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? Pittsburgh based artist Matt Speck hooked up Pittsburgh Steelers tight end with some custom Color Rush themed Jordan 1 cleats. The Steelers will wear their Color Rush uniforms on Thursday night against the New England Patriots. The team is also encouraging fans to wear all black for the game, and the club has painted the end zones gold at Acrisure Stadium for the first time this season.
🟡⚫️ Paint it black ⚫️🟡
Thursday Night Football. Color Rush Uniforms. Gold Endzones. Fans Wearing Black.
Hooked up Pittsburgh @steelers TE Pat Freiermuth with some custom Steelers Color Rush themed Jordan 1 cleats #HereWeGo pic.twitter.com/5eQOeB9m0f
— Matt Speck (@the_mattspeck24) December 6, 2023
? Steelers rookie defensive tackle Keeanu Benton continues to turn heads this season. Despite playing only 24 snaps, he was the highest-graded rookie defensive tackle in Week 13, according to Pro Football Focus.
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? Steelers cornerback Patrick Peterson is looking for Pittsburgh to bounce back after an embarrassing 24-10 loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. The Steelers haven’t lost two games in a row this season.
“Good ballclubs, you don’t lose two in a row. And we damn sure can’t lose to two, two-win teams,” Peterson said on the All Things Covered podcast with his cousin and former Steelers cornerback Bryant McFadden. “There’s no more time to be wasted. … The margin of error is very small. If we have the desire to be what we envision ourselves being, we gotta create and grow a killer instinct.”
? A limited edition Steelers-Patriots gameday poster features the first-ever UV light-activated glow in the dark lyrics to the Steelers rally song, “Renegade.”
Get this week's Gameday Poster at the @SteelersShop at @AcrisureStadium or online at https://t.co/BuU9LeWp8j before they sell out!
🎨: @NinaZivkovic
Poster curated by @cwpressDetails ➡️ https://t.co/P6xdDsTG5z pic.twitter.com/6BLbkp6FxN
— SteelersNationUnite (@SteelersUnite) December 5, 2023
The over/under for the Steelers-Patriots game is 30.5 It would be tied for the second-lowest in an NFL game in the salary cap era (1994). Lowest since 2004 Bills-Dolphins was O/U 30, according to Scott Kascmar.
Donny Football of 93.7 The Fan looked back at the Steelers’ 7-6 win over the Patriots in the 1997 divisional round game.
1997 AFC Divisional Playoff
PIT 7, NE 6
Kordell Stewart with the game’s only touchdown on the Steelers opening drive.
Chad Scott & Levon Kirkland each had an INT, Jason Gildon had 2 FR — one of them coming courtesy of a Mike Vrabel sack with under 2 minutes to go. pic.twitter.com/wHsTxSOsB2
— Donny Football (@DonChed54) December 6, 2023
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NON-STEELERS NEWS FROM AROUND THE SPORTS NOW NETWORK
Pittsburgh Hockey Now: Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman P.O. Joseph took a big step toward a return from injury.
Pittsburgh Baseball Now: Former Pittsburgh Pirates added a lefty starter in a trade with the Seattle Mariners.
Pittsburgh Sports Now: Left tackle Branson Taylor will return to the Pitt football team for 2024.
West Virginia Sports Now: Neal Brown says he will take part in the mayo bath if WVU wins the Duke’s Mayo Bowl.
Nittany Sports Now: Penn State edge rusher Chop Robinson has declared for the 2024 NFL Draft.
Pittsburgh Soccer Now: The Pittsburgh soccer summit is set for Jan. 20 at The Meadows.
