Daily News & Links: Big Ben at Pirates Game; Steelers Point Differentials Under Mike Tomlin
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? Former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was at the Pirates-Dodgers game on Wednesday night at PNC Park. Ironically, Russell Wilson was also at the game.
? Ian Hartitz of Fantasy Life posted the Steelers’ regular season point differentials under Mike Tomlin. Despite having a negative point differential in each of the last three years, the Steelers had winning seasons and made the playoffs twice.
2023: -20
2022: -38
2021: -55
2020: +104
2019: -14
2018: +68
2017: +98
2016: +72
2015: +104
2014: +68
2013: +9
2012: +22
2011: +98
2010: +143
2009: +44
2008: +124
2007: +124
? The Steelers have won 34 of their last 48 (8 years) divisional games. Kansas City is at 41 and Dallas at 35. Those are the only two better than Pittsburgh, according to Matt Williamson.
? Former Steelers running back Jerome Bettis is this week’s Gold Jacket Spotlight at the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
? Pro Football Focus listed Minkah Fitzpatrick among the best safeties in the NFL.
? Mike Tomlin was with Joey Porter Jr. at the rookie luncheon. Porter was named team rookie of the year in 2023. Tomlin captioned a post on his Instagram Story, “Upholding the standard.”
? Mike Florio, who’s a former lawyer, gave his take on if the NFL will suspend Steelers cornerback Cam Sutton based on the NFL’s personal conduct policy on domestic violence.
“If he goes into a pretrial diversion program, then he is subject to discipline,” Florio told Andrew Fillipponi and Chris Mueller on 93.7 The Fan. “But again, you have to ask the question of how aggressively the alleged victim will cooperate. They’re gonna be left with whatever the facts are that he’s admitted to in order to get into that diversion program.”
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