PITTSBURGH — The Steelers won ugly for the second straight week, but from the buzz around them, one would think they are 0-2.

So, just in case you were confused, let me help you out:

The Steelers went on the road twice in a row to start the season, and they WON both games.

They are 2-0.

There are no style points. There is no extra credit ...Read more

NEW YORK — Bryce Young’s benching Monday in Carolina was a thunderbolt across the NFL’s landscape, a reminder that no one’s job in this league is safe, not even recent No. 1 overall quarterback picks.

It is the latest example of Panthers owner David Tepper still struggling to figure out this football thing and fit in.

Young’s ...Read more

MIAMI — Everyone associated with the Miami Dolphins has put on a brave face.

What else are the players and the coaches supposed to do, or say, while the team awaits Tua Tagovailoa’s return from the gruesome concussion he suffered in Thursday night’s embarrassing loss to the Buffalo Bills?

The season’s on the brink of disaster with 15 ...Read more

DENVER — The Broncos were in desperation mode against the Pittsburgh Steelers when Sean Payton called Josh Reynolds’ number.

Trailing 10-0 with 7:43 left in the third quarter at Empower Field on Sunday, Sean Payton dug deep into his bag of tricks, putting running back Javonte Williams behind the center in shotgun with quarterback Bo Nix ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The Twin Cities and the state of Minnesota started their fondness for building sports stadiums in 2009, when Gophers football returned to campus with the opening of then-TCF Bank Stadium. The crowds throughout the home schedule were announced at a capacity of 50,805, and it was particularly jammed on Halloween night with Michigan...Read more

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — The Atlanta Falcons clearly still are a work in progress under first-year coach Raheem Morris.

But fixing some things – like the missed tackles that Bill Belichick alluded to on the ESPN “ManningCast” – are a little easier coming off an exhilarating last-minute 22-21 victory over the Eagles in a nationally ...Read more

NEW YORK — The Jets home opener last year was electric and full of optimism and excitement, mainly because it was Aaron Rodgers’ first start with the team.

Many fans remember Rodgers running out onto the field with the American flag during pregame introductions, which, according to him, was an idea on the spur of the moment. They also ...Read more

Each week of the NFL season, The Baltimore Sun will recap the best and worst from around the league. Here are our winners and losers from Week 2:

Loser: Ravens

You’re going to hear this stat a lot this week: In three seasons since the NFL moved to a 17-game schedule, 21 teams have started 0-2. Only two have made the playoffs.

After a ...Read more

In the raucous visiting locker room at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field late Monday night, Falcons coach Raheem Morris had a question for his players circled around him.

“I know we’re happy about this moment, but who the (expletive) is next?” the first-year coach asked before raising a clenched fist to bring his team in for a ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Justin Fields is in line to make a third consecutive start at quarterback for the Steelers when they play their home opener Sunday afternoon against the Chargers.

Russell Wilson, who has been dealing with a calf injury since late July, has not been cleared by the team's medical staff and is not scheduled to fully participate in ...Read more

Each week I’ll list the best widely available free agents for fantasy football — I define “widely available” as being owned in around half of all ESPN or Yahoo leagues — and some guys who are probably better off in the free-agent pool than collecting dust on your roster.

Follow me on X (formerly known as Twitter) @UTEddieBrown if you ...Read more

MIAMI — Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa will be placed on injured reserve, according to NFL insiders Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo.

This comes less than a week after Tagovailoa suffered a concussion during the Dolphins 31-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills.

The franchise quarterback will miss the next four games and be eligible to ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs are signing running back Kareem Hunt to their practice squad, a source confirmed to The Kansas City Star.

Hunt’s addition was first reported by NFL insider Jordan Schultz.

The development comes as the Chiefs search for a replacement for starting running back Isiah Pacheco, who was injured in Sunday...Read more

LANDOVER, Md. — The star of Dan Quinn’s first win as head coach of the Washington Commanders may know him the least of any of his teammates. But, playing for his fifth NFL team after signing this past week, Washington kicker Austin Seibert has figured out pretty quickly what distinguishes the former Atlanta Falcons coach from his past ...Read more

MIAMI — Tua Tagovailoa had not walked off the field Thursday night under his own power when the cacophony of unsolicited advice began pouring in from all around.

“He should retire!” America declared.

By apparent immediate consensus, social media concluded that the Miami Dolphins quarterback’s third concussion and first in almost two ...Read more

PLEASANTON, Calif. — The best seat in the house is still reserved for John Madden.

His throne is fully reclined and draped in a fleece Raiders blanket. It sits squarely before a 20-foot-tall LED wall, a study in sensory overload, showing every NFL broadcast at once.

When the Hall of Fame coach retired from the TV booth in 2009, until his ...Read more

With 2:57 left in the first quarter Sunday, Geno Smith took a shotgun snap, looked left and saw a 6-foot-4, 235-pound blur behind the defense. The 33-year-old quarterback’s feathery spiral hit DK Metcalf in stride, and he high-stepped into the end zone for a 56-yard score.

The play was perfectly executed.

The celebration?

Not so much.

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