Breakfast with Benz: A TribLIVE sports podcast

Breakfast with Benz: A TribLIVE sports podcast

Pittsburgh Tribune Review columnist Tim Benz has been covering Pittsburgh sports since 2001. Along with writing for TribLIVE, he is a Steelers radio host on FOX Sports Radio Pittsburgh 970 AM, a contributor on WTAE-TV, WDVE and WXDX-FM. Plus he is a play-by-play announcer for Duquesne football/basketball and Robert Morris University hockey. Tim's Monday-Friday podcasts will cover everything going on with the Pittsburgh sports scene, fantasy sports, and gambling.

Episodes

November 4, 2025 17 mins
This week's hockey podcast looks at that awful blown lead in Toronto for the Penguins, their rookies, their goalies and the upcoming game at home against Washington. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Tim Benz recaps Mike Tomlin's Tuesday press conference with Joe Rutter. They also examine trade deadline moves, the win over Indianapolis, Sunday's game in Los Angeles and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Tim Benz and MarkMadden discuss the Steelers surprise win over the colts, the AFC North standings, the Penguins up and own week and the World Series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Tim Benz previews the Steelers-Colts game with Ian Eagle, Pat Freiermuth, Mike DeCourcy, Trey Sermon and Joe Rutter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Tim Benz goes in the Steelers locker room to interview Pat Freiermuth about some red zone issues and his friendship with Colts TE Tyler Warren. Also, ex-Colts running back Trey Sermon talks about his perspective of his former team's 7-1 start. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Ian Eagle is on the class for Steelers-Colts. He joins us to break down Sunday's game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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This week's Fantasy Sports podcast with Jeff Erickson of RotoWire features discussion about Lamar Jackson's return and what that may do for your QB trade market. RB flex decisions, injury issues & bye moves. Head to head QB calls. Indy vs PGH... &.... KC vs Buff standouts. Plus NBA talk too Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mike Tomlin addressed defensive woes, Teryl Austin's status, red zone problems, offensive threats in Indianapolis, injury problems. Tim Benz and Joe Rutter discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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In this week's hockey podcast with Brian Metzer and Tim Benz, the guys talk about the Penguins' win over St. Louis, their first game of the season year against the Flyers, the start of the Dan Muse era, and early hot streaks for Sid and Geno. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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This week's "Madden Monday" podcast with Mark madden and Tim Benz examines the Steelers' home loss to Green Bay, the state of the AFC North, the Penguins loss to Columbus and the national gambling controversy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Tim Benz is joined by Mike DeCourcy, Charlie Batch, Joe Rutter and Matt Williamson to preview the "Steelers Sunday Night Football" game against the Green Bay Packers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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It's our final AHN Friday Night Rivals podcast of the year with Darren Zaslau of 22 the Point. We focus on their game of the week: Peters vs. Bethel Park. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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In this week's Fantasy Sports podcast, Jeff Erickson of Rotowire tells us how to get around all of the chaos in our lineups created by six teams on byes. We also have some WR/RB injury concerns to navigate. Last minute DEF adjustments, and double TE flex ideas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Tim Benz and Joe Rutter dissect what Mike Tomlin had to say about the Steelers loss in Cincinnati and what to expect against Green Bay Sunday night...as well as their contests against Indianapolis and Los Angeles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Former Pro and college scout Matt Williamson of Fox Sports PGH 970 and the Steelers radio network joined me on the Mark Madden Show to discuss the loss on Thursday, preview their big three game stretch, and discuss looming trade deadline possibilities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Former Steelers QB (and current Steelers radio analyst) Charlie Batch joined me to talk about the team's loss in Green Bay. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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This week's hockey podcast with Brian Metzer occurs as he fills in for Mark Madden with me on "Madden-Benz: Unfiltered!' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Pitt vs. Syracuse football preview with Orange PxP man Matt Park. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jeff Erickson of RotoWire joins us to look at the potential fantasy football impact of Steelers-Bengals, dicey WR injury concerns, depth RB pickups and more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Tim Benz & Mike DeCourcy recap the Steelers' loss in Cincinnati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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