the steelers are better than the New England Patriots because if you look at stats and the franchise you can clearly see the steelers stats are much better and they have more superbowls also. Also the steelers have many reliable assets such as polamalu and ben rothelisberger
Some might say steelers because the have 6 super bowls but the fact is the packers had more superbowls until the name was changed from nation championships to super bowls also Green Bay has had way better coaching... Thus stating the Green Bay Packers are better statistical and also franchise wise.
The Steelers first playoff appearance was in 1947. They lost to the Philadelphia Eagles 21-0.
The first year the Steelers made the playoffs was 1972, the year of the Immaculate Reception. In 1947, the Steelers and the Philadelphia Eagles ended up tied for the NFL East lead and had to play a 'playoff' game to determine a winner. The Steelers lost that game 21-0.
The Steelers will play their first preseason game of 2012 on August 9th against the Philadelphia Eagles. Their first regular season game is on September 9th against the Denver Broncos. To see their complete schedule, just click on the link below.
Interestingly, in UK the home team is posted first, as in Manchester United at home to Liverpool. Or Philadelphia Eagles at home to Pittsburgh Steelers.
The 2008 NFL playoffs began in January 2009. The Steelers defeated the San Diego Chargers 35-24 in the Divisional Playoff game on January 11th.
The Eagles joined the NFL as an expansion team in 1933. Their first winning season was 1944 when they went 7-1-2. The previous season, 1943, they went 5-4-1 however they had merged with the Pittsburgh Steelers and were known as the Philadelphia Steagles.
The Steelers were first named the Pittsburgh Pirates and in 1940 they were renamed the Steelers.
The 1975 Super Bowl IX was the first appearance for the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers beat the Minnesota Vikings 16-6.
The first Dallas Cowboys versus Pittsburgh Steelers game was played in Dallas.
The Pittsburgh Steelers ( then named the Pittsburgh Pirates ) first game was on September 20, 1933. They lost 23 - 2 to the NY Giants.
In 1933, Tony Holm was the first quarterback for the Steelers.
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