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🏈 WPXI : Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Skylar Thompson visited with cancer patients as part of the NFL's Crucial Catch initiative.
At UPMC Hillman, Thompson met with patients and shared his personal story of how he lost his mom and grandfather to cancer.
"[I'm] able to share with them what my journey has been and being able to reflect and just provide some inspiration. They inspire me just as much as I do them…It's just a very, very special connection and I'm just fortunate to be here and be able to do this," Thompson said.
The initiative is part of a partnership between the NFL and the American Cancer Society.
It provides a grant to Hillman for improving cancer screenings for people who do not have health insurance or adequate health insurance.
Since 2012, the NFL's Crucial Catch Initiative has helped provide 840,000 cancer screenings.
🏈 The Baltimore Ravens are starting to pull away from the Pittsburgh Steelers in AFC North odds, according to odds posted at FanDuel Sportsbook. Baltimore defeated the Miami Dolphins , 28-6, on Thursday night to improve to 3-5.
The Ravens are on a two-game winning streak and they have a favorable schedule. They have the Minnesota Vikings , Cleveland Browns and Chicago Bears coming up.
🏈 The next six quarterbacks the Ravens will face are J.J. McCarthy , Dillon Gabriel , Justin Fields , Joe Flacco , Aaron Rodgers and Joe Flacco.
🏈 The Ravens have played the fourth-toughest schedule so far this year, according to Warren Sharp of Sharp Football. Baltimore will play the sixth-easiest schedule the rest of the year.
🏈 47% of the Steelers points allowed have come in the fourth quarter of games, according to Matt Williamson of Steelers.com . The Steelers have a -25 point differential in the fourth quarter, which is second-worst in the NFL.
🏈 DK Metcalf has the best separation rate (56.18%) in the NFL, according to Pro Football Focus.
🏈 The Steelers official account on X posted a throwback clip of Ben Roethlisberger 's six-touchdown performance against the Indianapolis Colts in 2014.
🏈 Aaron Rodgers, who's a Cal alum, is hoping for a Pitt win over Stanford on Saturday. Cal's rival is Stanford.
"They're playing those guys," Rodgers said. "Come on Pitt. Let's get it done this week."
Rodgers said he often talks with the Pitt players at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex.
"Well, good luck to Pitt beating those guys for sure," Rodgers said with a smile. "Let's go. I talked to some of those guys just about every week, always teasing, I know they're not playing Cal this year, but always say 'you guys playing Cal?' They say no we got, you know, NC State. You're lucky it's not Cal this week."
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