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stillers4me
01-26-2011, 06:07 AM
The Steelers will play the Green Bay Packers on Feb. 6 in Super Bowl XLV. It is a dream matchup for the NFL and the Fox television network — the team whose legendary former coach shares the same name as the Super Bowl trophy against the franchise that houses six Lombardi trophies.

Super Bowl hype at Steelers headquarters shifts into another gear today.
The players return from an off day and the Steelers practice for the first time since beating the New York Jets in the AFC Championship Game.

As the Steelers prepare for the Packers, it is worth looking back to how they arrived at this point.

In a nod to the Steelers playing in their eighth Super Bowl — they are wearing white as the away team, just as they did in Detroit (2006) and Tampa (2009) — here are eight key developments that helped shape the 2010 season and send them to Dallas.

Trade of Santonio Holmes
It looked like the mere dumping of a talented player who couldn't seem to get out of his own way off the field.

But dealing Holmes to the New York Jets in April provided the opportunity for wide receiver Mike Wallace to stage a breakout season.

The Steelers took the fifth-round pick they got in return for Holmes, the MVP of Super Bowl XLIII, and traded it to Arizona for starting cornerback Bryant McFadden and a sixth-round draft pick.

The player they got with that pick?

A guy by the name of Antonio Brown, who has made memorable plays in both Steelers playoff wins.....................

Read more @ http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_719799.html

HometownGal
01-26-2011, 06:48 AM
Great read! :thumbsup: There were so many huge "moments" this season which led us to the Super Bowl, but I think the biggest moments were when the Steelers were forced to utilize Dixon and Batch the first 4 games of the season, due to Ben's suspension, and came out 3-1. :applaudit: That was HUGE!