stillers4me
01-24-2011, 04:57 AM
Dallas may fancy itself as America's team, but that city is where the Steelers will try to put more distance between themselves and the Cowboys.
And every other NFL franchise, for that matter.
Rashard Mendenhall rushed for 121 yards and a touchdown, and the Steelers survived a furious second-half rally to beat the New York Jets, 24-19, on Sunday night in the AFC Championship Game.
The Steelers (14-4) have a chance to win a seventh Super Bowl in Dallas, and a victory would give them two more Lombardi Trophies than the Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers -- their closest pursuers in the NFL's benchmark for excellence.
Super Bowl XLV will pit the Steelers against the Green Bay Packers, another of the league's storied franchises, on Feb. 6 at Cowboys Stadium.
"We're very similar organizations, the way we operate," Steelers chairman emeritus Dan Rooney said in the victorious locker room last night. "We have great respect for them, and we always have. It's wonderful to have two smaller-market teams playing in the Super Bowl."...............
Read more @ http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_719513.html
And every other NFL franchise, for that matter.
Rashard Mendenhall rushed for 121 yards and a touchdown, and the Steelers survived a furious second-half rally to beat the New York Jets, 24-19, on Sunday night in the AFC Championship Game.
The Steelers (14-4) have a chance to win a seventh Super Bowl in Dallas, and a victory would give them two more Lombardi Trophies than the Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers -- their closest pursuers in the NFL's benchmark for excellence.
Super Bowl XLV will pit the Steelers against the Green Bay Packers, another of the league's storied franchises, on Feb. 6 at Cowboys Stadium.
"We're very similar organizations, the way we operate," Steelers chairman emeritus Dan Rooney said in the victorious locker room last night. "We have great respect for them, and we always have. It's wonderful to have two smaller-market teams playing in the Super Bowl."...............
Read more @ http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_719513.html