Sports in Perspective
It’s easy to lament the fact that the Steelers added another chapter in their epic 2011 novel “How to Let a 4-9 Team Hang Around.” It’s easy to worry about the injuries that mounted last night, and it’s easy to complain about how many mistakes the team made all night on both sides of the [...]
December 10, 2009, is a day that you remember. You may not know that you remember it, but you do. It was a brutally cold Thursday and the Pittsburgh Steelers played the 1-10 Cleveland Browns in a primetime game on NFL Network. Ah yes, now you remember. The Steelers, you now recall, capped off a [...]
A week after scuffling badly in a way-too-close win in Kansas City, the Pittsburgh Steelers hammered the fading Cincinnati Bengals 35-7 in Pittsburgh today to move to 9-3 and maintain a share of 1st place in the AFC North. Seven quick thoughts before heading into a short week and a matchup with Cleveland on Thursday night: [...]
Over the past several years, the Pittsburgh Steelers have perfected the art of playing down to an inferior opponent on the road. In 2007, they lost in Arizona and to a terrible Jets team. In 2009, there were staggering road losses in Cleveland and Kansas City. In 2010, the Steelers had near misses in Buffalo [...]
So…here we are. 10 weeks after opening the season with the debacle in Baltimore, the Steelers come off of their bye with a 7-3 record that is tied for the best in the AFC and which has them positioned to make a run at the AFC North title and, more importantly, a first round bye [...]
What a difference a week makes. The Steelers limped out of Heinz Field after losing to the Baltimore Ravens for the second time this season in heartbreaking fashion, knowing they faced a two-game deficit in the AFC North and what approached a must-win game in Cincinnnati. A week later, the Steelers find themselves at 7-3 [...]
After living through some of the playoff losses incurred by the Steelers in the 1990′s, I’ve gotten to a point where games don’t bother me the way that they used to. I recall driving 7 hours back from Pittsburgh to Williamsburg, Virginia, after the 1994 AFC Championship where the Steelers gacked up a big lead [...]
Despite allowing New England to hang around and hang around and hang around in a game that should have been a blowout, the Pittsburgh Steelers held on to beat the Patriots 25-17 to improve to 6-2 and set up a huge showdown with the Baltimore Ravens next Sunday night. Instant reaction: 1. Ike Taylor > [...]
The New England Patriots come to Pittsburgh on Sunday seeking to extend their dominance over the Steelers. Tom Brady has lost in Heinz Field only once, a 34-20 Steelers’ romp that took place on Halloween 2004 that ended the Patriots’ NFL-record 21-game winning streak. The Patriots have won all 3 visits to Heinz Field since that game, [...]
In a game that had trap written all over it, particularly when combined with numerous injuries to the defensive line, the Pittsburgh Steelers rolled to a 32-20 win over the Arizona Cardinals in Pittsburgh Phoenix on Sunday. The Steelers now stand at 5-2 as they head into back-to-back home games against the Patriots and Ravens, games that [...]