Here we are, last week of regular season play.  Back in August when I went to Steelers training camp, I certainly did not think the Steelers would be fighting for their playoff lives – but here we are.  Still, if the football Gods deliver and the Steelers make the playoffs, I predict this is where [...]

The only thing I really wanted for Christmas was a Steelers win.  No matter how stressful and ugly, Santa delivered.  This win wasn’t just necessary for a slim shot at playoffs but for the Steelers self-esteem.  Snapping that historical 5 game losing streak was a blessing.
But it wasn’t easy to get there, despite the momentum [...]

According to Coach Tomlin, the Steelers absolutely need to “unleash hell” in December.  You see that face?  I believe him.  He’s dead serious. And in order to keep the playoff dream alive, they need hell unleashed and then some.  What better place to start than with the 3-8 Raiders?
In fact, the key would be to [...]

Hines Ward is one of my favorite Steelers, if you didn’t know this already, now you do.  Last night’s interview with Bob Costas has created quite a stir not just among those in Steeler Nation, but nearly every football fan out there.  I actually have a little bit different perspective than how it seems everyone [...]

Last night made me feel a little like a proud mama.  I remember watching tape of Dixon from college and seeing him scramble and run outside the pocket, but in reality, I am not sure what I expected last night.  Maybe it wasn’t a win, but there were a lot of good things about that [...]

Twice a season it comes to this – sometimes if we’re really lucky, three times – the “absolutely must beat the Ravens” game. I wonder sometimes if the Steelers just have a thing for “must win” games – and therefore, also have a thing for giving Steeler Nation a heart attack every single Sunday.  I [...]

Every day I wake up, I think, I am gonna rule the world and then I realize I can really only rule that which I control.  I wish I controlled the Steelers.  Pretty sure that if I did yesterday’s outcome would have been a little different.  But I don’t, so what you saw yesterday was [...]

Over the last year, I’ve had argument after argument about the quality of Big Ben as an elite NFL QB.  Usually, I argue that he is, while others say his stats don’t support the elite title.  So, here we are in the middle of the 2009 season and Ben has thrown 14 TDs, 7 INTs, [...]

Guest Post: SteelerGurl’s Pop
#1 reason why the black and gold will win sunday against Minnesota: Big Ben Roethlisberger!!
Undoubtedly one of the elite quarterbacks in the NFL (two super bowl titles in five years). Ben is having a great year. Unfortunately he doesn’t seem to get the recognition that Brady and the Manning brothers get nationally. (Pop is right [...]

So after a 4+ hour drive to Latrobe early Saturday morning, “Steelerboy” and I drove through the beautiful campus of St. Vincent’s to sit through 2 hours of Steelers practice.  Opening weekend means lots of stretching and basic runs but not a lot of hard hitting – in fact, not even in full pads.
Never the [...]