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Nick Eason spent four of the first five games of the season not even wearing a uniform on game day.

Steelers linebacker James Harrison was named the AFC Defensive Player of the Month for October.

The early season slide is over. Troy Polamalu is back from a four-week injury layoff.

This is the game of the week IMO. The defending champs going up against Favre and the undefeated Vikings .

The Steelers were given the day off following a 27-17 win over the previously unbeaten Minnesota Vikings on Sunday.

Steelers linebacker LaMarr Woodley picks up a loose ball in front of Vikings quarterback Brett Favre in the fourth quarter.

The Steelers have allowed more than 100 yards rushing to a team only once this season and that was to the Detroit Lions, but the Steelers will get its toughest test when they take on Adrian Peterson and the Minnesota Vikings .

This article has been read 53 times. That collective groan you heard around the area last Sunday was made by Steelers fans unhappy with the fact that Pittsburgh won but allowed Detroit to come in the back door and cover in a 28-20 defeat.

They've met with their coaches, watched tape, talked among themselves. The Pittsburgh Steelers still aren't certain how they're going to do it.

Troy Polamalu has pronounced himself ready to play tomorrow against the Minnesota Vikings.

Doug Pensinger/Getty Images They've met with their coaches, watched tape, talked among themselves.

They've met with their coaches, watched tape, talked among themselves. The Pittsburgh Steelers still aren't certain how they're going to do it.

Vikings running back Adrian Peterson, right, and quarterback Brett Favre. Take a minute and go to youtube.com. Type in "Adrian Peterson Fantasy Commercial" in the search engine.

Yesterday, it probably took Kirschke even longer to work out the knots and ease the soreness in his body.

The conventional wisdom of the day seems to be that the Steelers were merely playing down to the level of competition, which is why they did not beat the Detroit Lions and Cleveland Browns by, say, 50 points.

A quick look at the NFL offensive leaders includes the list of usual suspects. Saints? Check.

At first glance, the Pittsburgh Steelers seemed to earn a passing grade in their first game without defensive end Aaron Smith, but coach Mike Tomlin said it was more like an incomplete.

Mendenhall expects to play Sunday against the Cleveland Browns , but he does not know how playing time will be split between him and Willie Parker, who is expected to return after missing two games with turf toe.

Pittsburgh Steelers defensive end Aaron Smith is done for the 2009 season because of a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder.

CHIEFS AT REDSKINS When: Noon. Line: Redskins by 6 . Synopsis: KC had a near-upset of Dallas last week but lost to remain winless and now travels to play at disappointing Washington, which has lost to a winless foe in 2 of its last 3 outings.

Good Morning...it's a chilly Thursday, October 15, 2009 CATS VS BULLS #8 ranked Cincinnati plays at #21 South Florida tonight in college football.

Steelers defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau must deal with the absence of injured defensive end Aaron Smith.

It took five weeks, but the Steelers' defense finally stepped up to finish a game, delivering three consecutive sacks to stop the Detroit Lions' last drive before it could really even begin.

How important is defensive end Aaron Smith to the Steelers' defense? The Steelers have not allowed a 100-yard rusher in 23 consecutive regular-season games , the second-longest streak in the National Football League behind the Minnesota Vikings .

Much to the chagrin of Steelers fans everywhere, this season has developed into a clearly defined pattern: dominate on offense for most of the game, make a bonehead blunder to keep the other team alive, then hang on for dear life, as the game goes down to the wire.

The Steelers sent running back Rashard Mendenhall home Thursday because of an illness, putting into question how much he will be able to play Sunday against the visiting Browns.

Wearing a left-knee brace, Troy Polamalu practiced again Thursday. How much the brace or the injury that has sidelined the All-Pro safety for more than a month limits him Sunday remains to be seen.

Of his more than 10,000 career yards, Browns running back Jamal Lewis has fought hardest for the ones against the guys wearing black and gold.

Without Aaron Smith in the lineup first-round pick Ziggy Hood will get a chance to prove what he can do.

Playing for a month without Troy Polamalu was difficult enough for the Steelers.

Pittsburgh star safety Troy Polamalu practiced in full on Wednesday in preparation for Sunday's game versus Cleveland.Polamalu, who sprained his left MCL in the Steelers' season-opener, has missed the last four games -- two of them losses -- for the defending Super Bowl champions.

Steelers: Defensive end Aaron Smith has a right shoulder injury that Coach Mike Tomlin said "potentially could be significant." Smith, injured Sunday in Detroit, was being evaluated yesterday.

Sorry I'm a little late. Sometimes getting into this chat room is my mos difficult task of the day.

Has the NFL gone overboard in trying to protect quarterbacks? Steelers coach Mike Tomlin deftly sidestepped that question last week, but subtly sent a message while he was at it.

By Teresa Varley Steelers.com For one night fashion took precedence over football when Steelers Style 09 was held at Heinz Field.

One sight you'll won't see on the Pittsburgh Steelers' sideline: The players mimicking those high school and college teams that hold up four fingers as a game winds down, signifying the fourth quarter belongs to them.

A more conventional play Moore made earlier in the drive led to his first NFL touchdown pass.

Steelers defensive lineman and 2009 first-round draft pick Evander "Ziggy" Hood has seen limited action thus far this season, as anticipated.

Russell Jacoby III stood in the rain at the edge of a muddy cornfield in northwestern Lehigh County, the spot where his 17-year-old son and another teen died in a horrific crash 48 hours earlier.

Tyson Jackson stopped Googling himself years ago. Too many amateur coaches out there.

It also prompted the NFL to put in rule making blindside blocks targeted at the head illegal.