Pittsburgh Steelers

Steelers will take on Vikings in home opener at Heinz Field

PITTSBURGH — The Minnesota Vikings, particularly second-round running back Dalvin Cook (127 yards rushing) were impressive on Monday night against New Orleans, but a short turnaround for a trip to the Steel City is never enviable. Their last win in Pittsburgh came on Sept. 24, 1995.

Cleveland kept it close against archrival Pittsburgh, which seemed out of synch. Maybe star RB Le'Veon Bell will be more impactful after not reporting until Sept. 1; he had 32 yards on the ground last week, tying a career low.

Of note is how the Steelers appear to be building a defense to complement their all-world offense led by Bell, Antonio Brown and Ben Roethlisberger.

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