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RATING: WILD APPLAUSE The passing game made this is a high-scoring affair, and when's the last time that happened? Quarterback threw for 308 yards, improvising and scrambling to make plays happen.

Win or lose, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin should have attended Thursday night's news conference with his mouth taped shut.

The Steelers 27-24 loss to the Raiders on Sunday may have been the nail in the coffin, when it came to hopes for a playoff berth.

The Pittsburgh Steelers lost another tough game, this time against the Bruce Gradkowski-led Oakland Raiders, 27-24. This game reminded me of the Bears-Steelers game in Week Two.

On the bright side of things this week, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is expected to be ready come game time against the Oakland Raiders at Heinz Field.

The Steelers took a 10-6 lead into the fourth quarter after they and the Oakland Raiders did not score in the third quarter of today's game in Heinz Field.

Polamalu has missed the past two games with a strained posterior collateral ligament in his left knee.

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Cincinnati's Bernard Scott was No. 3 on the list of four to victimize the Steelers' kickoff-coverage team.

Okay. Everyone take a deep breath. First, the positive. The Steelers are still alive in the division courtesy of Cincinnati's unthinkable loss to the lowly Oakland Raiders.

When it comes to the Steelers special teams, most of the talk heading into Sunday night's game with the Baltimore Ravens has been about their inability to cover returns.

Ready to kick the Steelers while they're down? Sure you are! Not only did the defending champs lose in humiliating fashion Sunday to a sub-par team that they outgained by about 230 yards , they set a shameful NFL record that has a lot to do with the team's struggles this year: it was the eighth consecutive game in which the Steelers surrendered ...

The Steelers are beating the Kansas City Chiefs, 17-7, at halftime in spite of their special teams which continue to be anything but special.

After breaking down film of both teams, Scouts Inc. offers 10 things to watch in this week's Steelers-Chiefs matchup.

Woods played in five games last season and made five tackles on special teams. His addition to the Steelers ' 53-man roster and kickoff coverage team could be only the first change coach Mike Tomlin makes to the maligned unit.

Will_from_Freehold_NJ: Greetings Ed!! We missed you last week! Here we go again, special teams, I mean, not so special teams!! What can Tomlin do to fix this glaring weakness? Kick out-of-bounds? Geez, this is getting ridiculous!! Ed Bouchette: Well, he fired Arnold Harrison today and brought Donovan Woods up from the practice squad.

When Josh Cribbs returned a kickoff for a touchdown against the Steelers, it was because he's the NFL's top special-teams talent.

Diminutive players such as Maurice Jones-Drew and Steve Smith, once thought too small for pro football, now thrive at the top of the statistical charts.

At the same time the Colts and 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 Steelers.

James Harrison signed the most lucrative contract by a defensive player in Steelers history last April.