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Steelers final Week 2 injury report: Two Wilsons questionable vs. Broncos

Here’s a look at the Pittsburgh Steelers injury report following Friday practice.

The Pittsburgh Steelers released their final injury report for their Week 2 matchup against the Denver Broncos.

Good news about offensive tackle Dan Moore Jr. (ankle). After some concern about whether he’d be healthy enough to suit up on Sunday, Moore did practice fully on Thursday and Friday.

Here’s a look at the full injury report for the Steelers and Broncos after Friday’s practice:

Pittsburgh Steelers

Player Injury Wednesday Thursday Friday Game status
QB Russell Wilson calf LP LP LP Questionable
WR Roman Wilson ankle LP FP LP Questionable
CB Darius Rush concussion LP LP FP
OT Dan Moore Jr. ankle DNP FP FP
G Isaac Seumalo pectoral DNP DNP DNP OUT
DL Larry Ogunjobi knee LP FP FP
LB Patrick Queen groin – DNP FP
DL Cam Heyward NIR – DNP FP

DNP: Did not practice

LP: Limited participation 

FP: Full participation

NIR: Not injury related

Denver Broncos

Player Injury Wednesday Thursday Friday Game status
T Garrett Bolles calf DNP LP FP
WR Josh Reynolds Achilles DNP LP FP
WR Devaughn Vele ribs DNP DNP DNP OUT
C Luke Wattenberg ankle DNP LP FP
OLB Jonah Elliss knee LP FP FP

DNP: Did not practice

LP: Limited participation 

FP: Full participation

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Steelers OC Arthur Smith gives perfect 3-word description of offensive line

The Steelers went back to some old-school football in Sunday’s win.

Despite two new starters including one rookie, the Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line did a nice job against an athletic Atlanta Falcons defensive front on Saturday. Offensive coordinator Arthur Smith talked to the media and offered up the perfect description of what the offensive line wanted to do against Atlanta.

“We wanted to control the line of scrimmage,” Smith said. “It was a little blunt-force trauma that made it ugly. It was pretty at times depending on your perspective… I mean we were able to possess the ball I think 36 minutes.”
The Steelers sealed the win by controlling the time of possession in the fourth quarter.

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This week the Steelers offense will face a much stiffer challenge in the Broncos defense. It’s hard not to get a little nostalgic about seeing the Steelers win with smash-mouth football but you have to wonder if it is sustainable in today’s NFL for a full 17-game season.
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Steelers Week 2 injury report: Offensive line gets boost during practice

Here’s a look at the Pittsburgh Steelers injury report, including Russell Wilson, following Thursday’s practice.

The Pittsburgh Steelers released their second injury report for their Week 2 matchup against the Denver Broncos.

Good news about offensive tackle Dan Moore Jr. (ankle). After some concern about whether he’d be healthy enough to suit up on Sunday, Moore did practice fully on Thursday after being limited on Wednesday.

Here’s a look at the full injury report for the Steelers and Broncos after Thursday’s practice:

Pittsburgh Steelers

Player Injury Wednesday Thursday Friday Game status
QB Russell Wilson calf LP LP
WR Roman Wilson ankle LP FP
CB Darius Rush concussion LP LP
OT Dan Moore Jr. ankle DNP FP
G Isaac Seumalo pectoral DNP DNP
DL Larry Ogunjobi knee LP FP
DL Cam Heyward NIR – DNP

DNP: Did not practice

LP: Limited participation 

FP: Full participation

NIR: Not injury related

Denver Broncos

Player Injury Wednesday Thursday Friday Game status
T Garrett Bolles calf DNP TBA
WR Josh Reynolds Achilles DNP TBA
WR Devaughn Vele ribs DNP TBA
OT Dan Moore Jr. ankle DNP TBA
C Luke Wattenberg ankle DNP TBA
OLB Jonah Elliss knee LP TBA

DNP: Did not practice

LP: Limited participation 

FP: Full participation

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Steelers K Chris Boswell named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week

Chris Boswell hit six field goals on Sunday vs the Falcons.

The NFL named Pittsburgh Steelers kicker Chris Boswell the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week for Week One of the NFL regular season. Boswell was dominant in the Steelers 18-10 win over the Atlanta Falcons.

Boswell scored all 18 of the Steelers points on a perfect 6-for-6 on field goals. Boswell was also the first Steelers kicker to ever hit three field goals from beyond 50 yards in the same game. He hit field goals of 57, 51 and 44 yards in the first half.

In the second half he hit kicks from 56, 44 and 25 yards to close out the win. Even bigger than that, Boswell also nailed a 43-yard punt to help out the defense after punter Cameron Johnston was lost to an injury.

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Boswell has been the most consistent scoring threat on the Steelers for many seasons. Being able to kick indoors really helps him show off his big leg. This week Boswell heads to the thin air of Denver and we could see even more big kits.

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NFL official apologizes to Steeler T.J. Watt for botched call

T.J. Watt wrecked the Falcons offensive gameplan.

The impact Pittsburgh Steelers edge T.J. Watt had on their 18-10 win extended well beyond the boxscore. Watt wrecked the Atlanta Falcons gameplan and would have put together a truly elite stat line if not for a pair of penalties that negatived strip sacks.

At least one of those calls was completely bogus. Officials flagged Watt for an offsides on one of his big plays which upon review was shown to be just Watt being the best defensive player in the NFL and timing the snap so perfectly, officials couldn’t believe it.

Watt told NFL Network reporter Mike Garafolo after the game and talked about the play. Watt said the official that threw the flag came to him after halftime and said he watched it again and apologized for missing the call.

Even without those two strip sacks, Watt and the Steelers defense dominated the Falcons defense. Quarterback Kirk Cousins operated under constant duress and running back Bijan Robinson struggled to get any traction.

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Justin Fields did nothing to ‘ Mason Rudolph’ the Steelers starting QB job

Justin Fields didn’t put any doubt in anyone’s minds that he is a better option than Russell Wilson.

Sunday was an absolutely perfect opportunity for Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Justin Fields to absolutely win the starting job over Russell Wilson. And he failed. Last season we saw Mason Rudolph come in for an injured Kenny Pickett and ineffective Mitch Trubisky and play so well he kept a healthy Pickett on the bench.

Despite getting the 18-10 win over the Atlanta Falcons, Fields was unable to get the Steelers into the end zone even once and Despite a few big plays looked like a guy who hadn’t spent all offseason as the team’s No. 1 quarterback.

There was really no excuse for Fields to play to tentatively and it just seemed like he was almost playing a little bitter. Perhaps he thought he should have been named the starter after the preseason and didn’t appreciate getting the call at the last minute. It’s hard to say but it isn’t hard to say he didn’t do enough to make it a legitimate quarterback competition assuming Russell Wilson is healthy next week.

Pittsburgh is back on the road next week with a 1-0 record and headed to Denver to take on the Broncos. Denver fell 26-20 to the Seattle Seahawks in Week One.

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Bad luck strikes Steelers special teams in win over Falcons

Steelers punter Cameron Johnston suffered a serious injury in Sunday’s win.

It’s been a long time since the Pittsburgh Steelers had a serious threat as a punter. That was all supposed to change this season with the addition of Cameron Johnston. Unfortunately, Johnston didn’t even make it through his first game as a Steeler.

Johnson suffered an apparent knee injury on Sunday in the win over the Atlanta Falcons. The Steelers won the game 18-10 but after the game, head coach Mike Tomlin didn’t seem encouraged about Johnston’s status.

“He appears to have a serious injury,” was all Tomlin said when asked about Johnson in the postgame press conference. If this injury is as bad as it seems, Pittsburgh will quickly be in the market for a new starting punter. Kicker Chris Boswell booted a 43-yard punt in place of Johnson in addition to his six huge field goals.

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Chris Boswell, Steelers defense carry offense to win over Falcons

The Steelers stuck to the formula against the Falcons and got the win.

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. The Pittsburgh Steelers offense sputters, the defense dominates and kicker Chris Boswell carries the team to a victory. It was an all-too-predictable formula for the Steelers as they found a way to get past the Atlanta Falcons 18-10 in Week 1.

The preseason wasn’t great for Boswell, but he made everyone forget that by going 6-for-6 on his field goals, including three kicks beyond 50 yards. This is the first time in franchise history a kicker has made three fields goals of 50 yards or more in a single game.

Defensively, it was all about that pass rush. As the game wore on, the Steelers defensive front wore the Falcons down and ended up sacking Kirk Cousins twice and hitting him seven times. Edge rusher T.J. Watt had one sack that counted and two strip-sacks that were negated by penalties. Watt also had two tackles for loss and recovered a fumble.

The Steelers offense was held under 300 yards and didn’t get a touchdown. This isn’t acceptable, and it was hard to watch and not think of former offensive coordinator Matt Canada and his plodding offense of a year ago.

Fortunately, the Steelers got just enough out of running back Najee Harris (70 rushing yards) and George Pickens (85 receiving yards) to help Boswell put up all the points.

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Justin Fields getting the start for the Steelers vs Falcons

The Steelers will run with Justin Fields vs the Falcons.

When the Pittsburgh Steelers take on the Atlanta Falcons, Justin Fields will be the starting quarter. According to NFL Network’s Mike Garofolo, Fields took all the first-team reps in warm ups. Kyle Allen will serve as the backup and Russell Wilson will be inactive.

Wilson was limited at the end of the week in practice as he re-aggravated the calf injury that cost him much of training camp and the preseason. Wilson traveled with the team to Atlanta despite being limited and he did try to go in pregame. However, the team didn’t like what they saw enough for Wilson to be active.

With Wilson inactive, the team will not have a No. 3 quarterback in uniform this week against Atlanta.

UPDATE

After it being initially reported that Wilson would be inactive, Steelers beat writer has updated that Wilson will indeed be the team’s emergency quarterback. Allen will remain the No. 2 quarterback.

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Steelers vs Falcons: How to watch, listen and stream

The Steelers start the regular season Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons.

Here is everything you need to know so you can watch, listen to, or stream this week’s Pittsburgh Steelers game. The regular season kicks off in Atlanta against the Falcons. We aren’t sure who will start at quarterback for the Steelers but we are excited to get this season going and see what these new-look Steelers can do. Here’s everything you need to know so you don’t miss the game.

Game info: Pittsburgh Steelers @ Atlanta Falcons

  • Game Day: Saturday, September 8, 2024
  • Game Time: 1:00 p.m. ET
  • Location: Atlanta, GA
  • Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
  • TV Channel: FOX
  • Weather: Climate-controlled comfort

Announcers: Joe Davis and Greg Olsen will have the call.

Online: You can also tune in online with NFL+ and FuboTV (try it for free).

Radio: Westwood One and Steeler Nation Radio will have the game, as well as WDVE 102.5 FM & WBGG 970, AM local.

You can also follow the game with us @TheSteelersWire and of course here on Steelers Wire with our live updates during the game, along with highlights of all the key moments from this week’s game. Join us straight after the final whistle for more in-depth coverage, injury updates, and analysis of all the action.

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