Black & Yellow | Pittsburgh Steelers M26

[YaBoyRobRoy]

loved all your moves in the offseason! Like you said AR is built to be a solid madden QB, real life not so much haha. Looking forward to that week 2 matchup with Atlanta, although I didn't really like any moves they made in your posts lol.

[redsox907]

the time is now

loved all your moves in the offseason! Like you said AR is built to be a solid madden QB, real life not so much haha. Looking forward to that week 2 matchup with Atlanta, although I didn't really like any moves they made in your posts lol.

thanks man! I wanted to snag a CB in the 1st round if a QB wasn't available but all of the good ones went in the first 15. But I think Green is going to be great and that will free up some money to pay a CB in the offseason if one is available.

ATL doesn't look much better from last year unfortunately, but maybe Penix will take a step forward

[redsox907]

Steelers Prevail In Rainy, Sloppy Affair


Richardson flashed plenty of big play potential in his first official game with three long touchdowns, but also plenty of mistakes in the rain soak affair.

ScoringSummary

Team	Q	Time	Play	Dallas	Pittsburgh
	1st	0:45	DK Metcalf, 43 Yd Pass From Anthony Richardson (Missed XP)	0	6
	2nd	9:10	Anthony Richardson, 48 Yd Run	0	13
	2nd	1:57	Javonte Williams, 1 Yd Run	7	13
	2nd	0:00	Austin Seibert, 23 Yd FG	10	13
	4th	5:26	Zachariah Branch, 57 Yd Pass From Anthony Richardson	10	20
	4th	9:56	Chris Boswell, 37 Yd FG	10	23
	4th	6:12	Barion Brown, 33 Yd Pass From Dak Prescott	17	23

Pittsburgh, PA. - The 2026 season opener at Acrisure Stadium was a wild, rain-soaked roller coaster. Despite a barrage of turnovers from new quarterback Anthony Richardson, the Pittsburgh Steelers escaped with a gritty win over the Dallas Cowboys, holding on until the very last play of the game.

Richardson’s talent was on full display. He uncorked a pair of long touchdown passes — one to veteran star DK Metcalf, another to rookie speedster Zachariah Branch — and electrified the crowd with a 48-yard scramble for a score in the second quarter. It was the exact brand of explosiveness Pittsburgh envisioned when they traded for him.

But the other side of the coin was just as glaring. Richardson threw three interceptions (two his fault, one off a bobble by Metcalf) and coughed up the ball twice inside the Cowboys’ 5-yard line in the fourth quarter, failing to put the game away.

Each mistake left the door open for Dak Prescott and the Cowboys. Despite being sacked six times, Prescott nearly dragged Dallas into overtime. After Richardson’s first goal-line fumble, Prescott moved the Cowboys to midfield before Jalen Ramsey shut the door with back-to-back breakups against CeeDee Lamb.

Yet, Richardson gave Dallas another chance minutes later. Instead of sliding to burn the clock, he attempted to juke a defender at the goal line and lost the ball again. Prescott marched the Cowboys into Steelers territory, but on 4th-and-12, linebacker Payton Wilson registered his second sack of the night. On the final snap, Prescott heaved another desperation shot toward Lamb — and once again, Ramsey was there to break it up.

“The weather conditions obviously made playmaking a gamble, but that’s no excuse,” Richardson said afterward. “I have to do a better job of limiting turnovers, period.”

Head coach Mike Tomlin made his point clear, too.
“We had a long talk after the second fumble,” Tomlin said. “He’s a leader. He needs to put the team first, and in that situation? Slide down, kill the clock. I don’t care if we win by two touchdowns or one point — a win is a win. I expect him to get the turnover issues cleaned up shortly.”

For Pittsburgh, the season begins with a sigh of relief — and a reminder of both the risks and rewards that come with handing the keys to Anthony Richardson.


Anthony Richardson SR. | 15/26, 241 Yds, 2 TD, 3 INT; 11 Att, 121 Yds, TD, 2 FMB
Dak Prescott | 17/31, 189 Yds, TD

Jaylen Warren | 12, 40 Yds
Javonte Williams | 14 Att, 17 Yds, TD

Zachariah Branch (R) | 8 Rec, 134 Yds, TD
Barrion Brown (R) | 1 Rec, 33 Yds, TD

LB Payton Wilson | 11 Tkl, 3 TFL, 2 Sacks
EDGE TJ Watt | 7 Tkl, 3 TFL, 1.5 Sacks
DT Derrick Harmon | 4 Tkl, 3 TFL, 1 Sack
SS Dillon Thieneman (R) | 11 Tkl, INT
EDGE Micah Parsons | 6 Tkl, 2 TFL, FF
CB Daron Bland | 5 Tkl, TFL, INT

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NFL Week One Scoreboard
38 @ 17
23 @ 17
29 @ 36
27 @ 7
17 @ 23
21 @ 24
27 @ 7
26 @ 25
14 @ 9
42 @ 14
24 @ 18
30 @ 28
08 @ 31
19 @ 24
24 @ 17

[djp73]

cut him

[The JZA]

cut him

Acknowledge This

[Captain Canada]

Need to cut down those interceptions but once he does? Electricity.

[Soapy]

bruh fired his OC like he wasn't the one throwing them 26 picks and then got an even more inaccurate QB

[redsox907]

cut him

Acknowledge This

the flukey fumbles aside, boy produced three touchdowns of 45+ yards he ain't goin NO WHERE

Need to cut down those interceptions but once he does? Electricity.

agreed. The rain didn't help, so I feel like this is the worst outing interception wise we'll see this year. hopefully.

bruh fired his OC like he wasn't the one throwing them 26 picks and then got an even more inaccurate QB

inaccurate in real life? Yes. In Madden, he wild but that 99 THP makes up for it.

And Smith wasn't blamed for the interceptions, but the uninspired playbook that featured a lack of innovation, sir.

[redsox907]

2026 - Week Two Preview

Pittsburgh Steelers
83 Overall // 80 Offense // 88 Defense
Offensive Points Per Game: 23.0 (16th)
Pass Yards: 241.0 (12th)
Rush Yards: 161.0 (5th)
Defensive Points Per Game: 17.0 (10th)
Opp Pass Yards: 136.0 (2nd)
Opp Rush Yards: 77.0 (12th)

Atlanta Falcons
84 Overall // 85 Offense // 83 Defense
Offensive Points Per Game: 29.0 (5th)
Pass Yards: 167.0 (25th)
Rush Yards: 73.0 (22nd)
Defensive Points Per Game: 36.0 (30th)
Opp Pass Yards: 234.0 (18th)
Opp Rush Yards: 190.0 (32nd)

Atlanta Falcons 2026 Results
Week 1 | @ Chicago | L 29-36

Pittsburgh Steelers Injury Report
CB Joey Porter Jr (85) | Torn Labrum (1-3 Weeks)

Atlanta Falcons Injury Report
N/A

Atlanta Falcons Key Players
QB Michael Penix Jr (80) | 14/22 (63%), 167 Yds, 3 TD
HB Bijan Robinson (95) | 12 Att, 68 Yds
WR Drake London (92) | 7 Rec, 69 Yds, 2 TD
EDGE Jalon Walker (84) | 2 Tkl
DT DJ Reader (85) | 0 Tkl
CB Clark Philllips II (80) | 11 Tkl, INT

[Soapy]

No JP2? Drake London is going to COOK