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| Tomlin's Success Story Started With Tribe |
NFL Football |
01/27/2009 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Mike Tomlin has always done things fast, whether it was running pass routes for William & Mary, or working his way quickly up the coaching ranks in the NFL. When the 36-year-old Tomlin directed his Pittsburgh Steelers to the AFC Championship against the Baltimore Ravens on Jan. 18, he became the youngest head coach ever to reach the Super Bowl. Just the 10th African-American head coach in NFL history, Tomlin is now the third to reach the Super Bowl. But none of Tomlin's spe |
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| Steelers' Ward: "I feel good" |
NFL Football |
01/27/2009 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward indicated during Media Day Tuesday that the rehabilitation of his sprained knee is going well and he is likely to suit up for Super Bowl XLIII Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals. The 32-year-old had his knee bent backwards while being tackled by Frank Walker after making a catch midway through the first quarter of Pittsburgh's AFC Championship victory over rival Baltimore. Ward has missed just six games throughout his 11-year career. "Hav |
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| Steelers' Roethlisberger Displays Super Toughness |
NFL Football |
01/27/2009 |
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| ded his career; the cold-to-the-touch marks and scrapes that covered Bart Starr after the Ice Bowl; any of the hits that gave Steve Young one of his seven concussions or occurred during his MVP- crowning Super Bowl XXIX. Yet, it can't be argued that Pittsburgh Steelers starting quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has suffered more hits than most. He was sacked 46 times in 2006, 47 more times in 2007 and 46 times this season -- seven off the 1983 franchise mark that sent Cliff Stoudt to the United States Football League |
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| The Top 12 Super Bowl Team Prop Bets |
NFL Football |
01/27/2009 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Super Bowl XLIII features the NFL's top defensive team, the Pittsburgh Steelers, against the high-scoring Arizona Cardinals, who tied the Giants for the second most points in the league. Most folks expect the Steelers to prevail rather handily as they are favored to win by seven points. The over/under currently stands at 46.5 and 47 depending on the site, but just two of the last nine matchups have had final scores of 48 points or more. Other than the obvious two bets - the lin |
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| Steelers Offense: Parker Helps Drive Pittsburgh |
NFL Football |
01/26/2009 |
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| ] has had a tough go of it at times from a health standpoint during the season, but he weathered it early and he appears to be rising at the appropriate time. It is great for him and even better for us." Below is a capsule look at the offense of the Pittsburgh Steelers, with regular season statistics in parenthesis: Quarterback: Roethlisberger (3301 passing yards, 17 TD, 15 INT) will be trying to erase the memory of his poor performance in Super Bowl XL, when he completed just 9-of-21 passes for 123 yards with zer |
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| Cardinals' defense finally getting its due |
NFL Football |
01/26/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - In the coming week leading up to Super Bowl XLIII, there's sure to be a countless number of glowing reviews about the Pittsburgh Steelers' top-ranked defense. And that sits just fine with members of the Arizona Cardinals. "We like not getting a lot of hype," remarked defensive tackle Darnell Dockett after Arizona's 32-25 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship Game. "We enjoy not being on TV and (people) talking about the next team. I hope whoever we play in the Super Bowl, |
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| Cardinals Offense: James' high road leads to Super Bowl |
NFL Football |
01/26/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Edgerrin James does own a Super Bowl ring, although the veteran running back will be making his first appearance in the NFL's title game when his Arizona Cardinals battle the AFC champion Pittsburgh Steelers in Tampa on February 2. James wasn't part of the Indianapolis Colts' historic victory over the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI, having bolted his former team for a lucrative four- year free-agent contract with the Cardinals prior to the start of the 2006 season. As recognition of his consid |
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| Steelers Special Teams: Holmes Can Make History |
NFL Football |
01/26/2009 |
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| als' punt returner is the electrifying Steve Breaston. The former Michigan star doesn't have a return of longer than 11 yards in these playoffs, but he scored his first career TD last Sept. 30, on a 73-yard punt return against - you guessed it - the Pittsburgh Steelers. His counterpart, Santonio Holmes, might be an even stronger candidate to break the embargo. Holmes is just two weeks removed from a key 67-yard punt return for a score against the San Diego Chargers, who possessed one of the best punt coverage unit |
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| Steelers Navigated Tough Regular Season Road |
NFL Football |
01/23/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The stakeholders of the Pittsburgh Steelers - their players, staff, and fans - knew it was going to be far from easy. An early look at the team's 2008 schedule had just about everyone in Black and Gold nation bracing for impact, as the 16-week gauntlet was arguably the most difficult in the NFL this season. How difficult? Start with the eight crossover games against every member of the AFC South and NFC East, two divisions that didn't have a losing team among them in 2007. As it turns out, only |
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| Around the FCS: Chasing Their Dreams |
Division I-AA College Football |
01/22/2009 |
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| by the Baltimore Ravens in the first round of the NFL draft. You would have had to be living under a rock to not notice Flacco during his rookie season, as he helped the Ravens advance to the AFC championship game last Sunday before they lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers. But while Flacco made plenty of fans during the season with his steady play and strong arm, he didn't show much respect for FCS with one of his comments last week to an Associated Press reporter. "I still carry it with me that I'm a I-AA guy and I |
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