Breakfast with Benz: A TribLIVE sports podcast

Phil Bourque joined Tim Benz on 105.9 The X to discuss the slumping Pittsburgh Penguins.

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Matt Williamson of the Steelers Radio Network fills in for Mark Madden on "Madden-Benz: Unfiltered" to recap the Steelers win in Tampa Bay

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In this week's Madden Monday podcast, Tim Benz and Mark Madden discuss various angles to the Steelers' win in Tampa Bay, their place in the AFC North, the Penguins' hard times out west, and Pat Narduzzi's big mouth.

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Tim Benz and Joe Starkey preview the Bucs-Steelers game in Tampa. They also discuss the chaos in France and how that may impact next week's game vs. the Saints.

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This week's Friday Football Show with Mike DeCourcy previews the Tampa Bay game through the lens of both teams' pass rushes, Jaylen Warren's recent dominance, Pat Freiermuth's increased importance, Germie Bernard's promotion, and more.

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Jeff Erickson of RotoWire gives us this week's fantasy sports podcast. We search for late additions depending on Lamar Jackson's status. We try to find suitable WRs in a barren landscape. And we hunt for RB2/flex options.

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This week's Breakfast with Benz podcast with Steelers beat writer Chris Adamski examines the AFC North, the Steelers-Bucs game, their chances of being unbeaten through the bye week, Jaylen Warren's load management and more.

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Brian Metzer of the Penguins Radio Network joins me to talk about the Penguins' loss in Chicago, Friday night's game in Colorado, Sidney Crosby breaking his season-opening scoring slump, Sergei Murashov, Klye Dubas trades and more.

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Tampa Bay Bucs sideline reporter Jay Recher joins me to preview Steelers-Buccaneers on Sunday. We discuss Baker Mayfield's chances of suiting up, Jalon Daniels' performance vs. Dallas, Todd Bowles' decision-making, the Tampa defense, Bucky Irving and more.

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This week's "Beyond the Bylines" with Joe Starkey and me examines the Steelers' place in the AFC North, the Penguins' goaltending so far, the struggling Flyers, Shohei Ohtani's hopeless postseason, the glory of the Wabash Tunnel, and more.

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In this week's "Madden Monday" podcast, Mark Madden and Tim Benz discuss the Steelers' victory over Indianapolis, the Penguins' defeat in Columbus, their bounceback effort over Dallas, Pitt falling to UNC, Greta Van Fleet's new album and more.

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Poor weather may impact today's Steelers-Colts game. It may help the Colts. Tim Benz and Joe Starkey outline why that's the case, how Pittsburgh can counter it, confusing Danny Dimes, Mike McCarthy's mindset going in, other AFC North games, the Marvin Harrison Jr. trade conversation and more.

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Tim Benz and Mike DeCourcy preview Steelers-Colts. They also tangle with some sticky picks in the AFC North, analyze how Tampa looked at Dallas and even get into Bill Belichick's return to Acrisure Stadium.

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Fifteen-year veteran of the Indianapolis Colts beat, Kevin Bowen, joins us to preview the team's visit to Acrisure Stadium Sunday.

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Brian Metzer of the Penguins radio network joins me to look at the Penguins game vs. Washington, Alex Ovechkin's looming retirement, Sidney Crosby's performance so far, results of the Pens' first three games, Sergei Murashov's season debut and more.

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Tim Benz and Joe Starkey debate baseball's economic future, Joey Porter Jr.'s exit, Sergei Murashov's goaltending, Evgeni Malkin's long-term plans and more.

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This week's "Madden Monday" podcast with Mark Madden and Tim Benz looks at a hot offensive start for the Penguins, fallout from Joey Porter's trade to Dallas, the Steelers' loss in Cleveland and the results of the Narduzzi-Franklin Bowl.

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Tim Benz and Mike DeCourcy discuss the Steelers Thursday night loss to Cleveland, the end of the Joey Porter Jr. saga, defensive lulls, offensive miscues, special teams concerns and more.

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Jeff Erickson of RotoWire joins me for our weekly fantasy sports podcast. Dallas' defense with Joey Porter. Jayen Warren's projections vs. Cleveland. Running back scouring. Tight end decisions. MLB goes to the playoffs.

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Joe Starkey and Tim Benz host their pregame show podcast in advance of Steelers vs. Browns on Thursday night. The guys discuss the Joey Porter trade to Dallas, Omar Khan's history as general manager, offensive line play, recent drafts, the state of the AFC North, the Browns' rookie WRs, the Steelers' bad history in Cleveland, and more.

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NewsWorks Lab journalists John Grupp, Jonathan Callard and Sophia Lucente join me to discuss their embedded project, which chronicles the high school football team at Baldwin and its effort to play as an independent in 2026.

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Triblive Steelers Writer Chris Adamski joins me for our weekly podcast. We preview the Browns game on Thursday, and analyze the Sunday win over Cincy.

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Brian Metzer of the Penguins Radio Network joins me on the opening night of the Pens' season in Philadelphia. We discuss the goalie rotation, the new-look Pittsburgh blue line, the contract conversations about Sid and Geno, Philly's outlook, and a snippy Kyle Dubas response.

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Tim Benz and Joe Starkey preview the start of the Penguins season. They try to figure out if the Steelers can possibly win in Cleveland again, and they consider Jared Jones' 90-95 win prediction for the 2027 Pirates.

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Tim Benz and Mark Madden discuss Sunday's surprising win over Cincinnati. They also get into the AFC North, the Pirates reaching 82 wins, and the Penguins' conclusion to the preseason.

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Tim Benz and Joe Starkey break down the Steelers game against Cincinnati, discuss Joey Porter's situation, look ahead to the Cleveland matchup and try to figure out why the Steelers are so bad on offense.

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During our last baseball podcast of the year, Kevin Gorman and Tim Benz discuss Paul Skenes' final start, his view of the labor situation, Don Kelly's performance, Brandon Lowe's future and the quest for 82 wins in Detroit.

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Tim Benz and Jeff Erickson of RotoWire host their weekly fantasy sports podcast. Tons of WR injuries. Premium backup QBs. RB surprises and disappointments. Plus, some surging Pirates and tough bullpen plays over the final MLB weekend.

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This week's Friday Football Show with Tim Benz and Mike DeCourcy previews Steelers-Bengals. We struggle to find answers on defense for the Steelers when it comes to Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins. What about the OLine countering Dexter Lawrence? We also focus on DK Metcalf's woes, run game issues and Mike McCarthy's play design.

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The Steelers and Bengals play on Sunday. Dan Hoard of the Bengals radio network joins me to preview the game. We discuss Dexter Lawrence's addition, Ja'Marr Chase, Joe Burrow, Tee Higgins, and the rest of the Bengals' improved defense.

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Tim Benz and Chris Adamski discuss the Steelers-Bengals game, Germie Bernard's production in New England, the defense allowing big plays, OLine issues, and Aaron Rodgers' mobility.

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Brian Metzer of the Penguins Radio Network joins me for his first hockey podcast of the season. We discuss the first two preseason games of 2025-26, Sid's linemates, the goalies, blue-line depth, Nick Robertson, Rutger McGroarty, early injuries, and more.

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Tim Benz and Joe Starkey host this week's Beyond the Bylines. They discuss the start of Penguins' season, the end of the Pirates' season, Steelers' offensive woes, some defensive cracks, Joey Porter's status and more.

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Tim Benz and Mark Madden talk about the Steelers' loss in New England, Joey Porter's status, the Pirates' hot stretch, and the start of the Penguins' preseason.

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Tim Benz and Joe Starkey discuss the latest Joey Porter Jr. news, Roman Wilson, the matchup in New England, AFC North games and much more surrounding Steelers vs. Patriots.

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It's the Friday Football Show with Mike DeCourcy and Tim Benz. The guys look at some dicey Patriots-Steelers history in New England, offensive line struggles for the Steelers, DK Metcalf drops, Joey Porter's contract/back fiasco and more.

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This week's baseball podcast with Kevin Gorman of TribLIVE looks at Brandon Lowe's future, the Pirates' chase for .500, how many more times Paul Skenes will pitch, missed opportunities in the wild card race and more.

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In our weekly Fantasy Sports podcast with Jeff Erickson of RotoWire, we talk about replacements for A.J. Brown, late-week WR injuries, DK Metcalf's high-target/low success debut, Kenneth Walker vs. Derrick Henry, baseball demons, and more.

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Tim Benz and Chris Adamski discuss the latest prospects surrounding Joey Porter Jr.'s return--or trade. We get into run game woes, Payton Wilson's play, misconnections in the pass game, and the New England matchup.

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TribLIVE Radio pioneer Ken Laird joins us from WEEI in Boston to discuss the Steelers-Patriots game, A.J. Brown's absence, Drake Maye's play, the New England defense, the Patrick Graham factor, Mike Vrable's offseason scandal and more.

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