The Steelers pull out a 23-14 win over the hated Ravens for a trip to Super Bowl XLIII. It’s their seventh trip and an opportunity for an NFL record six wins.
Frozen Field Forces Practice Indoors But the indoor practice was not warm and toasty as Coach Tomlin opened the doors and let the cold inside. Tampa Fires Coach and GM Gruden’s teams missed the playoffs four of the last six seasons after winning the Super Bowl during his first year at the helm. The ‘Bucs started strong at 9-3 but lost their last four, including two at home to miss the playoffs. Gruden was shocked…
It’s time to make the Ravens go away. The Steelers have beaten them twice and now they’re coming back for more. Cue the old single by 80′s hairband extraordinaire, Ratt. And you're back, you're back for more You turn away, you're back for more If it’s more they want then it’s more of the same they shall receive. Welcome back to Heinz Field, Ray Ray, Flacco and the rest of the boys. Hope you all…
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
Do the Steelers really want home field? Everyone in the NFL wants to be home for the playoffs, but there’s one AFC team where the home-field factor actually has been a disadvantage … and you’re looking at it. Four times in the past 16 years, the Steelers had home-field advantage entering the playoffs — 1992, 1994, 2001 and 2004 — and four times they failed to make it to the Super Bowl. Three times they…
The NFL officials finally got one correct! Hurray! They failed to call it right against San Diego, taking away a touchdown to give the world a freak: the first 11-10 score in NFL history. They’ve thrown penalty flags against Steeler players only to apologize for their mistakes later in the week. But on the third down pass into the end zone from Ben Roethlisberger to Santonio Holmes they got it right. It was initially ruled…
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…