In his 1st year as head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Mike Tomlin has managed to take the Steelers into the play-offs. After replacing Bill Cowher, the young Tomlin took a team that was 8-8 last season to the top of the AFC North Division, securing a spot in the NFL play-offs. The Pittsburgh Steelers didn't play their best football and lost to 3 bad teams this year. The Steelers will have to wait until next year to get another shot at the Super Bowl, after losing 31-29 to the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 1st round of the NFL play-offs.
The Pittsburgh Steelers limped into the NFL play-offs after losing the leagues leading rusher when Willie Parker broke his leg on the first offensive play against the St. Louis Rams. Quarterback Ben Roethlesberger had sprained his ankle, but played in the post season AFC opener. Big Ben was sacked 47 times this season. Some was the offensive lines fault and some by not getting rid of the ball and taking a sack for a loss. Even so, Ben had the most TD passes in a single season in Steelers' franchise history. He had a 104.1 QB rating through 16 games, despite being sacked the 2nd most in the league.
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense.Was #1 in the league going into the play-offs. I know they had some injuries, but they gave up far too much yardage and points in crucial games to be a Super Bowl contender. They will have to Play alot better against good teams like the Jacksonville Jaguars and the New England Patrios to be among the elite. Sloppy special teams play also cost them games. |
