The PM Team w/Poni & Mueller

The Steelers didn’t make any moves at the trade deadlines and this Sunday’s Steelers/Bengals game may be the matchup of the year!

Hour 1: Poni claims the NFL will rig Steelers-Bengals on Sunday Night Football! Mike Tomlin will be at the game this weekend with NBC. And Nick Farabaugh joins the show for another edition of Fair Game with Farabaugh. Hour 2: Mark Kaboly joins the show for the full hour! Chris shares a CRAZY Chris Boswell stat. Should the Steelers be interested in Hollywood Brown? Is a Pirates beat writer getting paid by the Chinese bots??? And the guys give their official picks for Steelers-Bengals.

Hour 2: Mark Kaboly joins the show for the full hour! Chris shares a CRAZY Chris Boswell stat. Should the Steelers be interested in Hollywood Brown? Is a Pirates beat writer getting paid by the Chinese bots??? And the guys give their official picks for Steelers-Bengals.

Could Hollywood Brown be a target for the Steelers? The guys remember the COVID-season Steelers-Ravens Wednesday afternoon game. How close were the Steelers to actually getting someone before the deadline? Is a Pirates beat writer getting paid by the Chinese bots???

Hour 1: Poni claims the NFL will rig Steelers-Bengals on Sunday Night Football! Mike Tomlin will be at the game this weekend with NBC. And Nick Farabaugh joins the show for another edition of Fair Game with Farabaugh.

We are two days away from Steelers-Bengals on Sunday Night Football, and Poni says the NFL will not let the Bengals lose this game. Is there any chance Pittsburgh actually wins this game? Chris says he has a weird vibe for the game this weekend. Nobody on the show is picking the Steelers to win this game, but is Poni already building in excuses for a Pittsburgh loss? How good will Joe Burrow have to be to win? People are mispronouncing Burrow’s last name today.

Mike Tomlin reveals why he left the Steelers. Mike McCarthy speaks again. Steelers getting set for showdown in Cincy. Jason Mackey, Bob Pompeani, Steve Palazzolo & Ray Fittipaldo join the show!

It’s been a minute since a regular season Steelers-Bengals game in Cincy had this much at stake. We have to go back about a decade to find games where both teams were in the playoffs or battling for the division lead. We heard more from Mike Tomlin and why he ultimately decided to step down as Steelers head coach. The guys think Tomlin was subtly making it known that he left Mike McCarthy a good football team. Steelers reporter Ray Fittipaldo from the PG joined the show. Ray told us why the Steelers weren’t interested in Josh Downs at the price he went for. Ray thinks the team will feel comfortable if Michael Pittman Jr. is healthy, but he questioned if Pittman has been healthy since he got to Pittsburgh. Ray doesn’t get the sense that we see Max Hurleman on Sunday night, but it’s odd that he has gotten praise from the coach and QB in back-to-back days. Ray would be surprised if they brought up anyone as they stand on their 4-game winning streak. Ray thinks the idle approach at the deadline could come back to bite them if the Steelers lose DK Metcalf or Germie Bernard at some point. How close is Pittman to coming back? Ray told us Roman Wilson will ‘probably’ play next week in Philly. Ray classified Brandon Aiyuk as a ‘low-risk move’ if the Steelers were to kick the tires on him, assuming the 49ers cut him loose. Ray reacted to some of the comments we heard from Mike Tomlin when he sat down with Cam Heyward on his podcast.

Now that Mike Tomlin has a cushy TV job, he is starting to spill the beans a little bit on his career. He was on the ‘Not Just Football’ podcast hosted by Cam Heyward this time around, where he told the story about when it finally hit him that he was done in Pittsburgh. Tomlin claimed to be self-aware enough to leave at the right time, but his actions didn’t back up his answer since he coached in Pittsburgh for nearly 2 decades – not retiring at the apex of his career like Barry Sanders and Calvin Johnson, who he compared himself to in the answer. Steve Palazzolo from the 33rd Team joined the show. Steve pointed out that the Steelers are one of the few teams in football that have significantly more success in the run game versus the pass game, which is why they should have added another target at the trade deadline. He thinks Josh Downs was the ideal player that could have fit right in here. Steve is worried about the mental state of Brandon Aiyuk because he’s one of the only players ever to have a big contract dispute followed by a bigger dispute after he actually got the money. Steve explained how the Steelers can finally get DK Metcalf going a little bit after just one score in the first half of the season. Steve does not think Aaron Rodgers is playing good football, but added that Bo Nix is the worst QB leading a team in the AFC with at least 6 wins. Steve is having a hard time with the pass game, but does think the Steelers have aspects of their game that are more legit than the recent past. Steve thinks the Bengals are weak in the middle of their defense, but it’s a better unit overall. Steve sees a weakness on the left side of the Cincy offensive line, which could be a lane for the Steelers to attack Burrow on Sunday. Donny Football Debrief – ESPN has released its mid-season awards. Do any Steelers have accolades in their future?

McCarthy’s Morsels – What did Mike McCarthy say to the media today? KDKA TV’s Bob Pompeani joined the show. Pomp had some issues getting the call through, but we got him. Why is there a ton of love for Max Hurleman all of the sudden coming from Mike McCarthy and Aaron Rodgers? Bob doesn’t understand why Eli Heidenreich has been solely viewed as RB instead of WR, when he excelled as a receiver in college. Bob thinks we will see Roman Wilson by next Sunday, but isn’t sure about Michael Pittman Jr. Bob believes the Bengals have the advantage if this game becomes a shootout. Bob would not give Brandon Aiyuk a very serious look due to his mental & physical hurdles. Bob would have been more proactive at the trade deadline as we saw the Chiefs come away with Josh Downs. Bob remembered Dan Hicks, who passed away this week at the age of 64 – known for great national work with NBC on football, golf and the Olympics. Did Bob ever get a big national shot? Bob sees a Bengals’ victory on Sunday night, but hopes the Steelers keep it close. Power Rankings – Top 5 AFC teams.