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Sports Central September 15, 2004 Doug Graham |
Dying Embers in the Steel City How do the Pittsburgh Steelers keep Jerome Bettis happy, despite making him the backup running back when he still believes he can be the starter on a contending team where running the ball is the bulk of their offense? |
Sports Central February 15, 2011 Brad Oremland |
Jerome Bettis vs. Herschel Walker Herschel Walker and Jerome Bettis have something in common, which is that besides great football careers, they both seem like genuinely nice people. What they don't have in common are Hall of Fame credentials: Walker has them, and Bettis does not. |
Sports Central August 31, 2005 Dave Golokhov |
2005 NFL Previews: Pittsburgh Steelers A look at the Pittsburgh Steelers players, coaching staff and schedule for the upcoming NFL season. |
Sports Central January 31, 2006 Jeffrey Boswell |
Super Bowl XL Office Pool Propositions Fifty-seven ways to win a bowl of Doritos -- or lose your favorite NFL jersey. |
Sports Central May 15, 2012 Brad Oremland |
Best Running Back Seasons By Age Running backs have the shortest careers of any position in the NFL. A great quarterback can play into his 40s. Most RBs, even the best of them, are washed up by the time they turn 30. |
Sports Central February 9, 2005 Eric Williams |
The Latest, But Not the Greatest Emmitt Smith has a long list of statistics to back up the claim made by many that he was the best running back ever. He retires as the leading career rusher in NFL history, with an astounding 18,355 yards. |
Sports Central January 23, 2006 Dave Golokhov |
I Hate Mondays: Old-Fashioned Football The Pittsburgh Steelers are not flashy, they are not finesse, and they are not an offensive or defensive juggernaut. They just know how to win. |
Sports Central October 27, 2009 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 7 Power Rankings New Orleans Saints overcome a 24-3... New England Patriots fourth in points scored per game, third in points allowed. Pittsburgh Steelers score four consecutive wins after bumpy start... |
Sports Central December 11, 2012 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 14 Power Rankings New England Patriots -- The offense is always outstanding, but the defense showed up big time on Monday night. Vince Wilfork, Jerod Mayo, and Rob Ninkovich all played at all-pro level. |
Sports Central August 31, 2007 Dave Golokhov |
2007 NFL Preview: Pittsburgh Steelers New head coach Mike Tomlin, who has impressed as a defensive coach since coming into the league, will be one of the league's youngest coaches -- but he has the look of a winner. |
Sports Central January 6, 2006 Kevin Ferra |
Steelers/Bengals Preview From Section 108 The Steelers, the sixth seed in the AFC, just don't have a prayer if you consider history a good judge of the future. |
Sports Central July 24, 2012 Brad Oremland |
Five Hall of Fame Candidates There are a lot of great players missing from the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Some of them will be inducted in the next few years, a few will have longer waits, and many will never be enshrined. |
Sports Central October 6, 2015 Brad Oremland |
2015 NFL Week 4 Power Rankings The author ranks football teams starting with the New England Patriots at number one. |
Sports Central May 2, 2008 Brad Oremland |
The Best Passing and Running QBs The list of quarterbacks who were both great passers and great runners is not a long one, but it's an interesting subject. |
Sports Central November 1, 2004 Kevin Holtsberry |
Pennsylvania Teams Headed for Showdown The Philadelphia Eagles are now the lone remaining undefeated team in the NFL, but next they face the suddenly hot Pittsburgh Steelers, who just knocked the zero off of New England's record. Could we be seeing a Super Bowl preview? |
Sports Illustrated September 19, 2000 Peter King |
Inside the NFL It's not too early to single out the Bucs as the team that could win it all |
Sports Central September 20, 2005 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 2 Power Rankings Pittsburgh's Ben Roethlisberger better than last season?... Colts have an obvious hole... Patriots lose a game they could have won... Bills loss against Tampa a team effort... etc. |
Sports Central September 25, 2007 Eric Poole |
A Schizophrenic NFL Season NFL defenses have caught up to the offenses. |
Sports Central October 9, 2012 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 5 Power Rankings The Chiefs rank 32nd in turnover differential. What's stunning is that their -15 is worse than the 30th- and 31st-ranked teams combined (Dallas and Philadelphia, both -7). |
Sports Central September 29, 2009 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 3 Power Rankings A team by team analysis of the latest developments in football. |
Sports Central October 28, 2008 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 8 Power Rankings The Tennessee Titans rank number one in this weeks top-rated NFL teams. All 32 teams are ranked. |
Sports Central April 8, 2014 Brad Oremland |
The HOF Case For Ricky Watters While I acknowledge Watters as a fine player, it's a little strange that I'm writing a column about his Hall of Fame qualifications. |
Sports Central October 28, 2014 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 8 Power Rankings Week 8 was awesome -- six games decided on lead changes in the final two minutes or overtime, and maybe the two best games of the year so far, in Arizona/Philadelphia and Dallas/Washington. |
Sports Central October 21, 2005 Kevin Holtsberry |
An Early AFC North Showdown Six weeks into the NFL season, it seems that there is a very fine line between winning and losing in the American Football League. This may be a good time to begin sorting out which teams are for real and which are flukes. |
Sports Central January 3, 2012 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 17 Power Rankings If you took the 20 best highlights of this season, I bet two or three of them are Julio Jones. The Falcons gave up a lot to get him, and it looks to have been worth it. |
Sports Central November 1, 2011 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 8 Power Rankings The Green Bay Packers is at the top of this ranking of NFL teams after 8 weeks of play. |
Sports Central October 21, 2008 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 7 Power Rankings Could Tennessee send two running backs to the Pro Bowl?... Tampa Bay's [5] backfield injuries starting to mount... Next week's New York Giants at Pittsburgh game will be decided by the defensive coordinators... etc. |
Sports Central October 24, 2006 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 7 Power Rankings NFL team rankings for the upcoming week. |
Sports Central October 22, 2004 Eric Poole |
Big Ben: Pittsburgh's Newest Landmark Chad Pennington. Drew Bledsoe. Brett Favre. That's a partial list of quarterbacks ranking below the Pittsburgh Steelers' Ben Roethlisberger in passer rating. |
Sports Central October 23, 2012 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 7 Power Rankings Robert Griffin III has rushed for 468 yards and 6 TDs, putting him on pace for 1,070 yards and 14 TDs. That would break Michael Vick's QB rushing record and tie Cam Newton's TD record. |
Sports Central September 22, 2009 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 2 Power Rankings The New York Giants top the list of NFL teams after the second week of the regular season. |
Sports Central August 23, 2005 Brad Oremland |
The NFL's 20 Greatest Records NFL records are dropping like flies, even those people thought might never be broken. So which records have staying power, and what are the most impressive individual marks in league history? |
Sports Central September 15, 2015 Brad Oremland |
2015 NFL Week 1 Power Rankings The author offers rants and ratings for the first week of NFL competition. |
Sports Central January 10, 2012 Andrew Jones |
The Death of Defense From the NFL's inception through 2007, only one quarterback had ever thrown for 5000 yards: Dan Marino, Miami Dolphins, 1984. In 2008, Drew Brees reached the 5,000 mark, but didn't quite catch Marino's record. |
Sports Central September 19, 2006 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 2 Power Rankings Bengals start strong with double-digit wins... Colts show good offense, but defense can't keep up... Bears show balanced offense and defense... Chargers face harder schedule after bye week... Titans win battle for last place... etc. |
Sports Central November 3, 2015 Brad Oremland |
2015 NFL Week 8 Power Rankings A number of prominent players suffered notable injuries on Sunday. Here's a look at some of the key players affected. |
Sports Central October 5, 2010 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 4 Power Rankings The Pittsburgh Steelers retain their top spot on this week's ranking of NFL teams. |
Sports Central September 9, 2014 Brad Oremland |
2014 NFL Week 1 Power Rankings The Seattle Seahawks are chosen for the number one spot this week in football power rankings. |
Sports Illustrated November 27, 2001 Ivan Maisel |
Fresh Legs After learning the ropes early, five first-year backs broke out in the season's second half... |
Sports Central April 1, 2010 Brad Oremland |
The NFL's Best Defenses Ever To narrow my search for the finest defenses in pro football history, I researched almost 100 great single-season defenses, then devised a formula to help me sort out the best of the bunch. |
Sports Central October 2, 2012 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 4 Power Rankings The Texans' defense lost Mario Williams and DeMeco Ryans, and it's better than ever. Bravo, Wade Phillips. |
AskMen.com Brandon Lang |
Football: Weekly Picks Redskins vs. Seahawks... Buccaneers vs. Giants... Jaguars vs. Steelers... |
Sports Central December 16, 2007 Brad Oremland |
The NFL's Best Offense Ever With apologies to the 1941 Bears and the San Diego Chargers in general, here are the 10 best offenses in league history. |
Sports Central November 20, 2012 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 11 Power Rankings I don't understand how great coaches can screw up so badly on gameday. Andy Reid is one of the most successful coaches of this generation, but he seems incapable of game-day adjustments. The same was true of Tony Dungy. Right now, Exhibit A is the Steelers' Mike Tomlin. |
Sports Central October 16, 2012 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 6 Power Rankings Calvin Johnson admits that he returned to the field after a concussion in Week 4. The NFL needs to step up its concussion monitoring. That should never happen. Ever. |
Sports Central October 20, 2015 Brad Oremland |
2015 NFL Week 6 Power Rankings Last year, no team started 5-0. This year, five teams are still undefeated. |
Sports Central October 17, 2006 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 6 Power Rankings Bears' comeback keeps them solidly on top... Colts hold on to second rank with passing offense... Chargers continue clawing to the top... No-offense Broncos bully their way upwards... Saints climb over Eagles into sixth spot... etc. |
Sports Central October 18, 2011 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 6 Power Rankings The Packers and Ravens stay on top after six weeks pf play in the NFL. |
Sports Central November 4, 2008 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 9 Power Rankings NFL teams are ranked after nine weeks of play. |
Sports Central November 10, 2009 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 9 Power Rankings Rating NFL teams halfway through the 2009 regular season. |