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Jets vs. Steelers: Russell Wilson leads Pittsburgh to convincing win over New York in Davante Adams' first game with new team

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October 21, 2024

Jets vs. Steelers: Russell Wilson leads Pittsburgh to convincing win over New York in Davante Adams' first game with new team

At last week’s NFL owners meeting, after his New York Jets pulled off a trade for Davante Adams less than 24 hours after falling to 2-4 on the season, owner Woody Johnson proclaimed that his team was “going to kick … you can fill the word in

Maybe that starts next week.

This season the Jets were expected to be Super Bowl contenders, or at least break the longest playoff drought in American professional sports, while the Pittsburgh Steelers were going to finally see their streak of non-losing seasons end. But there’s a reason the Jets are the Jets and the Steelers are the Steelers.

The results didn’t change for the Jets after adding Adams. They still look lost this season, falling to 2-5 with a 37-15 defeat to the Steelers.

The Steelers didn’t look any different either, despite a quarterback change. They’re 5-2, and 1-0 with Russell Wilson as their starting quarterback. Wilson replaced Justin Fields and after a slow start, he made plays and led the Steelers to their highest point total of the season.

It wasn’t a good outing for the Jets. Maybe they’ll make another trade this week.

Wilson got his first start for the Steelers and it didn’t begin that well. It took Wilson a while to get in a rhythm. Or, it took him a while to realize George Pickens is fantastic on contested catches. Once Pickens made a few plays, Wilson settled in.

The Jets had the early lead though. Breece Hall and Tyler Conklin scored touchdowns and the Jets led 15-13 going into halftime. But it’s the 2024 Jets; eventually it all unraveled.

Rodgers had a couple of tough luck interceptions to undrafted rookie Beanie Bishop Jr. On the first one Bishop made a great play, turning and reaching out at the last second with one hand to bring in the pick. On the second, Rodgers delivered a good ball to the normally reliable Garrett Wilson, but the ball bounced off Wilson’s chest and right to Bishop. He returned that one to the 1-yard line. Wilson scored on a quarterback sneak the next play.

The second half was impressive for the Steelers. It would have been easy for Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin to stick with Justin Fields after the team’s good start to the season, but he has been dug in on Wilson being his quarterback since the team acquired him. Fields got to start because Wilson had an injured calf, but Tomlin went back to him when he could. It’s hard to argue with the results.

Meanwhile, the Jets can’t push any right buttons this season.

Jets’ season slipping away

The Jets fired Robert Saleh. They lost to the Buffalo Bills their next game. They traded for Adams. They lost to the Steelers their next game.

They keep digging their hole deeper. New York wanted to make a run with Rodgers. They seemed to be down to one last shot with Rodgers after the quarterback tore his Achilles in the season opener last year. Nothing has looked right for the Jets all season. Rodgers has had some flashes of his former greatness but overall the team has been too sloppy to win. The defense, which had been very good the past two seasons, hasn’t been as dominant. Everything with the Jets seems a bit off.

Meanwhile, the Steelers just keep winning as usual. Wilson has been the subject of countless jokes after he failed with the Denver Broncos and he didn’t look good in the preseason, but Tomlin knew what he was doing when he made the change. He kept referencing Wilson’s successful résumé, and on Sunday night Wilson looked more like that player who was a star with the Seattle Seahawks. Maybe Wilson will fall apart like he did in Denver, but the first look at him with the Steelers was positive. He looked like a quarterback who at very least can spread the ball around and boost Pickens, the team’s top playmaker.

Things always seem to work out for the Steelers. The opposite is true for the Jets. Maybe that’s not a coincidence.

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Mon, October 21, 2024 at 5:38 AM GMT+2

Steelers improve to 5-2 with comfortable win over Jets
Mon, October 21, 2024 at 5:35 AM GMT+2

Steelers take it under the two minute mark

Once the Steelers took control of the game with the two interceptions that Russell Wilson and co. turned into touchdowns, it was downhill from there for the Jets. It wasn’t just the passing attack, but the Steelers salted away the game, running the ball, and Najee Harris puts an exclamation mark on the game, that’ll be a boon for Fantasy Managers with Harris.
Mon, October 21, 2024 at 5:18 AM GMT+2

Russell Wilson also in control

Wilson is looking the part of the veteran that had a grasp on the starting job coming out of camp. Pittsburgh is also running the ball well, averaging more than 4.0 yards per carry with five minutes remaining in the fourth quarter.
Mon, October 21, 2024 at 5:12 AM GMT+2

Steelers defense in control

The Jets have more than 300 yards of total offense, but its been tough sledding on the ground. The Jets are averaging just 3.0 yards per carry on the ground, and while Rodgers has 269 passing yards, there are also the two interceptions and several batted balls at the line of scrimmage by the Pittsburgh front seven. The Jets haven’t scored since the second quarter.
Mon, October 21, 2024 at 5:10 AM GMT+2

Garrett Wilson picks up 27

Wilson is up to 61 receiving yards on five receptions for the night as the Jets get the ball to the 25 yard line.
Mon, October 21, 2024 at 5:08 AM GMT+2

Jets penalties slowing drive

Tyron Smith and Garrett Wilson have both been flagged for false starts on this drive, and the Jets can’t have flags as they try to dig out of this hole with under 10 minutes to play in the game.
Mon, October 21, 2024 at 5:02 AM GMT+2

Van Jefferson hauls in Russell Wilson’s second touchdown pass of the game

Steelers are doubling up the Jets now after Wilson’s second TD pass. The Steelers have ripped of 24 straight points to take a 30-15 lead, with the Pittsburgh offense looking much sharper in this second half than it has for much of the season.
Mon, October 21, 2024 at 4:58 AM GMT+2

End of 3rd quarter: Steelers 23, Jets 15

The Steelers’ defense has showed up tonight, much has it has throughout the season, forcing two interceptions and the Steelers have also blocked a field goal. Meanwhile Russell Wilson has been good in his first start with the Steelers, throwing for 224 yards through the first three quarters.
In the third quarter, Jets offensive lineman Xavier Newman was carted off the field and taken to a nearby hospital. He was strapped to a backboard before being loaded onto the cart. He was conscious and and had movement in his limbs as he was being taken off the field.
Mon, October 21, 2024 at 4:51 AM GMT+2

Xavier Newman has been taken to a Pittsburgh hospital and does have movement in his extremities

Melissa Stark reports Xavier Newman has movement in his limbs. Is on the way to the hospital.
— Judy Battista (@judybattista) October 21, 2024
Mon, October 21, 2024 at 4:49 AM GMT+2

Steelers block field goal attempt!

After being flagged earlier in the game while blocking a PAT, Dean Lowry gets a paw on the Greg Zuerlein field goal to keep the game at 23-15.
Mon, October 21, 2024 at 4:46 AM GMT+2

Aaron Rodgers needs to see the cut man for his left hand
Mon, October 21, 2024 at 4:39 AM GMT+2

Steelers take lead on Russell Wilson QB sneak

Two Aaron Rodgers interceptions have led to two Pittsburgh Steelers touchdowns, and the Jets find themselves now trailing by eight. The Steelers’ defense has been making big plays throughout the game, as they have for the whole of this first third of the season.
Mon, October 21, 2024 at 4:34 AM GMT+2

Jets offensive lineman Xavier Newman carted off the field

After the interception, Newman was hit on a block by Patrick Queen. No penalty was called on the play. Newman went down on the Jets’ sideline and the whole team surrounded him as he was being loaded onto a backboard and moved to a cart to be taken off the field.
Newman had replaced Alijah Vera-Tucker at guard. Vera-Tucker left the game with an injury in the first half. NBC Sports’ Melissa Stark did report during the broadcast that Newman was conscious while being put on the backboard and onto the cart
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SANTA CLARA, CA – SEPTEMBER 9: Guard Xavier Newman #65 of the New York Jets stands on the sidelines during the national anthem prior an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers, at Levi’s Stadium on September 9, 2024 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images)
Mon, October 21, 2024 at 4:27 AM GMT+2

Beanie Bishop again!

This one might not be on Aaron Rodgers….Garrett Wilson let the ball get too deep to his chest plate, and when it bounced off, Bishop was there to take it all the way back to the 1-yard-line.
Mon, October 21, 2024 at 4:22 AM GMT+2

Chris Boswell has been busy tonight

Another red zone trip for Pittsburgh comes up a little short. The Steelers have taken the lead at 16-15, but Mike Tomlin did say the issues he wanted fixed in the second half were getting better on third down and also getting touchdowns rather than field goals. Its always better to be playing from in front, but the Steelers’ coach will be looking for his offense to finish better going forward.
Mon, October 21, 2024 at 4:18 AM GMT+2

Russell Wilson dropping DIMES
Mon, October 21, 2024 at 4:17 AM GMT+2

George Pickens is having himself a night of highlights

This is an excellent throw from Russell Wilson, but the concentration by Pickens is otherworldly on the 37-yard gain.
Mon, October 21, 2024 at 4:13 AM GMT+2

Jets open second half with a first down and then punt.

Aaron Rodgers hit Garrett Wilson a couple of times coming out of the half to get things moving to about midfield, but the Steelers pass rush forced a 3rd down incompletion to get New York off the field. Back comes the Steelers offense, and the Jets defense, which will have Sauce Gardner. He came off the field on the last drive of the first half with an apparent leg injury, but interim coach Jeff Ulbrich told NBC Sports’ Melissa Stark that Gardner was going to give it a go in the second half.
Mon, October 21, 2024 at 3:57 AM GMT+2

Halftime: Jets 15, Steelers 13

The Beanie Bishop interception of Aaron Rodgers at the end of the first half changed the complexion of the game as the Steelers were able to cash in with a touchdown and turn a two-score lead into a one score game heading into the locker rooms for the break. Davante Adams has three catches for 30 yards as he’s being worked into the offense, but has been on the field for the entire first half. In the other major debut of the night, Russell Wilson has thrown for 145 yards and a touchdown for Pittsburgh — In three of his six starts this season Justin Fields threw for 145 yards or fewer for the whole game.

PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA – OCTOBER 20: Davante Adams #17 of the New York Jets is tackled by Joey Porter Jr. #24 of the Pittsburgh Steelers during the first quarter at Acrisure Stadium on October 20, 2024 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images)
Mon, October 21, 2024 at 3:51 AM GMT+2

Russell Wilson throws his first Steelers touchdown to George Pickens

After Pickens drew a pass interference penalty on Sauce Gardner to get the ball to the 11-yard-line — and Gardner limped off the field after that — Pickens hauled in a pass from Wilson for the first Pittsburgh touchdown of the night to cash in on the interception, and get Pittsburgh within one score.

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Plum Borough parents charged with supplying alcohol for underage drinking party

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March 6, 2026

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Plum Borough parents charged with supplying alcohol for underage drinking party

Updated on: March 6, 2026 / 4:12 AM EST
/ CBS Pittsburgh

Two parents are facing charges after police say more than 60 teenagers were drinking at a large party in their Plum Borough home.

According to court paperwork, Ian and Corrine Dryburgh have been charged with endangering the welfare of children, corruption of minors, and furnishing liquor to minors stemming from the incident that happened at a home in Plum Borough late last month.

Police said that officers went to the home after receiving a tip about a large party involving high school aged children.

When officers arrived at the home, they found numerous teenagers, empty beer cans and empty seltzer cans, and multiple bottles of vodka.

The parents told police that a birthday party for their 17-year-old daughter got out of hand and that some kids has been kicked out, but more came and they didn’t know what to do.

According to the criminal complaint, officers said they had been called to the home two previous times for similar reasons.

Police said a total of 66 underage kids were at the home.

Court records show that both parents have been cited via summons and preliminary hearings are scheduled for mid-April.

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Pirates Winning Streak Ends With Loss to Cardinals

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March 5, 2026

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Pirates Winning Streak Ends With Loss to Cardinals

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates have had a strong showing so far in the Grapefruit League, but suffered a surprising defeat.

The Pirates lost 3-2 to the St. Louis Cardinals at LECOM Park in Bradenton, Fla., taking just their third defeat in Spring Training so far, dropping to 9-3 in the Grapefruit League.

Pittsburgh saw their five-game winning streak come to an end, but they are still level with the New York Yankees at the top of the Grapefruit League standings.

This game also came after the first off day for the Pirates on March 4 and a 7-1 win over Team Colombia in an exhibition at LECOM Park on March 3.

How the Pirates Fell to the Cardinals

Pirates right-handed pitcher Mitch Keller made his third start in the Grapefruit League and threw three scoreless innings, before giving up a solo home run to Cardinals third baseman Nolan Gorman on a slider down in the zone, putting the road team up 1-0 in the top of the fourth inning.

That represented the first run that Keller gave up all Spring Training and Pirates left-handed relief pitcher Derek Diamond came in for him after he gave up a single to Cardinals right fielder Jordan Walker.

Keller has just a 1.23 ERA over 7.1 innings for the Pirates in the Grapefruit League, a good start for the veteran on the starting rotation.

St. Louis loaded the bases against Pirates left-handed relief pitcher Evan Sisk in the top of the fifth inning with three walks, but Sisk struckout top prospect in shortstop JJ Wetherholt and forced Gorman into a double play to keep it a one-run game.

Sep 11, 2025; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Evan Sisk (51) delivers a pitch during the eighth inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: James A. Pittman-Imagn Images | James A. Pittman-Imagn Images

Pirates right-handed relief pitcher Chris Devenski gave up a run in the top of the sixth inning, as he walked second baseman Ramón Urías, who stole second base, then gave up a single to catcher Pedro Pagés, doubling the Cardinals’ lead at 2-0.

The Pirates tied the game up at 2-2 in the bottom of the sixth inning, as shortstop Alika Williams hit a two-run home run off of Cardinals left-handed pitcher Quinn Mathews.

Pirates right-handed relief pitcher Cam Sanders gave up the go-ahead run in the top of the eighth inning, hitting leadoff batter Joshua Baez with a pitch and then giving up a single to pinch-hitter Jimmy Crooks to make it 3-2.

Right fielder Ryan O’Hearn had a strong showing for the Pirates in the loss to the Cardinals with two hits in two at-bats. He is now slashing .462/.563/.769 for an OPS of 1.332 in six Grapefruit League games.

Outfielder Jhostynxon Garcia had a hit off the bench for the Pirates, as he is now slashing .533/.611/.733 for an OPS of 1.344 in seven games.

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