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...
Steelers at Jaguars Week 11 Game Recap: Hors D’Oeuvres
The NFL doesn’t award style points, and even if they did, this game was still a long way from any ugly demerits they might have gotten for close games vs. Dallas and Philadelphia, let alone ugly, prior-year losses to Jaguars backup QB Mike Glennon. To this point, this Steelers team takes care of business against...
Bengals at Steelers Week 10 Recap: Win-D
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...