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The host Steelers scored on their first three possessions and the defense had five sacks and two interceptions to win their season opener for the sixth consecutive season, the longest streak in the NFL .

Steve Breaston. You remember the starting gate that was the Steelers' special teams in 2007? They wish they could forget.

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PITTSBURGH - Call them the other guys. James Harrison and Troy Polamalu are the name players, the award winners in the Pittsburgh Steelers' NFL-leading defense.

The Steelers of the 1970s had their days in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Now, it could be the turn for a few from the 1990s.

No concessions. That's the point coach Mike Tomlin drilled home tersely at his news conference yesterday when asked if he would be more cautious with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger Sunday.

Steelers quarterback Ben Rothlisberger talks with backup Byron Leftwich and head coach Mike Tomlin as the team limbers up for practice at their South Side facility yesterday.

Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison, who had a team-record 16 sacks and an NFL-best seven forced fumbles, was named the Associated Press' defensive player of the year Monday.

The MVP is supposed to be obvious, can't miss. A skyscraper in a small town. High beams coming at you on a dark country road.

Casey Hampton, for one, will be watching the playoffs this weekend just to see his old teammate Joey Porter , now with the Dolphins.

Cleveland Browns backup quarterback Bruce Gradkowski looks to pass against the Cincinnati Bengals in Cleveland earlier this month.

Been a fan forever, but 12-4 is more than I ever expected with the schedule we had.

NFL players make headlines for cursing a coach. Criticizing a coach. Calling out a coach.

Though Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger hasn't been deactivated for Sunday's regular-season finale against the Browns, our pal John Blackmore from WKKX in Wheeling, West Virginia tells us that ...

Once upon a time in this NFL season, Peyton wasn't even the league's Most Valuable Manning.

An eerie silence pervaded Heinz Field as Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was being strapped to a backboard in the second quarter of Pittsburgh's eventual 31-0 thrashing of the Cleveland Browns.

A meaningless game for the Steelers, as far as the playoffs were concerned, turned out to be a memorable one for veteran wide receiver Hines Ward.

Kellen Winslow was one of three Cleveland Browns tight ends deactivated for Sunday's season-ending game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Steelers coach Mike Tomlin is approaching today's regular-season finale against the Browns as if it is anything but an exhibition contest.

Martin Rucker will make his first NFL start for the Browns today. The Steelers will play without Pro Bowl starter James Harrison at linebacker and also without starting safety Ryan Clark.