Steelers won&#39;t get too giddy
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They have dispatched the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles to stake a claim as the NFL&#39;s top team. Now the Pittsburgh Steelers could become the team everybody wants to beat.
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The Bus has left town and quarterback  Big Ben has been struck down by appendicitis, but the Super  Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers are keen to show they still  belong in the NFL's fast lane.
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Pittsburgh's bye week came at the right time for the defending NFL champions, losers of two of their first three games. The slow start came with Ben Roethlisberger considered "rusty," not a designation for the official injury list but one used to describe the early-season play of the QB.
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PITTSBURGH (Ticker) -- Ben Roethlisberger was knocked out, but the Pittsburgh Steelers still were able to punch their way to another victory.
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For a day, the Pittsburgh Steelers took on the New England Patriots&#39; identity. They became them in a case of identity theft. But there is no time for this crime, only a move up to the big time.
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I wasn&#39;t terribly upset about the &quot;Monday Night Football&quot; spectacle featuring Eagles receiver Terrell Owens and a towel-clad Nicollette Sheridan.
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Head coach Brent Sutter wasn&#39;t about to be deceived by the score, nor was he ready to lambaste his squad for a lapse they were able to bounce back from in the end.
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The Steelers seemed more like a team relaxing at a preseason picnic than one preparing for the playoffs yesterday. Kicker Jeff Reed booted a soccer ball around with teammates in the locker room after practice and earlier in the week tossed a miniature football with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger .
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Going 13-1 hasn&#39;t just assured the Eagles and Steelers of division titles. It&#39;s also made them the leaders in Pro Bowl players.
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As the Pittsburgh Steelers viewed game film last week from the Giants&#39; most recent outings, overconfidence figured to be their greatest opponent.
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When Peyton Manning breaks the single- season NFL record for passing touchdowns, an event that will likely occur this Sunday, I won&#39;t go nuts celebrating the man.
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The Baltimore Ravens won&#39;t soon forget the hit Pittsburgh linebacker Joey Porter leveled on injured tight end Todd Heap during the second quarter of yesterday&#39;s 30-13 rout of the Steelers.
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It&#39;s hard to believe that, although I am typing this opinion after finishing the regular season 12-0, I am not as ecstatic as I should be .
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Donovan McNabb and Terrell Owens went back to describing touchdown patterns instead of explaining sideline confrontations. One week after a dismal performance at Pittsburgh resulted in Philadelphia&#39;s first
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By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer. take long for that to happen. And we want to keep it high. I don&#39;t have a. problem with that.
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PITTSBURGH - The mood in the visiting locker room at Heinz Field late Saturday night was palpable. Instead of relief, it was more about belief, the Jaguars feeling as if their football journey has them bound for bigger things.
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Once again, we are confronted with the essential difference between Him and Us. We, of course, have been thinking about the Pittsburgh Steelers since the instant that horrendous game of Oct. 31 ended. "We" would include fans, media, and, I am sure, many of the players themselves, and we have been lusting to see a rematch between the Steelers and ...