Steelers Daily News & Links: Perspective for Passing Woes, Big Ben Rips Offense

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🏈 The Pittsburgh Steelers are tied with the New York Jets for the fewest touchdown passes (9) this year. The Steelers had a league-low 12 touchdown passes last season. Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford has thrown for more touchdowns (10) over the last three weeks.

🏈 The Steelers are the only team in the league that hasn’t had a 300-yard passing game this season. They also have thrown more than one touchdown just once in the past 30 games.

🏈 Ben Roethlisberger criticized the Steelers’ clock management in the game against the New England Patriots.

“At the end of that game, if we had one more timeout, we have another chance. When you lose timeouts because of silly penalties — too many men on the field, not enough men on the field — you can’t afford in the second half of games, to burn silly timeouts and not have them late in the game. To me, that is… that’s bad. It’s bad coaching,” Roethlisberger said on the Footbahlin podcast.

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🏈 Brad Spielberger of Pro Football Focus thinks the Steelers’ scheme is not making it easy for the quarterbacks.

“Blame the scheme. We’ve seen (a ton of) backup quarterbacks play this year. You can tell which teams are coaching guys up, putting guys in position to succeed, making things easy, and which are getting thrown in the fire,” Spielberger said on 93.7 The Fan.

🏈 Kenny Pickett has teamed up with Levin Furniture & Mattress for the holiday season.

This holiday season, I’m partnering with @levin_furniture, who has been giving back to the community for over 100 years. Stop by any Levin location to purchase a Llama for $5.
100% of proceeds will go to the Free Care Fund at Children’s Hospital: https://t.co/y16XUoaPQ4 pic.twitter.com/st1ism6VGT

— Kenny Pickett (@kennypickett10) December 12, 2023

🎂 Happy Birthday to former Steelers tight end Matt Kranchick, born on December 13, 1979 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Kranchick was selected in the sixth-round of the 2004 NFL Draft out of Penn State by the Steelers. He played just two seasons in Pittsburgh. Kranchick played in two games during the 2004 NFL season, but did not record any stats. During the 2005 NFL season, Krachick played seven games for the Steelers, catching 1 pass for 6 yards before being released by the team.

🎥 Steel City Star posted a throwback clip of when the Steelers knocked Jim Harbaugh’s tooth out, along with knocking the Indianapolis Colts out of the 1996 playoffs.

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When the Steelers knocked Jim Harbaugh’s tooth out, they also knocked the Colts out of the 1996 playoffs.

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— Steel City Star (@steelcitystar) December 12, 2023

NON-STEELERS NEWS FROM AROUND THE SPORTS NOW NETWORK

Pittsburgh Hockey Now: Jeff Carter scored twice and the Pittsburgh Penguins got two power play goals to beat the Arizona Coyotes, 4-2.

Pittsburgh Baseball Now: Star Pittsburgh Pirates prospect Endy Rodriguez will miss the entire 2024 season after a winter league injury that required Tommy John surgery.

Pittsburgh Sports Now: Pitt’s new offensive coordinator could be bringing his running back with him.

West Virginia Sports Now: Ayden Garnes, a defensive back transferring from Duquesne, is expected to make his decision on Friday. West Virginia is among his finalists.

Nittany Sports Now: Penn State named its Pittsburgh center after late Steelers legend Franco Harris.

Pittsburgh Soccer Now: Will the Pittsburgh Riverhounds turn unprecedented success into improved recruitment?