This is the next installment in our examination of the NFL playoffs as we provide brief looks at teams participating in this year’s postseason run. Our look at the bye teams begins with that cantankerous bunch from Pittsburgh.
The big news out Kansas City today was not the Ravens defeating Kansas City 30-7. Instead, the bigger news is that we will now see Ravens/Steelers III next Saturday. These two teams last met in the postseason during the ’08 AFC title game, which Pittsburgh won 23-14.
If you want to consider the significance of a play, see if it was converted into Tecmo Bowl form. Josh Wilson’s overtime pick-six of Texans quarterback Matt Schaub on Monday night has been immortalized via Tecmo Bowl. Sorry Matt.
Big Ben took quite the beating last night. Yet, Pittsburgh used a gigantic sack/fumble from safety Troy Polamalu and late Ben TD pass to overcome the Ravens 13-10, in another one of their AFC North bloodbaths. En route to the win, Roethlisberger suffered a broken nose. As you […]
[picapp align=”center” wrap=”false” link=”term=DeSean+Jackson&iid=9958321″ src=”http://view2.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/9958321/philadelphia-eagles/philadelphia-eagles.jpg?size=500&imageId=9958321″ width=”380″ height=”266″ /] The league took a stance against helmet-to-helmet hits on Tuesday by fining the trio involved with the high-profile incidents a grand total of $175,000. Pittsburgh’s James Harrison, New England’s Brandon Meriweather, and Atlanta’s Dunta Robinson all received fines based off […]
[picapp align=”center” wrap=”false” link=”term=mike+ditka&iid=1585502″ src=”http://view1.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/1585502/house-hearing-nfl/house-hearing-nfl.jpg?size=500&imageId=1585502″ width=”380″ height=”185″ /] Today marks the birthday of Mike Ditka. He looks rather angry in this pic but then again, when is he not? Anyhow, time for today’s deluge of the internet.
[picapp align=”center” wrap=”false” link=”term=Pittsburgh+Steelers&iid=9858447″ src=”http://view2.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/9858447/pittsburgh-steelers-tampa/pittsburgh-steelers-tampa.jpg?size=500&imageId=9858447″ width=”380″ height=”276″ /] Through the 2010 season’s first three weeks, most of the NFL community has paid attention to the Cowboys, Michael Vick, Brett Favre, and the New York Jets. Meanwhile, there is a storm brewing again in the Steel City. Don’t look […]
[picapp align=”center” wrap=”false” link=”term=Aaron+Rodgers&iid=7999499″ src=”http://view3.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/7999499/detroit-lions-green-bay/detroit-lions-green-bay.jpg?size=500&imageId=7999499″ width=”380″ height=”251″ /] Before the lid is opened on the 2010 NFL season, a Super Bowl prediction if I may…
[picapp align=”center” wrap=”false” link=”term=Jason+Campbell&iid=9623753″ src=”http://view.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/9623753/nfl-preseason-san/nfl-preseason-san.jpg?size=500&imageId=9623753″ width=”380″ height=”242″ /] The dress rehearsal week of preseason saw numerous players go down and in turn, putting their status for opening day and beyond in question.