Daily News & Links: Beanie Bishop for Rookie of the Week; Key Steelers Stats
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? The Pittsburgh Steelers are +60 in point differential this season. It’s a big difference from the last three years in that statistic.
#Steelers point differential since 2021:
2021: -55
2022: -38
2023: -20
2024: +60 (entering Week 8)This is a sight for sore eyes.
— Tommy Jaggi (@TommyJaggi) October 21, 2024
? The Steelers rank second in turnover differential this season at +9 with 13 takeaways and four giveaways.
? Russell Wilson visited UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh on Tuesday. Wilson has visited Children’s Hospital every week during the season.
Joy in the midst of the storm. pic.twitter.com/b4FIQMdLrw
— Russell Wilson (@DangeRussWilson) October 23, 2024
? Colin Cowherd of FS1 ranked the Steelers ninth in his latest rankings.
“Number nine, I don’t know what I’m doing, Steelers. I mean, it’s the Russell Wilson Steelers. They look good. I mean, they had outscored the Jets 24-nothing in the second half. I’m sorry, that’s impressive,” Cowherd said on The Herd. “I don’t know what to do. I’m not saying they’re a Super Bowl team, but I’m sorry. When they play at home, Russell Wilson doesn’t turn it over, can be pretty good in the red zone, have a home-run threat in Pickens, a Super Bowl-winning coach. Najee Harris, I’ve liked for years.”
? CBS Pete Prisco wants to see more from Russell Wilson.
“Everybody raved about the moonballs, and here’s the thing, he threw popups, George Pickens went and got them. That’s basically what happened,” Prisco said. “That was a depleted Jets defense. They were at home, it was an emotional game. He got it going a little bit, but there’s still more I need to see from Russell Wilson.”
? Steelers slot cornerback Beanie Bishop was nominated for Pepsi Zero Sugar Rookie of the Week. Bishop had six tackles, two interceptions and one tackle for loss in the Steelers’ win over the New York Jets on Sunday night.
? Darnell Washington received the second-highest grade (88.9) among tight ends in Week 7, according to Pro Football Focus.
Darnell Washington among TEs in Week 7:
🟡 88.9 receiving grade (2nd) pic.twitter.com/SdbQdayRj7
— PFF PIT Steelers (@PFF_Steelers) October 22, 2024
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