Prior to the 2008 season it was stated that, based on their opponent's 2007 records (combined 153-103), the Steelers had one of the toughest schedules doled out by the NFL in a month of Superbowl Sundays. It turned out the schedule was tough, but as usual, not for the assumed reasons.
So, what is this thing, a Superbowl slump? Most would agree that it's a down year after appearing in the Superbowl. That's easy. But how down does that year have to be? Is it good enough to miss the playoffs or is a losing record required? Does one need to pick in the top five of the following draft?
Wild Cards: Road Warriors Poised To Upset Can you believe it? All four wildcard teams are favored. That’s each pair in each conference. “I’ve never seen anything like that,” said Mike Seba, a senior oddsmaker for Las Vegas Sports Consultants. Vegas Likes the Titans and Giants for Super Bowl XLIII The favored Giants are 2-1 to win with the Titans at 4-1. Steelers are at 9-1 odds to take the big game. Other notables are…
Coming out of the Bye Week most Steelers fans eyed the Bengals game as a nice warm up for what would surely be a challenging four game run against the NY Giants, @Washington, Indianapolis and San Diego. The warm up proved a challenge for the first three quarters of a the game which ended in a 38-10 blowout victory for the visiting Steelers. The defense remained strong, the offense put up points and Bruce Arians…
