Who’s tripping down the streets of the city Smiling at everybody she sees? Who’s reaching out to capture a moment? Everyone knows it’s Windy And with that magical smile on her face, chances are Windy is a Steelers fan this week. How do you get to 9-0? A little defense, a little special teams, a...
Steelers at Cowboys Week 9 Recap: Upset Bingo
This game had EVERYTHING legendary upsets need to be successful: 1. a team that’s been terrible most of the year (but who has made some sneaky improvements to the lineup from their season nadir) 2. a replacement QB making his first start vs the #1 NFL Defense and playing opposite a HOF QB 3. undefeated team...
Steelers at Ravens Wk 8 Recap: Life’s Been Good (to Me So Far)
I can’t complain, but sometimes I still do. Steelers fans can complain with the best of them. They are so good at it, that they can find stuff to complain about when the team they root for has: • the most Super Bowl trophies in history (6) • the most AFC Championship game appearances...
Steelers at Titans Week 7 Recap: Every Blade of Grass
Defend every blade of grass. It’s one of the more well-known Tomlin turns of phrase, a description of the mindset his defense has about not giving any easy yards or easy plays. In the case of Sunday’s heavyweight match with the Tennessee Titans, the end of the game came down to the surging Titans in...
Browns at Steelers Wk 6 recap: Uppercut! Uppercut! Finish Him!
The Pittsburgh Steelers finally played a quality opponent this week, but you’d never have known it from their wire-to-wire, smashed-to-a-pulp beatdown of the Cleveland Browns for the 17th straight time at Heinz Field. Even in a game where it feels as if Ben is playing with one hand tied behind his back, the offense put...