I was 10 when the Steelers won their first Super Bowl in 1975 against the Vikings. Back then the game wasn't played in prime time, and I remember clearly, riding on my dad's shoulders in the twilight after the game as he ran around our back yard. I remember the sound of the crisp snow snapping beneath his feet. It's silly, but this is one of my fondest memories.

Dr. Z had a stroke. It's a shame since his columns were the best. Now Peter King does the predictions and they were way off in most cases.

For any of you Steeler fans on the Board, click on this rendition of Lady Gaga's Bad Romance adapted as a Steelers song.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ugfqEsw1gs&feature=youtu.be

I wonder how Brett Favre feels now?

Way to go Rodgers, good job Packers.

the o-line and secondary's weakness showed once again. anways though i had the bears going 7-9 or 6-10 at the beginning of the season, so i am not highly disappointed.

well lets hope that the steelers go on, so they can kick the packers ass in the super bowl.

Jay Cutler is getting massacred on Bears forums. Manning plays hurt, Brady plays hurt, Rothlesberger plays hurt, Favre played hurt...but Cutler sits on the bench with his sullen sour attitude jerk face on!

well for his sake it better be something involving surgery. i just hope the o-line improves because if its not, cutler will not have a long career.

an update here, but reports are saying that cutler did indeed injured his MCL.
Jay Cutler will have an MRI on his left knee Monday and it is believed that he suffered a torn MCL in Sunday's season-ending loss to the Packers.
Jan. 23 - 8:36 pm et
Source: Evan Silva on Twitter

Rotoworld

Shit.

How 'bout them Steelers!

NFL Network reported he wasn't allowed back in by team doctors, and I see now he may have torn an MCL.

Only in America could a rapist be on the cusp of leading his team to its third Super Bowl title in 6 years.

I was a little surprised by how easily the Packers were able to move the ball against Chicago but then I realized that the Bears defensive coordinator was Rod Marinelli-former head coach of the Detroit Lions and sole possessor of an 0-16 record. So it goes.

This man was before my time but he had an interesting story.




During the famed upset in Super Bowl III, Jets cornerback Johnny Sample intercepted a pass, stopping a Baltimore Colts drive 2 yards from the end zone. Then he tapped the ball on the helmet of the intended receiver and said, “Is this what you’re looking for?”

Later, Sample tackled the same receiver, Willie Richardson, and was confronted by Baltimore Coach Don Shula, who complained that Sample had pushed Richardson over the Colts’ bench. The two men stood jawing and Sample told Shula, “I wish I had pushed you over the bench.”

Before he died, Sample hosted a talk-radio program in Philadelphia, which seemed appropriate, given his outspokenness as a player. He decried racial injustice in an era when there were relatively few black players and when those who spoke candidly risked being labeled militants and troublemakers. He confronted team owners about perceived inequities in pay, verbally sparred with coaches and, of course, engaged opposing receivers in a disruptive dialogue.

“He was talking all the time,” said Buddy Ryan, Rex’s father, who was a Jets assistant that Super Bowl season and built a coaching career on fierce defenses and incessant trash talking. “And he was a real student of the game. In the Super Bowl, the Colts didn’t throw to his side much. They must have respected him quite a bit.” ...

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The Terrible Towels are coming in big numbers to Cowboys Stadium, which isn't what Jerry Jones envisioned when he built the Taj Maja;l of sports stadiums. Also, the last thing Roger Goodell wants to do is hand the Lombardi Trophy to Pittsburgh this year. Added incenytive to get our seventh.

As frigid as it's been, watching that fat pig Rex Ryan throw his headset to the ground in frustration warmed me up all over .

Hey Rex: The agony of da-feet. There's no toe-morrow, either .

I never thought I would see a more bush league coach than Buddy Ryan, but his son has surpassed him. It was fun to watch the J E T S crash and burn.

I would love to have Rex Ryan as my coach instead of Jim Caldwell.

Or a cardboard cutout of Rex Ryan.

Anything that wouldn't call the dumbest fucking timeouts.



And the Cutler injury thing: Drew Brees tore his MCL in week 3. He played every game in the regular season and 1 playoff game.

Caleb Hanie was pretty good for being thrown into a high stakes game with no preperation. No idea why Collins was even on the roster anymore. In the regular season he seemed terrified of actually having to play. He seemed like that in this game too.

This brings up a question: Why can't the Bears have a good, reliable quarterback?

I'll be just 40 miles away from the game. I thought about inviting Ben to the house. I wonder if he'd come. Well, there's a GB woman in one of my classes. Maybe I should bet her an A against an F.

I'd flunk hedr outright for rooting against the Steelers.

Ask her if she wants a F or meet Big Ben.

I'm certain she'll take the F.

I heard the Jets' headsets weren't working for most of the game and that's why he threw it down.
Anyone hear that?

Probably sabotaged by Belichik.

I think the timing of the throwdown, as soon as the game was unwinnable, means that the headset wasn't the cause but rather the victim of the throwdown.

I read there was an issue with the Sanchez's helmet, which could explain why the Jets were taking 35 seconds to run each play on their drive.

Why is the game not being played in Pittsburgh or Greenbay?

Super Bowls are always played on a neutral field, Mig. This year, it's in Dallas and the game is usually played in a warm weather city.

Pretty much. Super Bowls played outside of warm Gulf/Coastal climates usually happen when the NFL promises a SB game to a city that has given a franchise a new stadium or new renovations.

Which is why in a few years Meadowlands is hosting it and God knows what will happen if we have a snow apocalypse like we did weeks ago. Because unlike every other NFL game, the Super Bowl won't be postponed or delayed. No sir.

Thanks DS. I wish the SB was played somewhere where the snow was pouring down.

Why is that Mig?