The Pittsburgh Steelers are teetering on the edge. On one side, they have the path to success. If they can find steady ground with a needed victory in Week 5, it might set them on an encouraging path forward.
It's assumed that Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers could look toward the 22-year-old more often with Pittman sidelined, potentially for at least a month.
The Pittsburgh Steelers enter Week 5 looking to bounce back after a disappointing loss to the Cleveland Browns. At 2-2, Pittsburgh has already shown flashes of being a dangerous team, but several key players have struggled to maintain consistency.
Of all the Pittsburgh Steelers' potential trade candidates, one stands out above the rest. Patrick Queen, for all intents and purposes, has been a disappointment throughout his three seasons with the Steelers.
For years, the Pittsburgh Steelers maintained that then-offensive coordinator Bruce Arians had opted to retire. But Arians later clarified that Mike Tomlin had effectively fired him by letting his contract expire.
A few trades have rearranged the NFL's backup quarterback ranks, but the dust has mostly settled. From a mix of recent first-round disappointments, aging vets, and young project types, here is how the league's QB2 ranks look for the 2026 season.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have had an up-and-down start to the Mike McCarthy era. The team is 2-2 after four weeks of play and has already played two games within the AFC North.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have been struggling to find any sort of consistency on either side of the ball. There has been plenty of flashes of talent in all areas, but Pittsburgh has not been able to put it all together yet.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are searching for answers in the secondary. Although it's a problem of the franchise's own creation, the defense has no choice but to adapt with an injured and depleted group of defensive backs.
The Pittsburgh Steelers appear to be inching closer to having a key contributor return on the offensive side of the ball. On their penultimate injury report ahead of a Week 5 matchup with the Indianapolis Colts, the Steelers listed running back Rico Dowdle (toe) as a limited participant for the second day in a row.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are going to go a few weeks without Michael Pittman Jr. as he reaggravated his foot injury. The foot injury has already cost Pittman Jr.
The Pittsburgh Steelers finally got the type of performance they have been waiting for from star wide receiver DK Metcalf against the Cleveland Browns.
NFL stars can't play forever, and retirement is coming sooner than later for some of the league's top players. These 25 players could call it quits following the 2026 season.
The Pittsburgh Steelers will welcome the Indianapolis Colts to the Steel City in Week 5, with both teams looking to improve to 3-2. Pittsburgh has enjoyed plenty of success against Indianapolis at home and will look to continue that trend on Sunday.
The Pittsburgh Steelers traded for Michael Pittman Jr. in March to give DK Metcalf a proven running mate. Seven catches into the season, they will have to get by without him for a while.
Despite dropping their Week 4 game, the Pittsburgh Steelers saw some very promising play from their depth pieces. The biggest one was Robert Spears-Jennings, who immediately made an impact once he took over as the primary free safety.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have plenty to prove offensively heading into their Week 5 matchup with the Indianapolis Colts. While the offense has shown signs of improvement over the past two weeks, it still has not consistently put together strong performances from start to finish.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have been extremely lucky to have veteran defensive lineman Cam Heyward around since the 2011 season. After him, Chris Boswell comes in as the longest-tenured member of the roster in 2026.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are preparing for an important Week 5 matchup against the Indianapolis Colts, but quarterback Aaron Rodgers will be without one of his veteran receiving targets for more than just Sunday’s game.
DeShon Elliott was among the players moved to injured reserve-designated for return during roster cuts. The veteran safety could soon be back in the lineup for the Steelers, though.
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. will not have a reunion on the field versus his former team. Pittman, in fact, will be sidelined for longer than just Sunday's game against the visiting Indianapolis Colts.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have received plenty of strong performances from their defense early this season, but former Pittsburgh linebacker Vince Williams believes one key piece needs to do more.
Four games were apparently enough for Mike McCarthy to reach a pretty simple conclusion about his Pittsburgh Steelers: “Our house is not clean right now.” At 2-2, it would be difficult to argue otherwise.
The Pittsburgh Steelers aren’t wasting any time addressing what has quickly become a depth concern in their secondary. Within a matter of days, Pittsburgh has added two cornerbacks to its 53-man roster from other teams’ practice squads, first signing veteran Sean Murphy-Bunting from Tampa Bay before adding Terell Smith from Washington.
McCarthy raised eyebrows when he said on Monday that "we need to clean our own house" because "our house is not clean right now," coming off Pittsburgh's 27-24 prime-time loss to the Cleveland Browns.