The Cincinnati Bengals got hot in the playoffs last season and secured a trip to Super Bowl 56, but they’re the second favorite on the board to defend their 2022 AFC North title at +190 odds and trailing the Baltimore Ravens at +160. The AFC North is synonymous with smashmouth […]
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Pittsburgh Steelers Add WR Diontae Johnson on COVID-19 List
Diontae Johnson tested positive for COVID-19 and the Pittsburgh Steelers star wide receiver will miss quarterback Ben Roethlisberger’s final game before he retires at the end of the season. In addition to Johnson, the Steelers also added center Kendrick Green to the reserve/COVID-19 list. Neither player will have enough time […]
Playoff Clinching Scenarios: How Your Team Can Make the NFL Playoffs in Week 18
With just one week remaining in the NFL regular season, 11 teams have already booked their spots in the postseason. But there are still seven teams fighting for their shot to play for a Super Bowl title, with various playoff-clinching scenarios only now coming into focus. Below, I’ve broken down […]
NFL Week 13: Saints, Lions, Bears, Jets Among 8 Home Dogs
More than half of this week’s NFL schedule is loaded with road favorites and home dogs, including the New Orleans Saints, Detroit Lions, Chicago Bears, Atlanta Falcons, Houston Texans, New York Jets, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Seattle Seahawks. It’s no surprise to see the usual suspects listed as home dogs, including […]
Pittsburgh Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger Tests Positive for COVID
On the eve of their Week 10 matchup against the winless Detroit Lions, the Pittsburgh Steelers discovered the quarterback Ben Roethlisberger tested positive for COVID-19. Roethlisberger took a licking this season, but despite playing through multiple maladies this season including a torn pectoral muscle and a nagging shoulder injury. However, […]
NFL Week 6 Survivor Picks: Colts, Chiefs, Steelers, Dolphins
Heading into Week 6 of the NFL season, we have a couple of picks for your survivor pools, including the Indianapolis Colts, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, and Pittsburgh Steelers. If you want to fade bad teams like the Houston Texans or Jacksonville Jaguars, then fire away at the Indianapolis […]
Steelers WR JuJu Smith-Schuster Dunzo with Season-Ending Surgery
The Pittsburgh Steelers lost wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster for the remainder of the season while he recovers from surgery to repair a shoulder injury. Smith-Schuster dislocated his shoulder after being tackled by Denver’s Kareem Jackson in the second quarter during a 27-19 victory against the Denver Broncos. ESPN’s Adam Schefter […]
Pittsburgh Injury Report: Diontae Johnson (Knee), TJ Watt (Groin) Out in Week 3
The Pittsburgh Steelers (1-1) meet the Cincinnati Bengals (1-1) in Week 3 during a classic AFC North divisional battle, but wide receiver Diontae Johnson and defensive end TJ Watt are both out according to their updated injury report. The Steelers faded a potential disaster when an MRI on Johnson did […]
AFC North Odds: Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens Coin Flip
If there’s an NFL division that epitomizes smashmouth football, it’s the AFC North, and this upcoming season should be hotly contested once again. The Baltimore Ravens and Cleveland Browns will vie for the AFC North title, with the Ravens the slight favorite at +110 odds ahead of the Browns at […]
JJ Watt Odds: Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers Faves to Sign 3-Time DPOY
The Pittsburgh Steelers, at +275 odds, have the inside track to sign defensive end JJ Watt because two of his younger brothers already play for the team. The race is on to sign Watt after the Houston Texans released the three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year. The Green Bay […]
Complete List of Most Super Bowl Wins by Head Coach, Belichick Tops with 6 Titles
Which NFL head coach has the most Super Bowl wins? Love him or hate him, you have to admit, he’s the GOAT, right? Bill Belichick won the Super Bowl six times — more than any other coach in NFL history. Between Belichick, Chuck Knoll (4), Joe Gibbs (3), and Bill […]
NFL Wild-Card Weekend Ratings Sag Despite Expanded Format
The NFL’s expanded slate on wild-card weekend, with several networks opting to expand their footprint by simultaneously broadcast on alternate networks or streaming, did not yield a ratings bonanza. Instead, overall viewer numbers were down year over year and in some cases were the lowest in five years or more. […]
Cleveland Gets Safety and Linebackers Back, Loses Starting Corners Before Sunday’s Kickoff vs. Pittsburgh
Cleveland’s COVID-19 rollercoaster continues to confound and surprise all the way up to the team’s wild-card game kickoff at 8:15 pm ET Sunday at Heinz Field. Over the past 24 hours, the Browns—which will be without head coach Kevin Stefanski who tested positive Tuesday, along with a host of his […]
The Browns Need an NFL Playoff Bubble Most Yet Want Nothing to do with One
On Sunday, the Cleveland Browns will play their first playoff game since Blue Crush was in the theaters, and they’ll do it with special teams coordinator Mike Priefer roaming the sidelines instead of head coach Kevin Stefanski. Stefanski, along with defensive backs coach Jeff Howard and tight ends coach Drew […]
Sunday Wild Card Betting Preview: Ravens/Titans, Bears/Saints, Browns/Steelers
The Quickie Betting Preview continues. Sunday features three more NFL wild-card games, and each one includes teams that played each other at least once this season. The Baltimore Ravens were knocked out of the postseason last year by the Tennessee Titans. The Titans and Ravens meet again this year. For […]
Pennsylvania Becomes First State to Deliver Self-Restricting Tools for Online Bettors
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board and Vancouver, BC-based GeoComply announced Monday that bettors in the Keystone State will be the first in the US to have access to a feature called PlayPause, a self-exclusion tool for online gamblers. GeoComply, a tech company that provides secure geolocation services, created a nonprofit […]
BetMGM Goes Live in Pennsylvania, Just in Time for College Football Championship Weekend
BetMGM has had a busy fall in Pennsylvania, and they’re (literally) just getting started. Since Thanksgiving week, the online sports betting operator has signed a multi-year partnership with the Pittsburgh Steelers, fast-tracked their approval process, and launched their sports betting app a couple of weeks ahead of schedule in the […]
Monday Night Football Doubleheader: Washington/Steelers, Bills/49ers
Monday Night Football features a unique doubleheader in Week 13 with Washington (4-7) visiting the undefeated Pittsburgh Steelers (11-0), and the Buffalo Bills (8-3) playing the San Francisco 49ers (5-6) in Arizona. It wouldn’t be the NFL’s pandemic season without a couple of extra primetime games to accommodate the rescheduling […]
Ravens Players Wanted to Cancel vs. Pittsburgh, League Will Make Them Go Again vs. Dallas
The 2020 NFL season may be best remembered not for the action on the field, but for broken pandemic protocols, teams forced to play while sick and with limited personnel, teams forced out of their home facilities, and attempts to figure a way to make something so abnormal seem normal […]
Wednesday Afternoon Football: Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers Rescheduled Again
The NFL will finally play its third Thanksgiving game between the Baltimore Ravens and the undefeated Pittsburgh Steelers on Wednesday at 3:40 pm ET. Six days late. For only the third time in history, the NFL scheduled a game on Wednesday because of a coronavirus outbreak within the Baltimore Ravens […]