zulater
11-05-2012, 06:14 AM
http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/giants/sacrifice_pays_off_for_noble_steelers_qRc4TccdQ8GA KC1pA90IKM
The Steelers did their part for the New York metropolitan area in the wake of the devastation Hurricane Sandy had left behind, so maybe they had this coming to them.
Maybe karma had a hand in the Steelers’ 24-20 comeback victory over the Giants yesterday at MetLife Stadium.
You could have made an argument the Steelers were already trailing the Giants before the opening kickoff, based on the rare day-of-game trip they made from Pittsburgh to New Jersey.
Late last week, the Steelers decided not to travel to the area on Saturday because they did not want to take up hotel rooms that could otherwise house families displaced from their homes because of the storm. So they sacrificed.
“One word comes to mind — noble,’’ Giants coach Tom Coughlin said on Friday, addressing the Steelers’ actions.
“We talked to a lot of people, including the state police, and they said it would be helpful if we didn’t stay in a hotel,’’ Steelers owner Dan Rooney told The Post after the game. “That’s all we wanted to be, helpful. We don’t want to he held up like we did anything special. Hopefully this is the way we act.’’
They acted with class off the field in making that organizational decision and they acted with resilience on the field yesterday in a game they looked for much of the afternoon like they were going to lose.
The Steelers did their part for the New York metropolitan area in the wake of the devastation Hurricane Sandy had left behind, so maybe they had this coming to them.
Maybe karma had a hand in the Steelers’ 24-20 comeback victory over the Giants yesterday at MetLife Stadium.
You could have made an argument the Steelers were already trailing the Giants before the opening kickoff, based on the rare day-of-game trip they made from Pittsburgh to New Jersey.
Late last week, the Steelers decided not to travel to the area on Saturday because they did not want to take up hotel rooms that could otherwise house families displaced from their homes because of the storm. So they sacrificed.
“One word comes to mind — noble,’’ Giants coach Tom Coughlin said on Friday, addressing the Steelers’ actions.
“We talked to a lot of people, including the state police, and they said it would be helpful if we didn’t stay in a hotel,’’ Steelers owner Dan Rooney told The Post after the game. “That’s all we wanted to be, helpful. We don’t want to he held up like we did anything special. Hopefully this is the way we act.’’
They acted with class off the field in making that organizational decision and they acted with resilience on the field yesterday in a game they looked for much of the afternoon like they were going to lose.