The Terrible Podcast - Steelers Podcast via Steelers Depot

September 22, 2026 -

Welcome back to the archive of our Tuesday live stream over on YouTube. If you missed it, Dave and I stream every other Monday from 7-8 PM/ET. We hope you can make the next one. If you missed it live, you can check an archive below. Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

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September 22, 2026 -

For Episode 2,028 on this Tuesday afternoon, Josh Carney praises defensive lineman Derrick Harmon for his performance in New England, one of the few bright spots in an ugly loss.

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September 21, 2026 -
For Episode 2,027 on this Monday afternoon, Ross McCorkle wonders if the McCarthy-Rodgers connection is hurting the team more than helping them early on.
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September 21, 2026 -

Season 17, Episode 25 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday morning show, Alex Kozora and I get right into discussing the Pittsburgh Steelers losing to the New England Patriots, 20-3, on Sunday.

Alex and I discuss the team's perceived health coming out of their second regular-season game in addition to going over the seven players who were inactive for that contest, one of which was once again CB Joey Porter Jr.

The Steelers offense really looked pitiful on Sunday against the Patriots, so we start on that side of the football as part of our game recap. We discuss WR DK Metcalf and his drops, the lack of explosive plays on Sunday, and the running game remaining flat overall through two games.

Will the Steelers trim down their offensive playbook moving into Week 3? Should there be any personnel changes on the offensive line this coming week? Alex and I attempt to answer those two questions and several more concerning the offense as we move along in this show.

The play of rookie WR Germie Bernard was perhaps the most positive thing we saw offensively for the Steelers on Sunday, so we make sure to give him a few props during this show. We also discuss OG Spencer Anderson as perhaps being the weakest link on the Steelers offensive line through the first two games of the 2026 regular season.

Alex and I also discuss the lack of mobility that Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers is showing and how that certainly isn’t helping the offense.

While the Steelers defense certainly played well enough on Sunday for the team to win, the unit still allowed six explosive plays to the Patriots. We discuss a few of those big plays allowed on Sunday and a few other key plays made on defense against the Patriots.

The Steelers special teams play against the Patriots certainly wasn’t why the team lost on Sunday, but that phase of the team certainly didn’t do anything to help produce more points on the scoreboard. We go over the good and bad from those units against the Patriots.

Once we are done breaking down the Steelers' loss to the Patriots, Alex and I discuss the latest reports concerning Porter. We go over what Tracy Wolfson had to say about Porter ahead of Sunday's game and whether this week will be a watershed moment for the team when it comes to them possibly drawing a line in the sand with him. Would Porter's side have a good grievance case should the Steelers attempt to claim that Porter's conduct is detrimental to the team? Should they just ask Porter on Wednesday if he's going to play in Week 3 and go from there? We attempt to answer those few questions concerning Porter.

This 84-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap above and we end this show by answering several emails we received from listeners.

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September 20, 2026 -

For Episode 2,026 on this Sunday morning, Dr. Melanie Friedlander talks about the changes we have already seen in the Steelers defense and why new DC Patrick Graham may be just what Pittsburgh needed.

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