Click here for final game stats from NFL.com. Okay, so I got that one wrong. Philadelphia’s game plan on defense was to bottle up the Falcons’ running game as much as possible and force Vick to win the game with his arm. As talented as Vick is, he’s still not entirely comfortable in the West […]Read More
To those Steelers fans visiting here today thanks to this Jeremy Boren article in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Yeah, I messed up. The source I used for the Steelers’ postseason records, Pro-Football-Reference.com, had no record of the 1962 Playoff Bowl. So the Steelers played in two postseason games before the 1970s. Still, the point is that the Steelers just weren’t that […]Read More
People wonder why I obsess over smartphones as much as I do. It’s because of days like today. My choices for the day are: a.) Going to Varsity Ale House to be with my fellow Steelers fans, or b.) Blogging the conference championship games from home for you people. It’s the 21st century, and there’s no reason […]Read More
Yes, yes, I know. It’s the day before the conference championships, and I’ve been virtually silent all day. I’ll have you know that I’ve been working on complicated computer simulations all day that will help me divine the outcome of tomorrow’s games. Here, take a look…Read More
A major winter storm is expected to pass through Pennsylvania this weekend, possibly dropping a foot of snow on both Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, the sites for this year’s conference championships. Of course, such a storm won’t make much difference to the New England Patriots, who are accustomed to harsh outdoor weather in January. The Atlanta Falcons, however, […]Read More
From those wackos at AP: New England defensive lineman Richard Seymour will not start in Sunday’s AFC title game against the Pittsburgh Steelers because of a left knee injury, though he might play as a substitute. “We’ll see where he is,” coach Bill Belichick said Friday before the team’s flight to Pittsburgh. “Maybe he can give […]Read More
Ben Roethlisberger plays for Jesus, yo. So it’s only natural that the gospel of Ben is starting to convert those possessed Browns fans…Read More
The Steelers know better than anyone that coaching “genius” is still very dependent on the quality of your players. Nobody was calling a Bill Belichek a genius while he was the head coach of the Cleveland Browns… No matter how exotic the Patriots become in their blitzing or pass coverage schemes to confuse the rookie QB, […]Read More
Read what Greg Garber has to say in this article and judge for yourself. He covers the Peloponnesian War, the Declaration of Independence, American economic expansion in the 19th century, Pennsylvania’s relaxing of Blue Laws in 1933, and yes, even the “Steagles.” I suppose we should all be thankful he didn’t sing that Sting song along the […]Read More
You must be a real football star if you’ve got your own beef jerky. I have to admit, though, that I would prefer some Chad Pennington beef jerky, because it’s 50% jerkier…Read More