PLAYERS:
Maurkice Pouncey,
Ben Roethlisberger,
LaMarr Woodley,
James Harrison,
Rashard Mendenhall,
Willie Colon
TEAMS: Pittsburgh Steelers
TEAMS: Pittsburgh Steelers
By Jeremy Hritz
The past two Steelers seasons have been eerily similar, with both teams on the precipice of playing outstanding football, yet being a few breaks short of asserting themselves as elite squads.
Injuries last year to Maurkice Pouncey, Ben Roethlisberger, LaMarr Woodley, James Harrison, and Rashard Mendenhall, not to mention Willie Colon, made last year’s 12-4 record seem admirable. Yet as the overtime period in Denver concluded with poor tackling and a miracle touchdown, the injuries ultimately proved to be too much.
Again this year, and probably even more so, injuries to Read more [...]
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