Steelers Daily News & Links: Mike Tomlin’s the Ultimate Motivator; Mason McCormick’s Box Out Block

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Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin during a practice on Oct. 25, 2024. -- Ed Thompson / Steelers Now

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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.

? Mason McCormick had a wild box out block on Ravens defensive tackle Travis Jones in Sunday’s game.

? 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%.

? 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.

? 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.

? 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.

? The numbers back it up. Lamar Jackson has brutal career numbers against the Steelers.

? 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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