Football Fever
I've got Monday Night fever this fine Halloween day. I've got my black and gold on, and I'm primed to watch the Steelers take on the Baltimore Ravens, our division rivals, tonite under the bright lights at Heinz Field. I have to guess that the city of Pittsburgh is electric today... a home Monday Night game tends to do that. Maybe it's because Bill Cowher, the longest tenured coach in the NFL, is undefeated at home on Monday Night.
The fact that I'm pumped about tonite, however, is not why I'm posting right now. I've been pumped for most of the season (from last second wins, to the end zone seats I had at the game versus the Patriots in September.) But today it's mostly because I couldn't help but share the following tidbit I read about last week's game against the Bengels.
By Cris Collinsworth
Special to NFL.com
(Oct. 27, 2005) -- The city of Cincinnati was buzzing on Sunday. Not only were the Bengals in first place, but in first place with a game-and-a-half lead over the dreaded Pittsburgh Steelers, who were coming to town. The Bengals had a chance to extend their lead to two-and-a-half games if they could just hold serve and win at home. Fans were out in force with their "Who Deys" and stripes were everywhere. Even the national media, who no doubt had to use MapQuest to find directions to the stadium, made their way to the Queen City for the Bengals' welcome-back party. Sunday was supposed to be a return to prominence for the Bengals -- who had been out of the limelight for 15 years.
But the Steelers did what they always seem to do as they clubbed the Bengals over their head and dragged them back to their caves. It was like that classic scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark where a sword-wielding assassin confronts our hero Indiana Jones and tries to intimidate him with his swordsmanship. Jones, unflinching and unnerved, easily dispatched the assassin with a quick draw of his pistol. That is what it was like watching the Steelers defeat the Bengals.
I've got Monday Night fever this fine Halloween day. I've got my black and gold on, and I'm primed to watch the Steelers take on the Baltimore Ravens, our division rivals, tonite under the bright lights at Heinz Field. I have to guess that the city of Pittsburgh is electric today... a home Monday Night game tends to do that. Maybe it's because Bill Cowher, the longest tenured coach in the NFL, is undefeated at home on Monday Night.
The fact that I'm pumped about tonite, however, is not why I'm posting right now. I've been pumped for most of the season (from last second wins, to the end zone seats I had at the game versus the Patriots in September.) But today it's mostly because I couldn't help but share the following tidbit I read about last week's game against the Bengels.
By Cris Collinsworth
Special to NFL.com
(Oct. 27, 2005) -- The city of Cincinnati was buzzing on Sunday. Not only were the Bengals in first place, but in first place with a game-and-a-half lead over the dreaded Pittsburgh Steelers, who were coming to town. The Bengals had a chance to extend their lead to two-and-a-half games if they could just hold serve and win at home. Fans were out in force with their "Who Deys" and stripes were everywhere. Even the national media, who no doubt had to use MapQuest to find directions to the stadium, made their way to the Queen City for the Bengals' welcome-back party. Sunday was supposed to be a return to prominence for the Bengals -- who had been out of the limelight for 15 years.
But the Steelers did what they always seem to do as they clubbed the Bengals over their head and dragged them back to their caves. It was like that classic scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark where a sword-wielding assassin confronts our hero Indiana Jones and tries to intimidate him with his swordsmanship. Jones, unflinching and unnerved, easily dispatched the assassin with a quick draw of his pistol. That is what it was like watching the Steelers defeat the Bengals.
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