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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

The NFL’s last flagless game occured in 1940 at the since-demolished Forbes Field. (Image via Wikimedia Commons)

Forbes Field phenomenon: Remembering the last flagless football game

By Trent Leonard, Sports Editor September 12, 2018
More than 70 years have gone by since the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Philadelphia Eagles 7-3 in the NFL's last game without penalties.
Pittsburgh Steelers fans celebrate their team’s 18-16 win over the Kansas City Chiefs during the AFC Divisional Playoff game on Jan. 15, 2017 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. (John Sleezer/Kansas City Star/TNS) (File Photo)

Analysis: Social implications of personal identification to sports

By David Leftwich | Senior Staff Writer January 24, 2018

The City of Pittsburgh took a collective gut punch last weekend as the Steelers suffered a 45-42 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars to end the season. Beyond the more than 60,000 people who flocked to...

Steelers players walk onto the field during a practice in August. (Photo by Matt Hawley | Staff Photographer)

Editorial: Critics of anthem protests aren’t patriotic

By The Pitt News Editorial Board September 24, 2017

When the Steelers walked onto the field before yesterday’s game against the Chicago Bears, the booing they received wasn’t just because they were the away team. Shortly before the game began, Steelers...

Maurkice Pouncey (53) and the Steelers defeated the Bengals, 24-16, at Heinz Field on Sunday. Matt Hawley | Staff Photographer.

Pouncey powers Steelers offense

By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor September 20, 2016

At age 27, Pittsburgh Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey has already been through a career’s worth of devastating injuries, yet he always finds a way to return to All-Pro form. After his worst injury...

Tyler Boyd finished with six catches for 78 yards and one costly, controversial fumble against the Steelers. Matt Hawley / Staff Photographer.

Boyd returns as Pittsburgh opponent

By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor September 18, 2016

A strong start in former Pitt wide receiver Tyler Boyd’s Heinz Field homecoming turned into a nightmare finish for the Cincinnati Bengals rookie. Boyd returned home Sunday to the stadium where he...

Pittsburgh Steelers running back LeVeon Bell celebrates his short touchdown run for a 20-7 lead over the Atlanta Falcons in the final minute of the first half on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014, at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. (TNS)

No Bell, No Bryant, No Problem: Steelers roll in D.C.

By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor September 13, 2016

As a national audience witnessed Monday night, rumors of the 2016 Pittsburgh Steelers’ demise were greatly exaggerated. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger shined, and Antonio Brown further staked his...

Carolina Panthers running back Jonathan Stewart (28) scores a touchdown as he leaps over Denver Broncos linebacker Danny Trevathan (59) in Super Bowl 50. (TNS)

NFL season preview: Steelers to send Green Bay packing in Super Bowl LI

By Steve Rotstein / Sports Editor September 6, 2016

When the Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers square off on Thursday night, it will be exactly seven months since the Broncos defeated the Panthers in Super Bowl 50, 24-10. The Super Bowl rematch to...

An elementary-aged Brady McCollough dreamed of being a sports reporter at The Boston Globe. | Courtesy of Brady McCollough.

Brady McCollough finds story in sport

By Conner Blose / For The Pitt News February 5, 2016

Well before Brady McCollough appeared on CNN to discuss his interviews with former football players, he tackled subjects a little closer to home. As an elementary school sports fanatic, McCollough was...

Cincinnati Bengals linebacker, Vontaze Burfict (55) hit and concussed Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Antonio Brown in Sundays post-season game. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun/MCT)

Burfict problematic, not the problem in NFL’s roughness epidemic

By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor January 11, 2016

Vontaze Burfict and Adam “Pacman” Jones signed, sealed and delivered a playoff victory to the Pittsburgh Steelers Saturday. Thanks to the two Cincinnati Bengals’ defenders’ personal foul calls...

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