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12-12-2010, 06:57 AM
By Scott Brown (sbrown@tribweb.com), PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Today will show whether the Steelers paid more than just lip service last week to not taking a two-win team lightly.
Lose to the free-falling Bengals, and the Steelers squander the considerable gains they made with their Bloody Sunday win in Baltimore.
As it stands now they hold a one-game lead in the AFC North over the Ravens, as well as the advantage in key tiebreakers.
If the Steelers can protect their home field -- and beat the teams they are supposed to -- over the last quarter of the season they will win a third division title in four years under coach Mike Tomlin.
They also figure to secure no worse than a No. 2 seed in the AFC playoffs.
That would earn them a first-round bye and at least one playoff game at Heinz Field.
Just as significant to their hopes of making a run at a seventh Super Bowl title: it would buy extra time for injured defensive end Aaron Smith....................
Read more @ http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_713414.html
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Today will show whether the Steelers paid more than just lip service last week to not taking a two-win team lightly.
Lose to the free-falling Bengals, and the Steelers squander the considerable gains they made with their Bloody Sunday win in Baltimore.
As it stands now they hold a one-game lead in the AFC North over the Ravens, as well as the advantage in key tiebreakers.
If the Steelers can protect their home field -- and beat the teams they are supposed to -- over the last quarter of the season they will win a third division title in four years under coach Mike Tomlin.
They also figure to secure no worse than a No. 2 seed in the AFC playoffs.
That would earn them a first-round bye and at least one playoff game at Heinz Field.
Just as significant to their hopes of making a run at a seventh Super Bowl title: it would buy extra time for injured defensive end Aaron Smith....................
Read more @ http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_713414.html