The Pittsburgh Steelers narrowly left Paul Brown Stadium with a win against the Cincinnati Bengals. The two teams didn't disappoint NFL fans who were expecting a tough, physical game. At times, the game had gotten a bit too physical, and there were plenty of moments where the referees had to split up Bengals players from Steelers players. Nonetheless, it was a hectic start to the NFL Playoffs. Earlier in the day, there wasn't much excitement when the Kansas City Chiefs blew out the Houston ... Read More
Steelers survive wild ending in 18-16 win over Bengals
Did that really just happen? In one of the wildest games in franchise history, the Pittsburgh Steelers overcame the loss of their franchise quarterback, 10 costly penalties and a 16-point fourth quarter rally by the Cincinatti Bengals to win 18-16 on a 35-yard field goal by Chris Boswell with 14 seconds left in the game. The final drive will be remembered for the two costly unsportsmanlike conduct penalties by Vontaze Burfict and Adam Jones that inexplicably set up the the winning Boswell ... Read More
Williams out, Toussiant in for Steelers against Bengals
The Pittsburgh Steelers will have to rely on Fitzgerald Toussaint in the running game against the Bengals on Saturday. On Friday, running back DeAngelo Williams was officially ruled out for the Steelers AFC Wild Card game with a foot injury. Now the Steelers will look to backs Toussaint and Jordan Todman against a tough Bengals defense. However, Williams won't be completely out of the picture on Saturday. Williams is a veteran and has been in playoff games before with his old team, the ... Read More
Steelers should not take Bengals’ McCarron lightly
AJ McCarron may be the backup quarterback the Pittsburgh Steelers do not want to face. The Cincinnati Bengals quarterback is preparing to start his first career NFL playoff game on Saturday with Andy Dalton out injured, but McCarron may be ready for the pressure. As a three-year starter at the University of Alabama, McCarron was constantly in the spotlight. The Crimson Tide was regularly ranked in the top five of the AP and BCS polls during his tenure, and also faced his share of top 25 teams. ... Read More
Steelers receivers need to step up against Bengals
All season, the Pittsburgh Steelers receiving corps have been a roller coaster for Ben Roethlisberger. It seems that one week the receiving corps is tallying up all the points on the scoreboard, but then the next week they're absent. That's been a huge headache for the Steelers offense this season. Going into the post season, the team certainly must know that the receivers need to step up, especially with DeAngelo Williams possibly not suiting up against Cincinnati in the AFC Wild Card game. ... Read More
Bengals or Ravens: Which is the Steelers main rival?
When the Pittsburgh Steelers went to Paul Brown Stadium to face the Cincinnati Bengals this past Sunday, tensions certainly flared. The two teams, who are the top two teams in the AFC North, seemed to be doing more pushing and shoving than actual playing. All rivalries in a specific division in football are intense, but the AFC North have some of the more intense ones. Many experts in the league call the Steelers versus the Baltimore Ravens rivalry the best in football. However, after the two ... Read More
Deem’s Week 7 key NFL matchups
Baltimore at Houston -- The Ravens have had a very tough week as they lost one of the top corner backs in the league Ladarius Webb and team leader Ray Lewis for the season to injuries in a hard fought win over the Cowboys last week. It was a game where the vaunted Ravens' defense was shredded by the Cowboys run game a sight we are not used to seeing. So everyone is wondering if this defense who keeps losing players can hold up well enough for them to make another playoff run. The Texans are ... Read More