules |
NFL Football |
01/01/2012 |
| |
| ders (8-8), who ended the season losing four of five. The haven't been to the playoffs since 2002. Final Score: Pittsburgh 13, Cleveland 9 Cleveland, OH (Sportsbooks) - Isaac Redman had the go-ahead, seven-yard TD run in the third quarter and the Pittsburgh Steelers hung on for a 13-9 win over the Cleveland Browns. However, the Steelers (12-4) were unable to clinch the AFC North Division and the conference's No. 2 seed due to Baltimore's 24-16 win over Cincinnati on Sunday. Pittsburgh, instead, will be relegate |
|
| |
| Steelers edge Browns, settle for wild card |
NFL Football |
01/01/2012 |
| |
| Cleveland, OH (Sportsbooks) - Isaac Redman had the go-ahead, seven-yard TD run in the third quarter and the Pittsburgh Steelers hung on for a 13-9 win over the Cleveland Browns. However, the Steelers (12-4) were unable to clinch the AFC North Division and the AFC's No. 2 seed due to Baltimore's 24-16 win over Cincinnati on Sunday. Pittsburgh, instead, will be relegated to the fifth seed in the AFC and a trip to Denver in the wild-card round next Sunday at 4:30 p.m. (et). After being held out of last Saturday's |
|
| |
| Steelers' Mendenhall leaves game |
NFL Football |
01/01/2012 |
| |
| Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbooks) - Pittsburgh Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall left Sunday's game against the Cleveland Browns with a right knee injury. Mendenhall suffered the injury on the final play of the first quarter after a five-yard run. He limped off the field and his return is questionable. Mendenhall ran for 38 yards on eight carries before exiting. |
|
| |
| NFL Inactives (Sunday, January 1, 2012) |
NFL Football |
01/01/2012 |
| |
| s - QB Tyler Palko, WR Jerheme Urban, TE Jake O'Connell, T David Mims, DT Jerrell Powe, DE Brandon Bair, S Jon McGraw Broncos - FB Austin Sylvester, TE Julius Thomas, T Tony Hills, G Manny Ramirez, DE Derrick Harvey, LB Mike Mohamed, S Brian Dawkins PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS, 4:15 P.M. (ET) Steelers - RB Mewelde Moore, WR Arnaz Battle, T Jamon Meredith, G Doug Legursky, DE Al Woods, LB LaMarr Woodley, LB Chris Carter Browns - QB Colt McCoy, WR Rod Windsor, WR Jordan Norwood, T Tony Pashos, G Steve Va |
|
| |
| Steelers hoping for help in test with Browns |
NFL Football |
12/30/2011 |
| |
| (Sportsbooks) - If you would have told the Pittsburgh Steelers before the season that they would finish with 12 wins, they probably would have planned on watching the first round of the AFC playoffs at home. However, the Steelers face a real possibility of posting a 12-4 record for the third time in four seasons with a win this Sunday over the hosting Cleveland Browns, but still having to play football the following weekend. Pittsburgh enters the regular season's final weekend tied with Baltimore for the lead |
|
| |
| Roethlisberger probable for Sunday |
NFL Football |
12/30/2011 |
| |
| Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbooks) - Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is listed as probable for Sunday's regular-season finale against Cleveland after recovering from an ankle injury. Roethlisberger initially hurt his left ankle during a December 8 game against the Browns, but was able to finish the contest. He then started the following week against San Francisco, but was limited in his mobility and sat out last Saturday's game against St. Louis. The Steelers need a win on Sunday and a loss by Bal |
|
| |
| Handing out NFL holiday gifts and grinches |
NFL Football |
12/26/2011 |
| |
| nday Night Football schedule. The St. Louis Rams. Being woefully overmatched in a shutout loss against an opponent fielding a backup quarterback isn't really something to feel joyous about, but Saturday's 27-0 manhandling by the Charlie Batch-driven Pittsburgh Steelers combined with Indianapolis' Thursday night upset of Houston has made the Rams viable players in the quest for a coveted No. 1 overall choice in next year's draft. Though the Colts remain the front-runners in the Andrew Luck sweepstakes, they've got |
|
| |
