The Pittsburgh Steelers will have a different look heading into the second half of the regular season.
Pittsburgh will face the Washington Commanders after its Week 9 bye week. The Steelers are 6-2 and currently on a three-game winning streak. The offense has improved with quarterback Russell Wilson under center the past two games and figures to improve with new acquisitions made at the trade deadline, including receiver Mike Williams.
Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson commented on what the Steelers’ recent trades mean for the team and what it means to be a championship-caliber team as transcribed by Sports Illustrated’s Noah Strackbein.
“The other truth is that it doesn’t mean anything yet,” Wilson said on the trades. “We have to be able to do it one week at a time, one practice at a time, one day at a time. And that’s a great truth, because we get to control that every day, and our mentality.”
“I think first of all, championship teams go for it every day. And that’s from the locker room, those players to the training room and equipment staff to the to the cafeteria and the, obviously the head coach and all the way to just the mentality of the front office. I think championship teams, I think championship cultures go for it, I really believe that. And that’s something that we have here. It’s a special place. Been a lot of winning over the years, and those are all truths.”
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The Steelers added Williams and linebacker Preston Smith before the trade deadline. Their defense has been great all season, and the offense has looked better with Wilson under center. Pittsburgh is in a good position to make a deep playoff push.
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