Yesterday the Notebook took a look back at Green Bay's four previous Super Bowl appearances. Pittsburgh has reached this level seven times prior to this year. Today we look back at the Steeler's considerable contribution to Super Bowl lore.
Pittsburgh had gone 42 years without winning an NFL championship since entering the league and were long the league doormat. But in the early 1970s things were starting to change. Chuck Noll had taken the coaching reigns of a 1-13 team. He had put a tough defense in place, one that would become known as the Steel Curtain. The running game was exceptional, with...
First up this morning: A history lesson. We'll never see two months like we've just seen in any offseason. Ever. To recap: March 2 -- The NFL says the Saints ran a sophisticated bounty program with defensive coordinator Gregg... more »
The first thing you notice is the footwork—and not because of the gold shoes. Yes, that’s part of Robert Griffin III’s persona. Just like the braids that flowed from underneath his Washington Redskins helmet.... more »
When Derek Jeter arrived in the major leagues in 1995, the soon-to-be superstar displayed an innate modesty and reverence for the sport. That season Jeter had the good fortune of playing alongside pinstriped legend Don... more »
Before we allow this very important debate about the importance of player safety in pro football to disintegrate into a silly exercise of infantile name-calling (oops, too late for that), I was actually hoping that some... more »
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