Ziggy Hood News

No more motivational slogans from coach Mike Tomlin. No more talk of his Pittsburgh Steelers redeeming themselves for past mistakes.

Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, who missed his first game of the season with a concussion, completed his third consecutive practice and will start in Sunday's 1 p.m. game against Oakland at Heinz Field.

Strong safety Troy Polamalu didn't practice Thursday, and he is not expected to play Sunday against the visiting Oakland Raiders.

This Christmas season the Pittsburgh Steelers, six time Super Bowl Champions, will be leading two separate toy drive events in December.

The following are some of the interesting matchups to watch when the Steelers travel to Denver for a Monday night game against the Broncos: STEELERS KICK COVERAGE VS.

Coach Mike Tomlin offers some insight on the Steelers' opponent this week the Denver Broncos.

Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels often will say an offense can't force the ball to specific spots or players, that it has to go where the openings are against any defense.

Kirschke, who has filled in for the injured Aaron Smith at left end the past two weeks, said Wednesday he has a tear in his calf and it doesn't look promising that he will be able to play against the Broncos.

Palo Duro graduate Ziggy Hood, a first-round draft pick by the Pittsburgh Steelers this year, won't start Monday night against the Broncos but is expected to get significant playing time because teams traditionally rotate linemen in Denver's high altitude.

Late October is generally not an ideal time to go to a beach north of the Mason-Dixon line.

They came in jerseys, t-shirts, sweatshirts and anything else with Steelers on it.

Nick Eason spent four of the first five games of the season not even wearing a uniform on game day.

By Teresa Varley Steelers.com Winter is just around the corner and thanks to the efforts of the Steelers and Salvation Army, some young kids will be keeping warm on bitter cold days.

Never before had Keyaron Fox stood in the middle of a mob of reporters wearing only his jock strap, because never before had the Steelers' backup inside linebacker run 82 yards with a football in his hand.

At first glance, the Pittsburgh Steelers seemed to earn a passing grade in their first game without defensive end Aaron Smith, but coach Mike Tomlin said it was more like an incomplete.

's left knee responded following the strong safety's first game since Sept. 10. Polamalu gave Steelers fans a scare last Sunday when he came up limping after making a first-quarter interception against the Browns .

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Ben Roethlisberger continued his assault on prime-time television last night with an appearance on Jay Leno's "10 at 10" segment, and before anyone jumps off the deep end, there was no travel involved.

It's little surprise that Peyton Manning leads the NFL in passing yards. And next in line is ... Tom Brady? Drew Brees? Eli Manning? Brett Favre? Philip Rivers? No, no, no, no and NO.

How much the brace or the injury that has sidelined the All-Pro safety for more than a month limits him Sunday remains to be seen.