While the Pittsburgh Steelers celebrated their “present” of becoming the AFC North champions on Christmas Day, the Baltimore Ravens sat with a “bah-humbug” attitude in their locker room. The Steelers narrowly defeated the Ravens, 31-27, on Christmas Day to secure the AFC North title and punch Pittsburgh's ticket to the playoffs. The Ravens are officially eliminated from the playoffs; the Oakland Raiders, Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins have secured the rest of playoff slots. Here are ... Read More
Best tweets from Sunday’s Steelers-Ravens game
Sunday, the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Baltimore Ravens 31-27 on Christmas Day to secure the AFC North title and eliminate the Ravens from playoff contention. Running back Le'Veon Bell torched Baltimore's run defense, which is one of the best in the league. And wide receiver Antonio Brown made a game-saving play that is being called “The Immaculate Extension.” Here are some of the best tweets about the game. 1. I have the Steelers and Chiefs. Based on how my picks went yesterday, ... Read More
Steelers’ late drive seals 31-27 win, AFC North title
There are 14 seconds left on the clock. It’s second down. The Pittsburgh Steelers have no timeouts left. Pittsburgh is losing 27-24 to their AFC rival the Baltimore Ravens in a must-win game for, essentially, a playoff spot. The ball is snapped. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger immediately looks left to wide receiver Antonio Brown, who is streaking over the middle. 13 seconds left. 12. 11. Brown catches the ball. He looks like he’s stopped a yard short. Game over. Or is it? With three ... Read More
Le’Veon Bell key to Pittsburgh’s game plan vs. Ravens
This season, Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell has been almost supernaturally good. He has six rushing touchdowns, has almost five yards a carry and is averaging over 100 yards per game. In Week 14, he had a whopping 236 rushing yards against the Buffalo Bills. His lowest rushing total? Week 9 against the Baltimore Ravens — 32 yards. And now the Steelers are heading into a Week 16 must-win Christmas Day battle against the Ravens for supremacy in the AFC North. So, what has to ... Read More
Three up, three down: Steelers vs. Colts
On Thanksgiving, Pittsburgh Steelers fans had a lot to be thankful for in their team's 28-7 victory over the Indianapolis Colts. Here are the game's “Cheers and jeers.” Three up: Steelers defense continues its surge with another solid performance— Don't look now, but the Steelers defense is starting to hit its stride for the stretch run. Granted, there was no Andrew Luck and Pittsburgh was facing an already shaky Indianapolis offensive line that finished the game with five healthy bodies, but ... Read More
The good, the bad and the ugly of the Steelers’ 2016 schedule
What a difference a year can make. At least that seems to be the case for the Pittsburgh Steelers when looking at the 2016 regular season schedule released Thursday night. After dealing with a schedule last season that was statistically the most difficult in the league, the Steelers got what, at least on paper, looks to be a considerably less daunting path to the playoffs. The overall winning percentage of the Steelers opponents in 2016 is .473, a far cry from 2015 where the percentage was ... Read More
Although unlikely, the Steelers can still win the division
Surprisingly the Steelers have a shot at the Division title after everything that has gone on this season. They are still two games back with four to play, but beating Baltimore last Sunday gives them an outside chance to win the Division. They have to do their party by winning the rest of the games they have left on their schedule, and Baltimore has to lose three of their last four. Out of the two teams, the Steelers definitely have the easier finish to their regular season. Three out of ... Read More