When last we saw the Pittsburgh Steelers on the football field, they were busy celebrating Santonio Holmes' Super Bowl-winning touchdown and their sixth NFL championship.
Coach Mike Tomlin spent all preseason trying to separate 2009 from that title-winning team.
We'll find out starting tonight how that approach might work.
The Steelers begin defense of their championship against the Tennessee Titans at 8 p.m. on prime time.
There will be fireworks, celebrations and a former star or two from Steelers lore on hand.
And, so will the Titans.
They've been waiting for this game since they blew their chance at a rematch in the AFC Championship Game by losing to the Baltimore Ravens in the divisional round.
They'll finally get it, but with much lower stakes.
The Steelers enter the game having had terrible luck against the Titans in the past, including a 31-14 beatdown last season which knocked the Steelers out of a shot at the No. 1 seed in the playoffs.
That didn't turn out so bad.
On the bright side, the Steelers' punting game shouldn't be as miserable as it was last year. The return game should be better with Stefan Logan. The defense should continue to be superb and the wide receivers should be better as well (hopefully, Limas Sweed knows how to apply Stick'em).
The big question, for me, is the offensive line. Can they give Ben Roethlisberger enough time to throw, and can they open up some running lanes for Fast Willie Parker?
We'll soon find out against an outstanding Titans defense.
I'm always nervous when it comes to a Steelers-Titans showdown. Jeff Fisher knows how to deal with the Steelers.
There's one thing going against him this week: Don't mess with the Terrible Towel.
Steelers, 20-16.
We'll see how tonight turns out.
Coach Mike Tomlin spent all preseason trying to separate 2009 from that title-winning team.
We'll find out starting tonight how that approach might work.
The Steelers begin defense of their championship against the Tennessee Titans at 8 p.m. on prime time.
There will be fireworks, celebrations and a former star or two from Steelers lore on hand.
And, so will the Titans.
They've been waiting for this game since they blew their chance at a rematch in the AFC Championship Game by losing to the Baltimore Ravens in the divisional round.
They'll finally get it, but with much lower stakes.
The Steelers enter the game having had terrible luck against the Titans in the past, including a 31-14 beatdown last season which knocked the Steelers out of a shot at the No. 1 seed in the playoffs.
That didn't turn out so bad.
On the bright side, the Steelers' punting game shouldn't be as miserable as it was last year. The return game should be better with Stefan Logan. The defense should continue to be superb and the wide receivers should be better as well (hopefully, Limas Sweed knows how to apply Stick'em).
The big question, for me, is the offensive line. Can they give Ben Roethlisberger enough time to throw, and can they open up some running lanes for Fast Willie Parker?
We'll soon find out against an outstanding Titans defense.
I'm always nervous when it comes to a Steelers-Titans showdown. Jeff Fisher knows how to deal with the Steelers.
There's one thing going against him this week: Don't mess with the Terrible Towel.
Steelers, 20-16.
We'll see how tonight turns out.
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