Steelers Standard (Pittsburgh Steelers)

The Steelers face the Cowboys under the lights in primetime for the first time since Super Bowl XXX. Besides Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb there isn’t much to fear about the Cowboys offense, and Dallas has a very beatable run defense so both Justin Fields and Najee Harris should have big games on the ground. Tom and Jacob make their predictions for who steps up vs Dallas as a Big Ballah. See omnyst...

The Falcons had a wild come from behind OT win last night over their division rival Tampa Bay. An in depth preview of this Sunday’s slate of NFL action, and Tom and Jacob share who they got for the Triple Play and they pick a winner for Steelers/Cowboys. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It sounds like the Steelers plan to start Justin Fields again this week against the Cowboys, but it’s also been noted that Russell Wilson is as close as he’s been all season to getting to 100% ready to take back the reigns. Davante Adams is reportedly on his way out of Vegas, s of course the Steelers are back on stud wide receiver watch. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joey Porter Jr got beat in coverage, TJ Watt didn’t log a sack, and Najee Harris couldn’t eclipse 20 yards against the Colts so all three need to have major bounce back weeks against the Cowboys. Tom and Jacob rank their top ten teams heading into the fifth week of the season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Steelers defense had by far its worst output of the season against the Colts, how is it possible every part of the defense looked as bad as it did. The offense sputtered out the gates but Justin Fields led an impressive comeback effort, before he made a few typical Justin Fields-like mistakes which eventually cost the Steelers the game. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Steelers continue to suffer blows to the offensive line after the most recent announcement that RG James Daniels will miss the remainder of the season. Lots of NFL action to talk about from Week 4 including the Ravens beating up on Bills on Sunday night, the Bengals got their first win of the season against the Panthers, and the Browns fell to 1-3 after coughing up a 10-point lead against the...

Justin Fields and the Steelers offense is expected to take another step forward after having their best performance last week. Anthony Richardson is in for a long afternoon against TJ Watt and the best defense in the NFL through the first three weeks of the season. Tom and Jacob make their predictions for who steps up vs Indianapolis as a Big Ballah. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa...

The Cowboys barely beat the Giants last night in another ugly NFC East matchup. An in depth preview of this Sunday’s slate of NFL action, and Tom and Jacob share who they got for the Triple Play and they pick a winner for Steelers/Colts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The 2024 Steelers offense hasn’t been perfect but here are several aspects you can easily identify that is an upgrade from last year’s offense that instills confidence for even more progress to come as this year unfolds. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Colts stand at 1-2 and Anthony Richardson is responsible for eight turnovers, so the Steelers defense should have an easy day taking care of business. Tom and Jacob rank their top ten teams heading into the fourth week of the season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Justin Fields led the Steelers to their best offensive performance of the year and the defense managed to hold the Chargers to a total of negative five yards in the second half leading to a third straight win to open up the 2024 season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nick Herbig and Calvin Austin both had monster performances as backups in the 20-10 win over the Chargers. The Steelers stand alone atop the AFC North with an unblemished record as the Ravens barely escaped with their first win of the season against the Cowboys, the Browns lost at home to the Giants, and the Bengals continue to search for their first win of the season as they fall to 0-3 after los...

Tom Opferman is in solo today on the Steelers Standard. He starts by previewing the Steelers Chargers matchup this Sunday. Then gets into the QB discussion regarding the Steelers and plays audio from both Fields and Wilson. He assigns his Big Ballers for Sunday's game to close the hour. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom Opferman talks about Patrick Queen and his start to the season, plays audio from he and Cam Heyward and discusses how the defense is much better this year than last year. Tom lights the fireplace and goes around the NFL for a lovely Fireside Friday on the Standard. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Yesterday Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin announced that once again the team’s plan is to trot out Justin Fields as the starting quarterback given that Russell Wilson is still dealing with his lingering calf injury. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom and Jacob take a few more spins of the Wheel of a Thousand Questions all related to the Steelers Week 3 matchup against the LA Chargers, and they rank their top ten teams heading into the third week of the season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Steelers managed to beat the Broncos and improve to 2-0 despite only scoring 13 points, including only one field goal in the second half. Once again Justin Fields didn’t wow anyone so the QB conversations continue. Broderick Jones got pulled early in the game because of getting called on three penalties in one drive. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Steelers defense has so much top talent and depth resulting in back-to-back elite performances to start the season. Lots of Week 2 NFL action to discuss including the Bengals losing at the end to the Chiefs and the Ravens getting beat at home by the Raiders. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Justin Fields will most likely start his second consecutive game to start the season and he shouldn’t have a problem beating the Broncos defense as long as he doesn’t force the ball into turnover potential plays. Tom and Jacob make their predictions for who steps up vs Denver as a Big Ballah. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Bills beat the Dolphins on Thursday and sadly Tua Tagovailoa suffered his third confirmed concussion since he came into the NFL. An in depth preview of this Sunday’s slate of NFL action, and Tom and Jacob share who they got for the Triple Play and they pick a winner for Steelers/Broncos See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike Tomlin announced yesterday that as Russell Wilson continues to deal with his calf injury, the team is preparing for backup Jsutin Fields to start for the second consecutive week. Even though they didn’t have the sexiest box scores, Najee Harris and Joey Porter Jr proved in Week 1 how valuable they are for the offense and defense against the Falcons. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf...

Which teams that lost in Week 1 give you the most optimism they can turn things around. Tom and Jacob rank their top ten teams heading into the second week of the season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Steelers entered Atlanta as 4.5 point underdogs but thanks to six Chris Boswell field goals, a competent Justin Fields, and a dominant defensive performance, they start the season 1-0 with expectations to improve even further. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With Justin Fields leading the Steelers to the win over Atlanta, there are hot takes galore about who should start in Week 2 if both Fields and Russell Wilson are healthy and ready to go. Tom and Jacob recap Week 1 of the NFL season which resulted in the Steelers claiming first place in the AFC North after the Ravens, Bengals, and Browns all lost their season openers. See omnystudio.com/listener f...

Russell Wilson could potentially not start this Sunday against the Falcons after it was reported yesterday that he left practice again due to a calf injury. Several Steelers who have been dealing with injuries since training camp are trending in the right direction to play on Sunday. Which Steelers and which Falcons are most likely to step up and be the Big Ballers™ in Week 1. See omnystudio.com/l...