Around the AFC North: Steelers Quarterback Situation Uncertain Again
Pittsburgh Steelers: Mitch Trubisky’s Strong Performance Leaves Mike Tomlin With Another Quarterback Decision
Snapping a four-game losing streak, the Steelers (2-4) upset the Buccaneers (3-3) on Sunday, 20-18, leaving Head Coach Mike Tomlin with another quarterback decision to make.
After rookie Kenny Pickett suffered a concussion midway through the third quarter, Mitch Trubisky provided a game-winning spark, completing 9 of 12 passes for 144 yards and a touchdown. Trubisky was more effective than Pickett, who was 11 of 18 for 67 yards and a touchdown before leaving the game.
It remains to be seen if Pickett will healthy enough to play Week 7 when the Steelers visit the Dolphins, but Tomlin didn’t announce any decisions following Sunday’s game. He was simply happy Pittsburgh found a way to win.
“It just says we got it done today,” Tomlin said via Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com. “We’re not looking to make any more statements than that. We realize that it’s more than one day, one good plan, one winning performance as we work back to respectability.”
Trubisky began the season as the starter before being benched in Week 4. Whether he’s the starter or backup moving forward, Trubisky said he would stay ready.
“That’s like football and that’s like life,” Trubisky said. “You’re going to have ups and downs. You’re going to have weeks where it’s not really going your way, but you gotta stick with it and just continue to buy into the process. To have a moment like this and get a win after the game, it kind of makes it all worth it.
“It just goes to show, you just continue to put your head down and work and good things will happen and continue to put the team first.”
Cincinnati Bengals: Shoulder Injury for Leading Tackler Is Concerning
Bengals Head Coach Zac Taylor did not give an update on Wilson after the game, but the Bengals are already missing defensive tackle D.J. Reader, who was placed on injured after Week 3 with a knee injury. Reader is expected to return this season, but not until at least November.
All things considered, Taylor was happy Cincinnati (3-3) escaped with a victory, getting two Joe Burrow-to-Ja’Marr Chase touchdowns after falling behind by nine points in the third quarter. The Bengals were coming off a tough 19-17 loss to the Ravens in Week 5.
“This is our first one where we got this win late in the game,” Taylor said via cincinnatibengals.com. “I don’t think you can discredit that. That’s going to help us at some point when we’ve had the close losses we’ve had.”
Cleveland Browns: Kevin Stefanski Looks for Answers After Third Straight Loss
Things are trending in the wrong direction for the Browns (2-4), who dropped their third straight game while being badly outplayed by the Patriots, 38-15.
Starting quarterback Jacoby Brissett committed three turnovers and had a rugged performance (21 for 45, 266 yards, one touchdown, two interceptions, one fumble). Brissett addressed his teammates in the locker after the game and took responsibility for the loss.
“That’s where it starts at the quarterback position and then leading the charge going forward and letting the guys feel that from me,” Brissett said via Mary Cay Cabot of cleveland.com. “Showing them the 100 percent commitment, focus and confidence that I have in not only myself but the group that we have. I think we will be OK.”
However, Head Coach Kevin Stefanski said it won’t be a quick fix for the Browns, who face the Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium in Week 7.
“I don’t have a ton of answers right this moment,” Stefanski said. “I know I believe in the people in that locker room. I really do. I’ve seen it. I understand what that looked like. I understand that we got beat. That’s what it looked like. That’s what it felt like. I get it, and it is frustrating, but we have to move on to the next one.”
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Through 2022, the American League has won 67 World Series championships, and the National League has won 51.
The New York Yankees have won the most World Series championships at 27, and the St. Louis Cardinals come in second with 11.
The Yankees have won back to back World Series more than any other team, six times: 1927 and 1928, 1936 through 1939, 1949 through 1953, 1961 and 1962, 1977 and 1978, and 1998 through 2000.
Only one current franchise has never appeared in the World Series: the Seattle Mariners
Each year, the winning team receives the Commissioner’s Trophy, which is made of sterling silver, and features flags representing all 30 Major League teams.
Timeline
1903 – The first World Series is played. The Boston Pilgrims beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, five games to three.
1904 – The World Series is not played. The National League champions the New York Giants refuse to play the American League champions the Boston Pilgrims, due to rivalry between the leagues.
1905 – The World Series resumes after guidelines for the series are drawn up.
1918 – The Boston Red Sox win the World Series, but don’t win again until 2004. Legend has it the Red Sox are cursed after Boston trades Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees.
1919 – In five games to three, the Cincinnati Reds beat the heavily favored Chicago White Sox. Almost a year later in what is dubbed the Black Sox Scandal, eight White Sox players, including “Shoeless Joe” Jackson, are accused of conspiring with gamblers to lose on purpose. The eight players are later acquitted in a 1921 trial, but are banned for life from professional baseball by new commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis. A ninth player, Joe Gedeon of the St. Louis Browns, is also banned for life for having prior knowledge of the fix.
1956 – The first no-hitter in World Series history, a perfect game: New York Yankees vs. Brooklyn Dodgers, Game 5 pitched by Yankees’ Don Larsen. Yankees win 2-0.
1992 – The Toronto Blue Jays become the first non-US team to win the World Series. They also win the 1993 World Series.
1994 – The players’ strike causes the World Series to be canceled.
2004 – The Boston Red Sox become the first team in history to come back from a 0-3 deficit in the playoffs and go on to win 4-3, landing them a spot in the World Series matchup. They win the World Series for the first time in 86 years in the fourth game by a score of 3-0.
World Series Fast Facts
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(CNN) — Here’s a look at Major League Baseball’s World Series.
October 27-November 4, 2023 – The 2023 World Series is scheduled to take place, between the Texas Rangers and the Arizona Diamondbacks.
November 5, 2022 – The Houston Astros win the World Series, defeating the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 in Game 6.
The annual championship series, referred to as the “Fall Classic,” is played between the American League and National League champions.
The first team to win four of the seven games wins the championship.
The World Series was played in a best-of-nine games format in 1903 and 1919-1921.
Through 2022, the American League has won 67 World Series championships, and the National League has won 51.
The New York Yankees have won the most World Series championships at 27, and the St. Louis Cardinals come in second with 11.
The Yankees have won back to back World Series more than any other team, six times: 1927 and 1928, 1936 through 1939, 1949 through 1953, 1961 and 1962, 1977 and 1978, and 1998 through 2000.
Only one current franchise has never appeared in the World Series: the Seattle Mariners.
Each year, the winning team receives the Commissioner’s Trophy, which is made of sterling silver, and features flags representing all 30 Major League teams.
1903 – The first World Series is played. The Boston Pilgrims beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, five games to three.
1904 – The World Series is not played. The National League champions the New York Giants refuse to play the American League champions the Boston Pilgrims, due to rivalry between the leagues.
1905 – The World Series resumes after guidelines for the series are drawn up.
1918 – The Boston Red Sox win the World Series, but don’t win again until 2004. Legend has it the Red Sox are cursed after Boston trades Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees.
1919 – In five games to three, the Cincinnati Reds beat the heavily favored Chicago White Sox. Almost a year later in what is dubbed the Black Sox Scandal, eight White Sox players, including “Shoeless Joe” Jackson, are accused of conspiring with gamblers to lose on purpose. The eight players are later acquitted in a 1921 trial, but are banned for life from professional baseball by new commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis. A ninth player, Joe Gedeon of the St. Louis Browns, is also banned for life for having prior knowledge of the fix.
1956 – The first no-hitter in World Series history, a perfect game: New York Yankees vs. Brooklyn Dodgers, Game 5 pitched by Yankees’ Don Larsen. Yankees win 2-0.
1992 – The Toronto Blue Jays become the first non-US team to win the World Series. They also win the 1993 World Series.
1994 – The players’ strike causes the World Series to be canceled.
2004 – The Boston Red Sox become the first team in history to come back from a 0-3 deficit in the playoffs and go on to win 4-3, landing them a spot in the World Series matchup. They win the World Series for the first time in 86 years in the fourth game by a score of 3-0.
October 28, 2009 – The latest date the World Series has ever started.
November 22, 2011 – MLB and the MLBPA announce that in 2012, postseason play will expand by a second wild card being awarded to the club in each league with the second-best overall record among clubs that do not win a division.
October 24, 2017 – At the start of Game 1 of the World Series, the temperature is 103 degrees, the warmest on record in World Series history.
October 23-30, 2019 – For the first time in World Series history, the road teams win every game. The Washington Nationals defeat the Houston Astros in the seven-game series.
March 12, 2020 – MLB announces the start of the 2020 season will be delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The abbreviated season begins on July 23.
September 15, 2020 – MLB announces that the home of the Texas Rangers, Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, will host the 116th World Series in October. It will be the first neutral site World Series since the 1940s.
September 30, 2020 – MLB announces it will allow up to 11,500 fans in the stands for the World Series and the National League Championship Series. The league’s announcement marks the first time that fans will be allowed en masse in a stadium since spring training in March.
March 10, 2022 – As part of a collective bargaining agreement to end a three-month lockout, a deal is reached to expand the postseason to 12 teams (from 10) and to eliminate the single wild-card game per league in favor of four best-of-three series.
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