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Let’s be clear on what happened last night. The Cleveland Browns won a playoff game for the first time in 28 years. They beat the Pittsburgh Steelers, my beloved Steelers, in Pittsburgh, with a 28-0 first quarter and a 35-10 half, en route to a 48-37 triumph. The Steelers, who went 11-0 to start the…

All right, it’s Thanksgiving night, and my beloved Pittsburgh Steelers – who are, say it with me, UN DEE FEE TED (clap clap clap-clap-clap) – are going to beat the living snot out of the Baltimore Ravens. A Pittsburgh win not only guarantees the Black and Gold a pathway to the AFC North title and…

I’ve been a Pittsburgh Steelers fan for as long as I’ve drawn breaths.  And the stability of this franchise is legendary.  They’ve only had THREE head coaches in the past 50 years.  Chuck Noll won four Super Bowls with the Black and Gold (SB 9, 10, 13, 14); Bill Cowher took the Steelers to two…

At this point in time, all I want is for the Pittsburgh Steelers to snag the #6 seed and make the postseason, despite their ragtag offense and an injured list that resembles what would happen if the NFL placed a team in Beirut. All that needs to happen is for Pittsburgh to beat the Baltimore…

The Pittsburgh Steelers – my team of choice – have employed only three head coaches in the past fifty years.  And in that time, those three coaches – Chuck Noll, Bill Cowher and Mike Tomlin – have brought the City of Steel eight Super Bowl appearances and six championships. But those three men have only…

I’m skipping the Super Bowl this year.  There’s no reason for me to watch it.  I’m not big on the Los Angeles Rams – I thought that St. Louis got screwed out of losing their team (yeah, I know St. Louis took the Rams away from Los Angeles 30 years ago, tit for tat).  And…

Long time blog subscribers will know that I am a die-hard Pittsburgh Steelers football fan.  It goes back to the days of the Immaculate Reception, and continued through six Super Bowl championships. But recently, being a Steelers fan also means feeling a bit snakebitten.  That moment when you look at the schedule and you say,…

I am a Pittsburgh Steelers fan.  And if you don’t like that, then go ahead and root for the lesser NFL team if you like. That being said, I’ve been fascinated of late with the current contract dispute between star running back Le’Veon Bell and the Steelers.  No matter how good you are as a…

So there’s this linebacker from the University of Central Florida that’s been tearing up his division like crazy. He’s amazed scouts at the NFL combine. And the Pittsburgh Steelers could really use a pass-rushing linebacker right now. So, as a trusted and loyal fan of the Black and Gold … I beg you … Please,…

Look, I get it.  My beloved Pittsburgh Steelers coughed up a 45-42 playoff loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars.  They lost to Blake freakin’ Bortles and Leonard freakin’ Fournette.  They mismanaged the last minute of clock time, and they tried an onside kick that hadn’t been successful for the Black and Gold in nearly ten years.…