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stillers4me
12-07-2010, 05:35 AM
By ALAN ROBINSON, AP Sports Writer



PITTSBURGH (AP)—They spent the week complaining the NFL was targeting them. The Pittsburgh Steelers (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/pit/) now find the target is on them.

The Steelers were bloodied and beaten up, yet they turned game-saving plays by Troy Polamalu (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/6352/)(notes) (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/6352/news) and Ben Roethlisberger (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/6770/)(notes) (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/6770/news) into a come-from-behind 13-10 victory over Baltimore that gives them full control of the AFC North. Unless they lose a game or two the rest of the way, they’re favored to win the division—and are in position for a first-round playoff bye.

It’s difficult to overstate the importance of Sunday night’s victory for a team that put aside concerns over fines and officiating to win its biggest regular season game in two years. Lose, and the Steelers (9-3) essentially would have trailed the Ravens (8-4) by two games with four to play because Baltimore would have owned the tiebreaker.

Instead, the Steelers return home for their next three games and don’t travel any further than the two-hour bus ride to Cleveland the rest of the season. Their remaining four opponents—the Bengals, Jets, Panthers and Browns — own a combined record of 17-30, and only the Jets are above .500.

The Steelers own the tiebreaker over Baltimore based on a better division record...............

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-steelersincontrol

HometownGal
12-07-2010, 06:36 AM
The Steelers now have a huge bullseye on their backs and have to continue to play smart football 60 minutes a game, one game at a time. The remaining 4 opponents are going to bring their A games to try to play spoiler. I'm happy to hear that the players aren't too caught up in Sunday night's phenomenal win and are getting themselves ready for another divisional matchup against the Bungles on Sunday. I believe this team can accomplish anything they set their minds to as long as they continue to trust in themselves, each other and take it one game at a time. :tt02:

SteelerSal
12-07-2010, 06:57 AM
The Steelers now have a huge bullseye on their backs and have to continue to play smart football 60 minutes a game, :tt02:

That's the key right there...play smart football for 60 minutes!