Nicholas Licata

Pittsburgh Steelers (8-2) at   Cleveland Browns (2-8), Nov. 21, 8:15 p.m. Kevin Stefanski  (39-38)   vs.  Mike Tomlin  (181-102-2) Huntington Bank Field, Cleveland   THE STEELERS ARE:  In first place in the AFC North following Week 11’s 18-16 win against Baltimore… Off to their best start through their first 10 games (8-2) since 2020 (10-0)… 26-7-1 against the Cleveland Browns since hiring Mike Tomlin in 2007… 100-69 (.592) in regular-season primetime games since 1970… Own a league-best +20 turnover margin since the beginning of the 2023 season… 10-15 (.400) in games following three days rest since 1970.   DANGERUSS: Russell Wilson  is 4-0 as the Steelers’ starting quarterback since returning from injury in Week 7… Has completed 60.3% (73-of-121) of his passes for 942 yards in that time... Has thrown six touchdowns and two interceptions over four starts… His current 12.9 yards per completion are the second-most of his career (13.1 in 2013 wit...

Duquesne warms up against NEC opponent PITTSBURGH -- “Really good football teams overcome adversity.”  This was the rallying message for Duquesne University, preached at halftime by Head Coach Jerry Schmitt, en route to the team’s comeback and sixth straight win.  Duquesne (6-2) defeated NEC opponent Mercyhurst University (2-7) in a transitional period non-conference match on Saturday afternoon 31-24 at Arthur J. Rooney Field in Pittsburgh.  Adversity, for the Dukes, came in the form of Rylan Davidson, who set a Mercyhurst all-time single-game receptions record and a new NEC season-high single-game receptions benchmark with 14. Davidson produced 152 receiving yards, with 95 coming after the catch, and broke into the endzone twice during the contest. Mercyhurst quarterback Adam Urena completed 38 of 52 passes for 345 yards, three touchdowns and an interception, including completing 6 of 8 passes for 63 yards on a 69-yard touchdown drive to open the contest and give the Lak...