Rashard Mendenhall News

Big match-up this week for the Steelers against the AFC West leading Denver Broncos.

Despite beating Oklahoma and being ranked in the Top 25 most of the season, Brigham Young coach Bronco Mendenhall believes his team has yet to reach its potential.

For the record: Pittsburgh is 5-2, Denver 6-1. Last game: Pittsburgh is coming off a bye week.

It's usually unthinkable for the Steelers to follow in the footsteps of rival Baltimore.

Ten takes on the Steelers ' 27-17 victory over the Minnesota Vikings : ? The Steelers used their no-huddle offense for one series ? an eight-play, 91-yard touchdown drive that took all of 75 seconds at the end of the first half.

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

Seven games into the season, the Steeler offense has had a dismal showing in the fourth quarter of games.

The Pittsburgh Steelers defense isn't as dominating as some of the recent past, but it showed it still can be a difference-maker during a 27-17 win over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday.

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The Pittsburgh Steelers pulled out a very good win today against the 6-0 Minnesota Vikings 27-17. The Steelers defense in the fourth quarter forced two turnovers, and scored two defensive touchdowns, which sealed the win, now the fourth in a row.

There was no last-minute magic from Brett Favre this time. Instead of adding another chapter to his book of dramatic storybook finishes as he did twice during the first six undefeated weeks of the season, the Minnesota Vikings ' iconic quarterback took it on the chin from the defending Super Bowl champions at Heinz Field .

Three observations from watching Pittsburgh defeat Minnesota 27-17 in Week 7: 1. The Vikings and Steelers are two similar teams .

This is exactly why the Minnesota Vikings spent the summer trying to persuade Brett Favre to end his latest retirement: to run their offense, not be their offense.

The last time the Steelers hosted the Browns, Cleveland's quarterback completed only five of 16 passes for 18 yards in a 31-0 win by Pittsburgh last December.

Minnesota at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. ET The line: Steelers by 31 2 The story: One of these days the Vikings are going to lose, and this looks like the day.

Addressing the issue for the first time at his weekly news conference, coach Mike Tomlin said the Steelers are gathering information on the incident that happened outside of McFadden's this past Sunday night and resulted in Reed getting charged with resisting arrest and simple arrest.

It's a good thing the Pittsburgh Steelers were playing the Cleveland Browns and their anemic offense.

When the Steelers selected running back Rashard Mendenhall in the first round of the 2008 draft, it was only a matter of time before he became the team's starter, displacing Willie Parker.

As a reminder, each Friday teams are required to report injury designations for all players appearing on the injury report in anticipation of player status for the upcoming weekend.

The notion that the Steelers are a running team is becoming as outdated as paying bills via the mail.