Unless the Steelers overcome injuries to pull another 2005-esque three-win playoff run on the road, the team is going to end up having its season come to close with a loss to either Tebow, the Patriots or Baltimore. None of those is particularly pleasant to contemplate. Being myth building fodder for the Tebow media machine might not be quite as bad as conceding a first playoff loss to the Ravens, but it's not far off.The hype behind Timmy has fallen off slightly given Denver's implosion the final month of the season. That should help allay fears that the Steelers won't suffer a crushing one-and-done road upset, but even an out-of-sync Broncos team can pose some problems for a Steelers squad at considerably less than full strength. More to the point, given how Pittsburgh has played on the road this season, I'm not sure how most pundits are calling for a Steelers blowout. What was the best Steelers road performance this season? A 24-17 win in Cincinnati? A two-score ...
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PLAYERS:
Maurkice Pouncey,
Rashard Mendenhall,
Von Miller,
Elvis Dumervil,
Ryan Clark,
Ryan Mundy,
LaMarr Woodley,
James Harrison
TEAMS: Pittsburgh Steelers, Denver Broncos
TEAMS: Pittsburgh Steelers, Denver Broncos
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