The reports of both the Steelers and Ben’s demise may have been greatly exaggerated. The reports of Ben being injured may have been fake news. The reports of Ben not being able to throw the deep ball were ludicrous. The calls for Ben to be eased into retirement after the season are so much poppycock...
Steelers at Bengals Week 15 Recap: Man Overboard!
(I’m writing this part immediately after the first half, because I wanted it to be fresh in my mind and either: A. The story of this game is already told or B it’ll be the tale of two halves with a remarkable turnaround at halftime and a fantastic comeback Regardless, this will be interesting...
Steelers at Bills Week 14 Game Recap: Misery
The Steelers season is history repeating itself. No, not necessarily the 2008 Lombardi -winning season but more like the plot of the Rob Reiner film Misery. Let’s see if this sounds familiar? A famous novelist (football team) is the author of a successful series of bestselling novels (seasons) featuring a character named Misery (The Steelers,...
Washington Football Team at Steelers Week 13 Recap: The Hidden Ball Trick
It’s been almost a year since I had to write one of these postgame wrap-ups after a loss. I almost forget how. It’s even hard to muster a big emotional reaction to this loss, considering about the worst you can say is that it reduced the Steelers’ margin for error to close to zero in...
Steelers vs Ravens Week 12 Recap: The Most Terrible (11-0) Time in My Life
Heading into week 13 I had run out of superlatives to use in describing the Steelers 10-0 season. There are only so many ‘firsts’ and ‘bests’ you can talk about with this team. After the multiple delays and the saga in rescheduling this game from Thanksgiving to Tuesday to Wednesday, I had run...