Freiermuth recorded eight receptions on 11 targets for 85 yards and a touchdown in Saturday's 19-17 loss to the Bengals.

PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Steelers ' coaching staff has left them out to dry far too often in this stretch of games to end the season. There are too many examples to run down in just one paragraph, so let’s examine it a bit closer.

Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth catches a 19-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Russell Wilson against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Pat Freiermuth led the receiving charge, catching eight passes for 85 yards and one touchdown. Learn more about the Pittsburgh Steelers on Fox Sports. FOX Sports created this story using ...

The Steelers are trying to shake off several problems stemming from a four-game losing streak, but Pittsburgh can't easily move on in the playoffs.

Russell Wilson and the Pittsburgh Steelers don’t want to talk about the past with the playoff approaching. The Steelers finished the regular season on a four-game losing streak after a

The Bengals played keep-away from the Steelers over the course of the game, using a ball-control quick passing to move the ball and eat up nearly 40 minutes in time of possession. Cincinnati ran 71 plays to just 58 for the Steelers.

The defense is no longer creating turnovers at the rapid rate that helped carry the Steelers to their 10-3 start. The offense that steadily improved through much of the fall has regressed. And the optimism that flourished not so long ago has dimmed considerably.

Joe Burrow passed for 277 yards and a touchdown, and the Cincinnati Bengals kept their slim playoff hopes alive with a 19-17 win over the floundering Pittsburgh Steelers.

The Pittsburgh Steelers are lucky they won 10 games early. They might be stuck on 10 wins going into the offseason.

Veteran Pittsburgh Steelers tight end MyCole Pruitt unexpectedly landed on the team’s injury report on Tuesday in advance of the […]