After the Steelers’ Week 1 game against the Patriots, Pittsburgh head coach Mike Tomlin said he couldn’t communicate with his coaching staff like he wanted to: “We were listening to the Patriots radio broadcast for the majority of the first half. On our headsets.” Tomlin suggested that the Steelers always have trouble with their communications […]
In preparation for the 2015 NFL season, FiveThirtyEight is running a series of eight division previews, each highlighting the numbers that may influence a team’s performance (including projections and rankings based on ESPN’s preseason Football Power Index). Today we focus on the AFC North, where Baltimore, Cincinnati and Pittsburgh have all taken the division title […]
In preparation for the 2015 NFL season, FiveThirtyEight is running a series of eight division previews, each highlighting the numbers that may influence a team’s performance (including projections and rankings based on ESPN’s preseason Football Power Index). Today we focus on the AFC North, where Baltimore, Cincinnati and Pittsburgh have all taken the division title […]
After a lengthy deliberation about his future, Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu announced late Thursday that he will retire from football, ending a 12-year NFL stint that saw Polamalu become one of the best and most recognizable players of his generation. With Polamalu leaving the game at age 33, it’s worth looking back on his […]
After a lengthy deliberation about his future, Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu announced late Thursday that he will retire from football, ending a 12-year NFL stint that saw Polamalu become one of the best and most recognizable players of his generation. With Polamalu leaving the game at age 33, it’s worth looking back on his […]
