Tag: wild-card matchup

Steelers finally strike with 3rd-quarter TD in Wild-Card matchup vs Ravens

The Steelers’ offense sparked life in the second half against the Ravens, but closing the gap in the Wild-Card game remains a challenge.

Heading into the Wild-Card matchup with the Baltimore Ravens, the Pittsburgh Steelers were tasked with stopping a four-game losing streak and achieving their first playoff win in almost 3,000 days. Fans of the Black and Gold have been disappointed, to say the least, as the Ravens shut out the Steelers in the first half, leading 21-0.

However, the Russell Wilson-led offense offered a glimmer of hope—leading the team’s first drive of the second half to a touchdown. Wilson capitalized on huge plays to WRs Mike Williams, Calvin Austin, and Van Jefferson, resulting in a 98-yard drive that ended in seven points.

The play of the drive was undoubtedly the Wilson-to-Jefferson 30-yard touchdown. While the Steelers begin to dig into the deep hole the Ravens have put them in, scoring another 21 unanswered points remains a tall task.

The Pittsburgh Steelers quickly gave up a rushing TD to RB Derrick Henry following Jefferson’s 30-yard TD, and the Ravens currently lead 28-7.

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George Pickens’ feud with reporters grows just days before Steelers-Ravens Wild-Card matchup

George Pickens continues to avoid media, raising questions about his motives just days before the Steelers’ Wild-Card matchup.

There is no love lost between George Pickens and media personnel. Pickens’ disdain for reporters and media availability apparently has no end in sight, as the Steelers wide receiver has added another chapter to this never-ending feud filled with immaturity and hard-hitting questions.

Pickens previously avoided reporters after wearing a profane mouthguard during the team’s Week 5 loss to the Dallas Cowboys. It seems reporters are experiencing their own Groundhog Day, as the Steelers receiver has once again completely ignored all attempts by media personnel to ask questions—just days before the team’s Wild-Card matchup against the Baltimore Ravens.

ESPN’s Brooke Pryor reported on social media that not only did Pickens decline an interview following the team’s Week 18 loss, but he also avoided the media in the lead-up to the team’s playoff game this week.

Is Pickens acting in his own self-interest, or is he simply avoiding creating more distractions through the sometimes deceptive questioning from reporters?

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