Steelers Daily News & Links: Mike Tomlin’s the Ultimate Motivator; Mason McCormick’s Box Out Block
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? NFL Films captured Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin motivating the wide receiver corps prior to Sunday’s game against the Baltimore Ravens.
.@CoachTomlin: The ultimate motivator pic.twitter.com/nPS7dVbhQ6
— NFL (@NFL) November 18, 2024
? Mason McCormick had a wild box out block on Ravens defensive tackle Travis Jones in Sunday’s game.
McCormick using a box out technique to wall off the attempted inside counter pic.twitter.com/9vfw5qf0l4
— Brandon Thorn (@BrandonThornNFL) November 18, 2024
? Russell Wilson is 7 of 24 in the red zone this year. The Steelers rank 30th in red zone scoring this season, recording touchdowns on just 44.4% of trips. In the last three weeks, that rate is second-worst in the league at 25%.
Russell Wilson is oddly 7-of-24 passing in red zone, way off his usual completion rate there https://t.co/h5s7NKwGWa
— Mike Sando (@SandoNFL) November 18, 2024
? Joey Porter Jr. had a standout performance in Sunday’s win over the Ravens, allowing zero catches on three targets and two forced incompletions. He also made a clutch tackle on Lamar Jackson on the potential game-tying 2-point attempt. Porter recorded a team-best 86.4 Pro Football Focus grade.
Joey Porter Jr vs the Ravens
86.4 PFF Grade
3 targets
0 catches allowed
2 forced incompletions pic.twitter.com/nuk2EJaej9— PFF (@PFF) November 18, 2024
? Monday marked the 62nd anniversary of when the Steelers donned the U.S. Steel “Steelmark” logo for the first time. The gold helmets were changed to black for the Playoff Bowl in January of 1963, and the word “Steel” was replaced with “Steelers” for the 1963 season.
November 18, 1962
The Pittsburgh #Steelers helmet is adorned with the U.S. Steel "Steelmark" logo for the first time.
The gold helmets were changed to black for the Playoff Bowl in January of 1963, and the word "Steel" was replaced with "Steelers" for the 1963 season. #HereWeGo pic.twitter.com/wB9Tca0jT1
— Kevin Gallagher (@KevG163) November 18, 2024
? Colin Cowherd of FS1 said the Steelers and Kansas City Chiefs are Lamar Jackson’s kryptonite. Jackson is 2-9 against the Pittsburgh and Kansas City in his career, while he’s 65-18 against the rest of the NFL.
Lamar vs. Steelers & Chiefs: 2-9
Lamar vs. Rest of NFL: 65-18"Superman's kryptonite… It's him, it's the Ravens. They lose their identity." — @ColinCowherd pic.twitter.com/n2E6HEUprZ
— Herd w/Colin Cowherd (@TheHerd) November 18, 2024
? The numbers back it up. Lamar Jackson has brutal career numbers against the Steelers.
The Steelers are the kryptonite of Lamar Jackson. @GMFB pic.twitter.com/rGVNDs8QYi
— NFL Network (@nflnetwork) November 18, 2024
? Chris Boswell has a league-high 29 field goals after 10 games, putting him on track to break the season record of 44 set by San Francisco’s David Akers in 2011.
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