October 16, 2026 -
Season 17, Episode 36 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday morning show, Alex Kozora and I discuss the Pittsburgh Steelers' Thursday injury report ahead of the team's Week 6 road game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. We go over the team being without two wide receivers this week in Roman Wilson and Ben Skowronek and if that will result in RB/WR Eli Heidenreich being active this week.
Will rookie KR/WR Kaden Wetjen get any offensive snaps on Sunday against the Buccaneers? We discuss that question and go over what HC Mike McCarthy said about Wetjen on Thursday. We also discuss the likelihood that the Steelers will elevate two wide receivers from their practice squad on Saturday.
With the annual NFL trade deadline getting closer, Alex and I discuss whether we should expect the Steelers to be active in it as buyers. We discuss the two positions that the Steelers are most likely to trade for if they are buyers in the trade market.
With the Week 6 road game against the Buccaneers coming up on Sunday, Alex and I are joined by Greg Auman, who covers Tampa Bay for FOX Sports at foxsports.com. Greg provides his insight into the 2026 Buccaneers ahead of the game and answers several questions we have about Tampa Bay's offense, defense, and special teams. At the end of our interview, Greg gives a final score prediction for Sunday's game in Tampa.
If you aren't already doing so, please follow Greg on X at @gregauman and read his online work here as well.
Following our interview with Greg, Alex and I provide our own full preview of the Steelers' game against the Buccaneers.
With the rest of Week 6 now close, Alex and I pick the remaining games against the spread. We also provide our final score predictions for the Steelers-Buccaneers game.
This 119-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the recap above, and we end the show by answering several listener emails.
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