The Pittsburgh Steelers lost by a hair to the Buffalo Bills, 28-27, at Highmark Stadium on Thursday in their final assginment in the preseason. Steve Buechele found Dante Pettis for the game-winning touchdown, much to the delight of the home crowd and the disappointment of the Steelers.
Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike McCarthy only has a few days left to decide on his 53-man roster for the upcoming season. McCarthy has difficult decisions to make ahead of the deadline on Sunday, but he has probably gotten used to it over the years.
NFL Network’s coverage of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ preseason finale against the Buffalo Bills quickly became a talking point for the wrong reason. Viewers watching Thursday night’s game were left frustrated as broadcasters kept interrupting the game with commercials.
How many of the quarterbacks in NFL history with at least 40 touchdown passes combined in their first two seasons can you name in five minutes?
The Pittsburgh Steelers have officially run out of preseason football, which means the Joey Porter Jr. waiting game is about to become much less theoretical.
The opening of 2026 NFL training camp brings big hope for all 32 fan bases. These are the 25 developments to watch as we progress toward Week 1.
The Pittsburgh Steelers had a few bright performances despite falling to the Buffalo Bills in the preseason finale. A number of players made strong pushes, not only to make the roster but also to audition for other teams ahead of cutdown day.
The Pittsburgh Steelers left their third and final preseason game against the Buffalo Bills with a concerning development involving Will Howard. The second-year quarterback was evaluated by the medical staff at some point during the second half of Pittsburgh's 28-27 loss.
The Pittsburgh Steelers ended their preseason with a 28-27 loss to the Buffalo Bills, but the final score carried little importance compared to what the coaching staff learned about its young players.
It has already been reported that the Steelers may be planning on keeping all four of them for the 2026 season, but it is hard to find the logic in how that makes sense or the motivation in why they would do it.
Be it stars returning from late-season injuries to starter-level players who missed most or all of last season, the NFL features a host of rehab odysseys to follow as training camps near.
The Pittsburgh Steelers concluded the preseason with back-to-back losses, though they scored more points this time around. After getting shut out in their previous game, the offense made significantly more plays.
The Pittsburgh Steelers put a bow on the 2026 preseason on Thursday night.
The Steelers were hoping this game would answer whether Will Howard or Drew Allar should be the team's QB3 behind Aaron Rodgers and Mason Rudolph.
The Pittsburgh Steelers finally got their first extended look at Max Iheanachor during Thursday's third and final preseason game against the Buffalo Bills.
The Pittsburgh Steelers had a very convincing win during the first week of the 2026 preseason in a matchup versus the Green Bay Packers. There were tons of positives to take out of the contest, but there were just as many negatives in the organization's second exhibition game against the New York Jets.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have watched Roman Wilson generate excitement throughout training camp, but his strong summer has not secured him a featured offensive role.
The Pittsburgh Steelers entered August with enough defensive linemen to require a seating chart. A sixth-round rookie who once looked like one of the easiest names to squeeze onto the practice squad has spent the past month making that plan considerably less convenient.
A recent quarterback ranking from FOX Sports has drawn sharp reactions among Pittsburgh Steelers fans after placing veteran Aaron Rodgers in the same group as several far less accomplished passers.
The Pittsburgh Steelers and their fans all saw how poorly offensive tackle Broderick Jones played throughout the two preseason games so far. The fact that he's even able to get back on the field after undergoing neck surgery in December is very impressive, but he clearly is not ready to run with the starters yet.
At one point, Pittsburgh Steelers offensive lineman Spencer Anderson all but had the right guard job secured. Then the coaching staff gave Brock Hoffman first-team looks in practice.
While Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Joey Porter Jr. has been on the physically unable to perform list throughout the summer due to an alleged back issue, it's widely assumed his not practicing is related to the fact that he remains in the final year of his contract.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have only one preseason game left, with the finale set to kick off Thursday night. Soon, cutdown day will arrive, forcing the coaching staff to make some tough decisions.
The Steelers have restructured wide receiver D.K. Metcalf‘s contract, per ESPN’s Field Yates, creating more than $17MM in 2026 salary cap space. The move is not related to Pittsburgh’s ongoing standoff with cornerback Joey Porter Jr., according to Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are hours away from submitting their initial 53-man roster, and one of the more surprising names hanging in the balance is a player they invested a third-round pick in only last spring.
It now appears that Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Alec Pierce may play in the Colts' Week 1 home game versus the Baltimore Ravens on Sept. 13.
There isn’t much mystery surrounding the top of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ roster entering Thursday night’s preseason finale against the Buffalo Bills. Most of the starters are set, the major offseason competitions have largely sorted themselves out and the focus will soon shift toward preparing for the regular-season opener.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are reportedly considering an unorthodox decision and it may force them to part ways with one of their starting quarterback's favorite teammates.
Will the Steelers carry four quarterbacks on the active roster?
Will Porter Jr. find that he's overestimating his value?
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