Author: Mikesportz
The Steelers won because of their offense. Not because their offense simply contributed to a winning performance. Not as a result of their offense taking advantage of field position created by big plays from the defense or blocked punts from special teams. Nor was it in spite of their offense. No, when their 30-23 victory over Seattle on Dec. 31 is analyzed, the only logical conclusion, the only accurate way of characterizing what happened at Lumen Field is that the offense put the team on its back and carried it to a win the Steelers absolutely had to have.…
Two-point conversion debacle: CBS Sports’ Gene Steratore explains miscommunication between ref, Taylor Decker The aftermath of the officiating debacle in the Dallas Cowboys win over the Detroit Lions still lingers, with plenty of reaction coming from around the NFL. Brad Allen gave his explanation on the call he made with Taylor Decker being an ineligible receiver, but there’s more room for interpretation. CBS Sports NFL rules analyst Gene Steratore explained on “The NFL Today” the miscommunication between Allen and Decker. “The assumption there at that point is Brad Allen makes eye contact at 70. Brad Allen says…
OG Anunoby, Precious Achiuwa and Malachi Flynn are out; Immanuel Quickley and RJ Barrett are in; and Darko Rajakovic is going to have a different group of players to work with moving forward. Of course, that’s just in the short term. It’s possible more major moves will follow since Pascal Siakam and Gary Trent Jr. will both become unrestricted free agents in the summer if they don’t sign new deals first. That fact is impossible to ignore when trying to sort out where the Raptors stand, but for today we will focus on how Quickley and Barrett might slot in…
Needless to say, it’s been a long, challenging year for the Panthers. The good news? There’s only one game left before Carolina’s season ends. The bad news, is they won’t have their own first-round pick, and will have to get creative while trying to upgrade the roster this offseason. May, it’s been a long, challenging year for the Panthers. The good news? There’s only one game left before Carolina’s season ends. The bad news, is they won’t have their own first-round pick, and will have to get creative while trying to upgrade the roster this offseason. Yet, Bryce Young and…
Two high-quality teams face off, the eighth place in the Western Conference faces the second-to-last. An interesting confrontation between both teams that would be the third game of the series and they want to start the year well. The Footprint Center will be the host stadium for this regular season game, it is located in the city of Phoenix, Arizona. Since June 6, 1992, it has been the home of the Phoenix Suns, it has a capacity of 18,422 spectators and its construction cost 89 million dollars. How do both teams arrive? The Portland team is going through a new…
Jrue Holiday will not play tonight against the San Antonio Spurs due to a right elbow sprain. Holiday is the only Celtic on the injury report, and Al Horford is expected to join the starting lineup as a result. Derrick White will assume all lead guard duties, and Payton Pritchard should see an increase in minutes as well. Horford and Kristaps Porzingis are active again after missing Boston’s last game against Toronto. Holiday has been playing great in his last few games, averaging 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists per game with a steal and half…
LOS ANGELES — Michigan wide receiver Cornelius Johnson has seen it all during his time for the Maize and Blue from the lowest of the lows to the highest of the highs. The veteran receiver wasn’t the most highly-decorated prospect coming out of high school from the state of Connecticut, but he’s proven a lot of doubters wrong and looks to end this final season with a championship. “When we first met (Sam), it was way back into recruitment back in like 2017, 2018 when the journey first started,” Johnson told The Michigan Insider. “Coming down to…
The Seattle Seahawks appear to be ringing in the new year the only way they know how, with yet another close game. Seattle, which has been no stranger to tight games for years now, heads into the locker room facing a 17-14 deficit against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday at Lumen Field. For a game featuring two teams with below-average offenses (statistically speaking, anyway), both squads have been able to move the ball quite well. Pittsburgh has the edge with 248 total yards, but Seattle hasn’t been bad with 178 ya The Steelers got on the board first thanks to…
The Portland Trail Blazers avenged their Thursday night loss to the San Antonio Spurs with a victory against the Spurs Friday. The Blazers will open up 2024 with a trip to the Valley of the Sun to face the Phoenix Suns on Monday. Leave your questions in the comments and we’ll pick a few to add to our preview, with proper credit of course. The approximate cutoff time for this game is 7 p.m. Pacific on Sunday. That way we can have the preview ready for publishing early on each game day. Reminder: It can be about either team…
One of those set to come back to school in 2024, according to 247Sports’ Alejandro Zuniga, is offensive tackle Myles Hinton. The Stanford transfer hasn’t played a huge role in 2023, but with LaDarius Henderson out of collegiate eligibility, he will have a shot to earn the starting left tackle position. Another guy, however, has plans to go to the pros following the season — do-it-all offensive lineman Karsen Barnhart. The native Michigander has been in college since 2019, and he admitted he made the decision prior to this season beginning. “I’m going on to the NFL,” Barnhart…