Rashard Mendenhall News

Call it a trap game. Call it a lack of focus. Whatever you call it, the Steelers 2009 season is now officially in a world of trouble.

The timing of the Steelers' offense seemed to be off last Sunday in an 18-12 loss to the Bengals.

After a tough divisional game last weekend and another on the horizon, the Pittsburgh Steelers just might be looking past this Sunday's meeting with the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium.

Ben Roethlisberger felt out of sync all day in the Pittsburgh Steelers ' offense.

Hundreds of Steelers fans waited in line Tuesday night at Macy's at The Mall at Robinson to get an autograph from their favorite player, running back Rashard Mendenhall.

Pittsburgh running back Rashard Mendenhall rushed for 155 yards on 22 carries as the visiting Steelers beat Denver 28-10 on Monday.

There aren't many running backs in the National Football League who have gained more yards the past five games than Rashard Mendenhall.

It was a different Steelers team, at a different point of the season. All of the pieces were in place on offense.

Shayne Graham kicked four field goals, including two in the final eight minutes, as the Cincinnati Bengals took sole possession of first place in the AFC North with an 18-12 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field.

Scott Brown is the Steelers beat writer. He can be reached via e-mail . Also check out Brown's blog Rashard Mendenhall didn't get one offensive snap the last time the Steelers played the Bengals.

Like I said when they were 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, and 5-0, and 6-0 " I'm not buyin!" The Broncos deserve a great deal of credit for beginning the season at 5-0. A In the past two weeks, this solid team of newly-acquainted veterans has lost to the two teams that battled in the conference championship game in 2008.

Eight games into their season, the Pittsburgh Steelers have definitely received two very early Christmas presents in rookie receiver Mike Wallace and second-year back Rashard Mendenhall.

They've had running backs named Ickey and Rocky, quarterbacks named Bubby and Boomer.

Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall has run for an average of 105.6 yards the past five games.

The feedback from fantasy owners regarding Rashard Mendenhall has been coming in fast and furious this fine Tuesday, and as always, I welcome it.

In recent weeks I have made frequent use of stats to try to draw comparisons between Steeler players and the opposing team's defense.

At the same time the Indianapolis Colts and New England Patriots are looking ahead to their pivotal AFC game in Indianapolis on Sunday night, they might be tempted to peek over their shoulders at the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Steelers coach Mike Tomlin isn't saying if the team has any interest in Larry Johnson, the former Penn State running back who was released by the Kansas City Chiefs.

The Steelers lead the Broncos, 7-3, despite getting nearly nothing from their offense through the first two quarters of the nationally televised game at Invesco Field.

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