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? The Pittsburgh Steelers tied the San Francisco 49ers last year in breaking at least one tackle on 19.4% of their offensive touches, according to Dale Lolley of Steelers.com. Jaylen Warren and DeVone Achane tied for best yards after contact in 2023 (3.29). Deebo Samuel was the only offensive player with a better tackle breaking rate than Warren.
? Former Steelers quarterback Devlin Hodges wants to do the Terrible Towel Twirl before a game at Acrisure Stadium with his girlfriend country music singer-songwriter Lainey Wilson. And he prefers to do it against the Cleveland Browns. The Steelers play the Browns in Pittsburgh on Dec. 8.
Steelers should have me and Lainey come wave the terrible towel before a game.. guarantee win. Preferably against Cleveland
— Devlin Hodges (@DevlinHodges10) July 11, 2024
? The Steelers’ .818 winning percentage (9-2) in one-score games last season was by far the best in the league, according to Matt Williamson. The Browns were second at .750.
? Le’Veon Bell gave a shoutout to Antonio Brown on his birthday.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY BRUDDA FROM ANOTHA @AB84 🥳 .. ITS ONLY TIME TO GO MORE VIRAL pic.twitter.com/bzoFhVIaka
— Le'Veon Bell (@LeVeonBell) July 10, 2024
? OddPittsburgh on X shared a great photo of the Allegheny Club inside the old Three Rivers Stadium.
The Allegheny Club inside #Pittsburgh's Three Rivers Stadium pic.twitter.com/Pm7nSR3R8B
— 🅾🅳🅳🅿🅸🆃🆃🆂🅱🆄🆁🅶🅷 (@OddPittsburgh) July 10, 2024
? Vintage NFL on X posted highlights from the Steelers’ 34-7 win over the Browns in Week 1 of the 2007 season. It was Mike Tomlin’s first game as the Steelers head coach.
Steelers vs Browns (2007)
Week 1 pic.twitter.com/L8BsvQzewp— Vintage NFL (@NFL_vintage) July 10, 2024
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Pittsburgh Soccer Now: Defensive lapse in stoppage time haunts Riverhounds in 1-0 loss to Monterey Bay FC.