{"id":865,"section":"sports","section_label":"Sports","url":"https://www.brokenews.co/sports/865","headline":"Steelers coach Mike McCarthy spends halftime in medical tent","dek":"McCarthy said he got stepped on before halftime during the game in Tampa but that his team adjusted well without him.","body":"Mike McCarthy spent the entire halftime of the Steelers' game against the Buccaneers in the blue medical tent rather than heading to the locker room with his team. The Pittsburgh coach appeared to twist his ankle after getting stepped on before the half, prompting the unusual sideline scene in Tampa.\n\nMcCarthy later explained the situation simply, saying he got stepped on before halftime and that the team adjusted well in his absence. The NFL's sideline medical tents exist mainly for players, but they occasionally get used by others when the moment calls for it, and this was one of those moments.\n\nThere is no word yet on McCarthy's status going forward or whether the injury will affect his sideline duties in future games.","published_at":"2026-10-19T00:03:39.222210+00:00","source_count":5,"written_from":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Mike McCarthy: I got stepped on before halftime, team adjusted well without me","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/mike-mccarthy-got-stepped-halftime-222643488.html"},{"outlet":"Pro Football Talk","publisher":"NBC Sports","title":"Mike McCarthy: I got stepped on before halftime, team adjusted well without me","url":"https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/mike-mccarthy-i-got-stepped-on-before-halftime-team-adjusted-well-without-me"},{"outlet":"New York Post","publisher":"New York Post","title":"Mike McCarthy spends Steelers’ entire halftime in medical tent with injury in bizarre scene","url":"https://nypost.com/2026/10/18/sports/mike-mccarthy-spends-steelers-entire-halftime-in-medical-tent-with-injury/"},{"outlet":"The Athletic","publisher":"The Athletic","title":"Mike McCarthy spends halftime of Steelers-Buccaneers game in medical tent","url":"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7702079/2026/10/18/mike-mccarthy-injury-halftime-medical-tent-steelers/"},{"outlet":"CBS Sports","publisher":"CBS Sports","title":"Pittsburgh coach Mike McCarthy suffers injury during Steelers' game vs. Buccaneers","url":"https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/steelers-mike-mccarthy-suffers-injury-vs-buccaneers/"}],"more_coverage":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Steelers coach Mike McCarthy heads to medical tent with apparent ankle injury, misses halftime to get treatment","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/breaking-news/article/steelers-coach-mike-mccarthy-heads-to-medical-tent-with-apparent-ankle-injury-misses-halftime-to-get-treatment-185159632.html"},{"outlet":"Pro Football Talk","publisher":"NBC Sports","title":"Mike McCarthy spent halftime in the medical tent with sprained ankle","url":"https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/mike-mccarthy-spent-halftime-in-the-medical-tent-with-sprained-ankle"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Mike McCarthy spent halftime in the medical tent with sprained ankle","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/mike-mccarthy-spent-halftime-medical-185729609.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Steelers coach Mike McCarthy misses halftime after on-field injury","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/steelers-coach-mike-mccarthy-misses-190109864.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Steelers HC Mike McCarthy spends halftime in blue medical tent","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/steelers-hc-mike-mccarthy-spends-190104462.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"What Happened to Mike McCarthy? 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