What can really be said when it comes to the Pittsburgh Steelers' absolutely horrific loss to the Baltimore Ravens? Although the 21-14 final score might trick those who didn't spend their afternoon watching the game into believing it wasn't that bad, it was, in fact, even worse. Let's do the game's post mortem on the loss in this week's edition of “Three up, three down.” Three up: Artie Burns turning the corner? — With starting cornerback William Gay out of the lineup with an injury, rookie ... Read More
Week 4 preview: Steelers and Ravens face off in pivotal Thursday night contest
The Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens come into their Thursday night football match up dealing with their fair share of adversity — albeit for totally different reasons. For the 2-1 Steelers, it's about finding a way to adjust to life without franchise quarterback Ben Roethlisberger for the foreseeable future while asking Michael Vick to fill the considerable void with Big Ben out. For the Ravens, it's about trying to salvage a season that has gotten off to a 0-3 start against their ... Read More
Greatest games of the LeBeau era: Steelers defeat Ravens three times in one year to win AFC championship
When it comes to the NFL and it's best rivalries, there is little doubt that the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers are as good as it gets. The 2008 season was the best example of how intense and heated this rivalry was. During the regular season, the teams faced off in two low scoring slugfests that were both won by the Steelers. The second of these games, a December match up in Baltimore, was one of the more brutal and intense games in the rivalry. The Steelers would win the game 13-9 ... Read More
Steelers Week 13 Report Card
The Pittsburgh Steelers rally Thanksgiving night fell short in their 22-20 loss to the Baltimore Ravens and as a result the playoff odds took a serious hit. The Steelers didn't make enough plays early on and dug themselves too big of a hole in what turned out to be the usual hard-hitting matchup between the two AFC North rivals. With that being said, let's take a look at how the Steelers graded out at each position in my weekly report card. Quarterbacks: Ben Roethlisberger played well enough ... Read More