The Pittsburgh Steelers have been one of the most successful teams in the NFL for quite some time now, but they ever since they drafted versatile quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, this team has always had a shot at making it all the way to the Super Bowl every single season.
Coming into these NFL playoffs, the Pittsburgh Steelers had won the AFC North division title and clinched a first-round bye, but they had to face the division rival Baltimore Ravens in their first playoff game. Even though the Steelers were considered to be amongst the best teams in the league, they had their hands full against the Ravens.
Despite the Ravens giving Big Ben and company a run for their money, the Steelers were able to advance to the AFC Championship game for the second time in three years.
In order to win the AFC Conference crown once again, Mike Tomlin’s squad had to get through Rex Ryan’s New York Jets. With a lockdown defense of their own and a vastly improved offense, the Jets were considered a legitimate threat to get past the Steelers, especially since the Jets beat them at Heinz Field just a few weeks ago.
Unfortunately for the Jets, the Steelers came to play this past Sunday and got out to a 24-3 lead heading into halftime. The game was basically considered to be over coming into the second half, but Mark Sanchez and company started to turn it on offensively and cut the lead to 24-19. This was a pretty exciting weekend for NFL football betting.
Even though the Jets gave it a valiant effort in the second half and threatened to win this football game with an incredible comeback, the Steelers were able to hold the New York hold late in the fourth quarter and get the win to advance to Super Bowl XLV.
Related News
- NFL Playoffs: New York Jets vs Pittsburgh Steelers in AFC Championship Game
- NFL Playoffs: Baltimore Ravens face Pittsburgh Steelers in AFC Division
- NFL Week 15: New York Jets vs Pittsburgh Steelers sportsbook odds and predictions
- Divisional Playoffs set up two big rivalry games in AFC Conference
- NFL Conference Championships ready to declare Superbowl XLV matchup
This entry was filed under Featured, NFL Football. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Responses are currently closed, but you can trackback from your own site.
Leave a Reply
-
Sportsbook News- NFL Pro Bowl: NFC -1 point favorites from online sportsbooks
- 2011 NBA All-Star starters announced
- Jeff Fisher out as head coach of the Tennessee Titans
- Miles Austin replaces DeSean Jackson in the Pro Bowl
- Cowboys Stadium charging $900 per parking spot for Super Bowl XLV
- Chicago Bears QB Jay Cutler has sprained MCL
- Lakers dominate Jazz to quiet critics
- Carson Palmer wants to be traded by the Cincinnati Bengals
- Steelers win the AFC crown again with win over the New York Jets
- Green Bay Packers edge the Chicago Bears to win the NFC Championship
Comments- Dennis Farnik: FREE PARKING: Okay Packers and Steelers fans……$900.00 per parking space IS embarassing and...
- Syntrax Nectar: Hi, interesting article. Seriously the Packers-Bears game is gonna be huge! Nothing beats a rivalry...
- James: Ya, they had a pretty good season this year as their offense showed some really good signs for Raiders fans. I...
- Kade Myers: i think Al needs to just let the coachs coach. It takes more than one year. Just because we didnt have a...
- sports picks: One of the biggest concerns for Jim Harbaugh and the San Francisco 49ers this offseason will be finding...
- mnf football picks: Even though this game will be a hard fought battle from start to finish as neither team will be...
- NFL Predictions: Let’s just hope they can make it to Minnesota with that weather.
- Bill Sanders: The Bucs will try to establish a running game, but if they cannot, they will spread out 5 receivers and...