This past Sunday, the Pittsburgh Steelers traveled to M&T Bank Stadium to face the Baltimore Ravens in a highly important playoff picture game. The Steelers could have secured a playoff berth if they won against the Ravens and the New York Jets fell to the New England Patriots. Neither of those happened, as the Steelers lost to the Ravens 20-17, and the Jets defeated the Patriots in overtime 26-20. The Steelers (9-6) certainly did not look like a playoff caliber team against the Ravens. ... Read More
Intensity from past missing in Steelers-Ravens rivalry
This didn’t feel like a usual Steelers-Ravens matchup. There was no pre-game trash talk. There were no threats from players. There were no fights on the field aside from a few scuffles. Despite its 5-10 record, Baltimore is not devout of talent. Linebackers Daryl Smith and C.J. Mosley are quality starters. Marshal Yanda is one of the best offensive lineman in the NFL. Even former undrafted receiver Kamar Aiken is having a good season. But who are the true villains for Pittsburgh fans to ... Read More
NFL free agency winners and losers
The first week of NFL free agency certainly did not lack for intrigue and excitement. The moves and ensuing drama in places like Dallas and Philadelphia alone was enough to keep things interesting in the days leading up to the NFL draft in late April. Though we are months away from the start of the 2015 season, let's take a closer look at some of the the winners and losers of NFL free agency. WINNERS: Indianapolis Colts: Few if any teams did more to improve their stock for the 2015 season ... Read More
Playoff Preview – Conference Championships
NFC Championship – San Francisco 49ers @ Atlanta Falcons – Sunday January 20th 3:00 p.m. ET Matt Ryan finally got a playoff victory and Colin Kaepernick set an NFL record. Now these two will face off in the NFC Championship game. The 49ers seem to be clicking on all cylinders after beating the Green Bay Packers in the Divisional Round, while the Falcons struggled to close out their game against the red hot Seahawks. If Atlanta wants to advance to the big show, they’re going to have to keep ... Read More
Playoff Preview – Divisional Round
AFC - Ravens @ Broncos – Saturday January 12th 4:30 p.m. ET When Joe Flacco is clicking, he can be dangerous. Going even further, when the Baltimore Ravens offense as a whole is clicking, the Ravens are dangerous. Look for the defense to play inspired behind Ray Lewis since this looks to be his last season. With that being said, Peyton Manning looks like he has something to prove to all of the people who said he would never take another snap after having neck surgery. Manning is ... Read More
Steelers – Ravens round 2
Just two weeks ago, the Pittsburgh Steelers took on their arch rivals the Baltimore Ravens at Heinz Field losing 13-10. That was their first game without starting quarterback Ben Roethlisberger after spraining his shoulder and dislocating his rib against the Kansas City Chiefs. Similar to their last matchup, Roethlisberger will be on the sidelines and Charlie Batch will be under center. The Steelers are 0-6 against the Ravens without Roethlisberger. After losing to the Cleveland Browns last ... Read More
A Steelers hangover
For about three weeks now, the city of Pittsburgh has been feeling the excruciating side effects from a Steelers hangover. The common remedy for any Steelers hangover is catching the ball when thrown to you (ahem Mike Wallace), holding onto the ball (cough-cough Rashard Mendenhall), and throwing the football accurately (gag CharlieBatch). Please don’t hold your breath Steelers fans, for this quick hangover cure is nowhere in sight. Sunday’s performance against the Cleveland Browns was ... 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