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Mike Mc Carthy takes blame as Steelers offense sputters again

All headlines are identical, directly stating Mike Mc Carthy took blame for the Steelers' sputtering offense.

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Same story. Mostly aligned wording. Outlets across the spectrum framed this event in roughly the same way today.

MOSTLY SAME

As of September 20, 2026 at 8:49 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Mike Mc Carthy takes blame as Steelers offense sputters again.
The headline split The headlines are mostly aligned. The differences are small wording choices, not a major framing split.
Match confidence Medium confidence. 5 sources across 3 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium

5 sources across 3 bias buckets agree on the event.

Framing confidenceMostly same

0/99 — the outlets mostly agree on the headline takeaway.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftMike Mc Carthy takes blame as Steelers offense sputters again

Star Ledger · Center-left · News report

CenterMike Mc Carthy takes blame as Steelers offense sputters again

The Plain Dealer (Cleveland.com) · Center · News report

Right / center-rightMike Mc Carthy takes blame as Steelers offense sputters again

Al.com (Alabama News) · Center-right · News report

SEE THE HEADLINES

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The Plain Dealer (Cleveland.com)News report · Sep 20, 8:49 PM

Mike Mc Carthy takes blame as Steelers offense sputters again

Mike Mc Carthy took responsibility after the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 20-3 loss to the New England Patriots. Here’s what he said about the offense, the lack of touchdowns and the adjustments Pi...

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CenterMostly Factual
OregonianNews report · Sep 20, 8:49 PM

Mike Mc Carthy takes blame as Steelers offense sputters again

Mike Mc Carthy took responsibility after the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 20-3 loss to the New England Patriots. Here’s what he said about the offense, the lack of touchdowns and the adjustments Pi...

Open source
Center-rightMostly Factual
Al.com (Alabama News)News report · Sep 20, 8:49 PM

Mike Mc Carthy takes blame as Steelers offense sputters again

Mike Mc Carthy took responsibility after the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 20-3 loss to the New England Patriots. Here’s what he said about the offense, the lack of touchdowns and the adjustments Pi...

Open source
Center-leftMostly Factual
Star LedgerNews report · Sep 20, 8:49 PM

Mike Mc Carthy takes blame as Steelers offense sputters again

Mike Mc Carthy took responsibility after the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 20-3 loss to the New England Patriots. Here’s what he said about the offense, the lack of touchdowns and the adjustments Pi...

Open source
CenterMostly Factual
The Post-Standard (Syracuse)News report · Sep 20, 8:49 PM

Mike Mc Carthy takes blame as Steelers offense sputters again

Mike Mc Carthy took responsibility after the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 20-3 loss to the New England Patriots. Here’s what he said about the offense, the lack of touchdowns and the adjustments Pi...

Open source
Details0/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 5 sources
0/99 Wording GapMedium confidence5 sources · 3 bias bucketsLive match · 5 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Sep 20, 8:49 PM: The Plain Dealer (Cleveland.com) joined the source map.

Sep 20, 8:49 PM: Oregonian joined the source map.

Sep 20, 8:49 PM: Al.com (Alabama News) joined the source map.

Sep 20, 8:49 PM: Star Ledger joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 0/99 and story health is live match · 5 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news format.