Congratulations, Steelers, on an excellent regular season. Now, it's time for the playoffs.
Time for the "Second Season"-- the playoffs, all of two huge games and, hopefully, a win in the Super Bowl.
Let the games begin.
For now, let's enjoy, reflect upon and savor yesterday's win, arguably the high note for a mostly excellent season (save for a few hiccups along the way, but never mind those).
It's always satisfying to beat the Browns, and especially in such resoundingly decisive and entertaining fashion.
Entertaining? Absolutely. From Troy's first-series interception, through the next-play bomb to Mike Wallace, to watching the evacuation of Browns' Stadium by Cleveland fans ceding their own stadium to the tens of thousands of Black-'n-Gold devotees in attendance ... yes, the game was eminently entertaining.
For those of us watching the game at home in the comfort of our living rooms, listening to the Steelers' radio-broadcast team is always entertaining. This exchange, for instance, between play-by-play announcer Bill Hillgrove and color analyst Tunch Ilkin:
Bill: "Big Ben is playing the Browns' defense like a symphony violin!"
Tunch: "He's playing 'em like a 'virch-ee-yo-see'! Is that a word?
Bill: "It is now!"
Myron would have loved it.
Tunch also described how the Browns were playing a mostly "conventionable" defensive scheme, but the most entertaining part of the day was the play on the field. Another division title sealed by big plays right and left, no offensive turnovers, zero touchdowns allowed, five touchdowns, two field goals, three interceptions, and a stellar defensive effort all-around.
About that defense: As the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports ...
1 comment:
Don't matter now. Like you said, the past is gone. And life is for the living, and the Steeler faithful are living large in 2011!
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