Last goof proves to be undoing of Ravens

[stillers4me]

December 06, 2010
By Gene Collier, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

BALTIMORE -- So this is what you get when you put the two best teams in the AFC North on the same field on the same cold night for the benefit of a national prime-time audience:

The standard Steelers-Ravens riot, 60 frantic minutes of mayhem, few of them approaching actual, you know, competence.

This version included 18 penalties, three fumbles, seven sacks, and the strong suggestion that anyone wondering if the conference has a truly elite team should watch the New England Patriots-New York Jets game tonight.

It was evident almost from the start here Sunday night that this little hairpull would be lost rather than won by anyone; it was only a matter of who would goof most.
Ultimately, Baltimore lost it through an almost impossible oversight -- failing to account for Troy Polamalu. Let me just type that again because I can't really believe it myself.

They failed to account for Troy Polamalu.

As they love to say on the broadcasts: Are you kiddin' me?...........

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[HometownGal]

Last night's win definitely was not pretty no matter how you look at it, but the character, heart and soul of these guys was a beautiful sight to behold and is what kept them going into the EZ and holding on to secure the W. I couldn't be a prouder Steelers fan than I am this morning!