Like it says, musings about the Steelers
Once again the Steelers game promises to be the Game of the Week in the NFL. Since Thanksgiving weekend the Steelers have played at New England, versus Dallas and at Baltimore consecutively. Each game received the top announcing crew for the respective network and this week will be no different as Jim Nantz and Phil Simms travel to Nashville to cover the game. Notes Titans Press Release Steelers Press Release
Shooting down the Ravens to reach 11-3 has the Steelers in a good position before heading into the playoffs. Next, they face the 12-2 Tennessee Titans in a showdown for the number one seed in the AFC. The Titans will be missing two stars on their defensive line, Kyle Vanden Bosch and Albert Haynesworth, so one hopes that will relieve some of the pressure on Big Ben. “To me personally, there’s no pressure,” Roethlisberger said…
The Steelers arrived in Baltimore as the underdog. They left as AFC North Champions. The game was originally scheduled for 1p.m. Eastern. But talk of bounties, thuggery, the Ravens’ cocky defense, the Steelers’ Number One Defense, the “rookie wunderkind” at quarterback and a division title in the balance helped propel this matchup to CBS’s premier afternoon matchup. It was a good move because the game lived up to the hype as both teams pounded each…
There were 92 yards between the Steelers and the Raven’s goal line. Roughly 2:45 later and Big Ben was hitting Santonio Holmes for the game-winning touchdown. Three of their last five victories have required a late-game comeback of some sort. The controversial ending in San Diego had a late 4th quarter drive to set up the winning field goal by Reed. Last week against the Cowboys saw a late drive tie the game before Deshea…
Now Joe Flacco remembers what it’s like to play against the top defensive unit in the NFL. After two straight months of beating up on the mid-tier teams and the bottom feeders of the NFL, the Ravens ran head first into a freight train. Full of ill-advised bravado and superficial confidence, the Ravens offense was soundly whipped on it’s own turf. And while their mouthy, bounty-paying, over-confident defense rested on the sidelines, they had the…
Ah yes, it’s Ravens Week for the Steelers. It promises to be a slobber-knocker, a knock-down drag-out last-man-standing slug-o-rama! It’s a real first-team-to-9-wins hoedown! Yeah buddy. No knives or guns allowed though, somebody tell Ray Ray to leave his shiv in the locker room. All brass knuckles must be properly taped. This is a game of significance. For the Ravens to entertain any hope of winning the AFC North division, they simply must have this…
A question if you please, “What is the force most likely to derail the Steelers‘ goal this season?” The answer, of course, “It’s the offense, stupid. “ Or, “It’s the stupid offense!” And while I have your eye, “When will Bruce Arians’ reign of terror end?” If you said, “It’ll be over when we awake,” then congratulations! (“Wake me when it’s over,” is also acceptable.) Yes, we need only wake to be free of…
