On the Monday episode of the North Shore Drive podcast, presented by Edgar Snyder & Associates, host Christopher Carter welcomes Post-Gazette Steelers insider Ray Fittipaldo to react to an NFL Week 5 loss to the Dallas Cowboys at Acrisure Stadium. Is it time for coach Mike Tomlin and OC Arthur Smith to consider a QB change to Russell Wilson after the offense's continued inconsistency under Justin Fields? Or do other factors need to be considered, including another rough outing from Najee Harris and the running game and drops from players including Connor Heyward?

Our duo tackles those questions and more in later segments. Including: What's going on with George Pickens after one of his quietest outings of the season? And does the defense need to follow Minkah Fitzpatrick's advice and simplify after rampant communication issues allow Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb and the Cowboys to pile up yards against DC Teryl Austin's purportedly elite unit?

On Monday's episode of First 10, presented by Edgar Snyder & Associates, Jason Mackey recaps the Steelers' last-minute loss to the Cowboys on Sunday night. Does Mike Tomlin's defense deserve the blame for allowing Dak Prescott to go wild? And did Justin Fields do enough to keep his starting quarterback job away from Russell Wilson? Plus, Mackey gives thoughts on Pitt entering the top 25 and the continued frustration with the Pirates.

Post-Gazette Steelers insiders Gerry Dulac and Ray Fittipaldo react the to team's NFL Week 5 loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night at Acrisure Stadium. Did Justin Fields take a step back at QB with Russell Wilson's return from injury looming? Why did George Pickens have such a quiet night? What went wrong for the defense as Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb and the Cowboys were able to sustain drives and score enough points despite three turnovers? Can the unit get back on track despite injuries to key players including Nick Herbig and Alex Highsmith? And what can coach Mike Tomlin and OC Arthur Smith adjust heading into Week 6 against the Las Vegas Raiders. Our duo tackles those questions and more.

Post-Gazette sports writers Adam Bittner and Chris Dell react live after the Steelers' NFL Week 5 matchup with the Dallas Cowboys at Acrisure Stadium. Was Justin Fields good enough to keep the starting QB job with Russell Wilson getting healthy? How did T.J. Watt, Cam Heyward and the defense contain Dallas stars Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb? Did Najee Harris get back on track in the running game? How did injuries to Micah Parsons and DeMarcus Lawrence impact the game? And how explosive was receiver George Pickens able to be in OC Arthur Smith's offense?

Post-Gazette Pitt insiders Stephen Thompson and Christopher Carter break down the Panthers' 34-24 win over North Carolina on Saturday, with Stephen reporting from Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, N.C. What allowed the Panthers to break their streak of seven straight losses on the road to the Tar Heels? Desmond Reid has solidified himself as one of college football's most electrifying players, but how can Kade Bell and the Pitt offense manage his workload? How can Pitt cut down on some of the sloppy mistakes it saw in the first half? And how can defensive coordinator Randy Bates make sure his defensive line is finishing plays? Our duo tackles those topics and more.

Post-Gazette/Daily Collegian insiders Joel Haas and Lyle Alenstein break down the Nittany Lions' breezy 27-11 win over UCLA on Saturday at Beaver Stadium. Did Drew Allar and the Nittany Lions offense underwhelm again? And what can they do to improve and come out of the gates faster? What's Nick Singleton's injury status? On the other hand, what made defensive coordinator Tom Allen's unit so dominant against the struggling Bruins? And what can Penn State take from this contest into next week's road trip to face off with USC in Los Angeles? Our duo tackles those topics and more.

Post-Gazette sports editor and fantasy football analyst Chris Dell breaks down his favorite players to start and sit at every position ahead of Week 5 using his top 150 rankings cheat sheet and positional tiers. Host Dalton Brown runs through the players that Chris is higher and lower on vs. the FantasyPros Expert Consensus Rankings (ECR) and looks at top trade targets, sleepers and stashes heading into the weekend. Chris is the founder of Bet­tingPred­a­tors.com and the for­mer fan­tasy foot­ball and sports bet­ting lead an­a­lyst for ESPN 97.5. He re­cently won first place out of 235 an­a­lysts in the Fan­ta­syPros’ 2023 Fan­tasy Foot­ball NFL Draft Ac­cu­racy rank­ings com­pe­ti­tion. He's also currently first out of 200+ analysts in the FantasyPros' 2024 in-season NFL accuracy rankings. For more fantasy football content, including Chris' top 150 weekly rankings and his '30 for 30' strategy series, visit post-gazette.com/sports/fantasy-football.

On the Friday episode of the North Shore Drive podcast presented by Edgar Snyder & Associates, Christopher Carter and Steelers insider Brian Batko give their final preview of Sunday night’s game against the Cowboys. Has Justin Fields earned the freedom to show everything he’s capable of as the starting quarterback? Will offensive coordinator Arthur Smith allow Fields to change calls at the line? Plus, Carter and Batko offer their predictions for Steelers-Cowboys and big games around the NFL. For more sports, visit post-gazette.com.