Hampton could return for Sunday's game

Lost in the Steelers 5-2 start this year is the play of punter Daniel Sepulveda and the Steelers punt coverage teams. Through 7 games Sepulveda has punted 24 times for a 46.8 average. That his currently 3 full yards better than his career average of 43.8. His net average thus far is 39.4 and that too is better than his career net average of 38.3. Sepulveda has had the one block against...

Steelers Guard Chris Kemoeatu was fined $25,000 by the NFL this week.  It was for two separate incidents in last Sunday’s game vs. the Cardinals.  He was fined $15k for a late hit and $10k for a hands to the face call.  Both plays were penalized and both plays were stupid and hurt the Steelers in the game.  I am normally against the fines but Kemo is a dope when it comes�...

Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin held his usual Tuesday press conference this afternoon down on the South Side to discuss the win the past Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals and look ahead to the New England Patriots game this week at Heinz Field. Tomlin gave an injury report update on several players and fielded several questions from the media. Below is the audio from the press...

Ian Rapoport said on NFL Network yesterday that before the season started a Patriots offensive player told him that Tom Brady said “Against the Steelers, don’t worry, I got it.” You can see the report here as Brady insinuates he owns Dick LeBeau. The pregame release for the Patriots game is up in PDF format and it tells us the Steelers look to open the season 4-0 at Heinz...

Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin tried to heap praise per his usual on Tuesday during his press conference by claiming that the New England Patriots defense is not as bad as their 32nd ranking, especially in the passing game. Tomlin stated that it is a function of them just whacking people and being way out in front so opponents are throwing the ball every down and accumulating some...

Tom Brady has played some outstanding games against the Pittsburgh Steelers. His next chance comes Sunday at Heinz Field. The Patriots quarterback is 6-1 against them and has completed at least two-thirds of his passes in six of those games. Last year, he led New England to a 39-26 win at Pittsburgh in which he completed 30 of 43 passes for 350 yards and three touchdowns. Brady...

So, what a 48 hours, huh?First, the Steelers give it to the Cardinals to go 5-2, and then the Jags SHUT THE RAVENS DOWN 12-7, holding the entire Ravens offense to under 150 total yards.Which means that for the time being (read: at least until next week), the Steelers own the AFC North, with a game lead on Assaultimore. Begging the question - is this real life right now?And before...