The Oakland Raiders confirmed the hiring of Dennis Allen as their next head coach and will introduce him in a noon press conference on Monday. The hiring had been previously reported, but the Raiders made it official with a news release Friday.
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is mad as heck about losing Bruce Arians as offensive coordinator, and he wants words with the boss over the situation. Arians, 59, announced his retirement Friday but previously indicated the team wouldn't renew his contract.
The NFL has become a very serious professional sports league; especially since Roger Goodell took over the reins from Paul Tagliabue in 2006. Players have been fined for various infractions, including an instance where Troy Polamalu of the Pittsburgh Steelers used a cell phone to...
The Pittsburgh Steelers could not overcome "Tebow Time" and the season ended in disappointment. The first major change to the 2012 Steelers is that-much to the chagrin of quarter Ben Roethlisberger-the offensive coordinator was fired.
It's tough to call a 12-4 record a disappointment, but Pittsburgh is one of the few places you can do so. The Steelers fought through major injuries throughout their lineup to compile that mark, barely failing to win the AFC North Division and a No. 1 or 2 playoff seed.
Then came the debacle in Denver in the first playoff game when, heavily favored, the Steelers were upset by Tim Tebow and the Broncos.
One drive cost them the No. 1 seed in the AFC?a 92-yarder by Baltimore in Heinz Field on Nov. 6 that ended in a Ravens touchdown with eight seconds left and a 23-20 loss for the Steelers.
In reality, though, this was not a strong Pittsburgh team, and it beat only one tough opponent, the Patriots.
People use all sorts of ways to try to predict the winner of the Super Bowl: comparing regular season records, judging who looked stronger in the post-season run-up to the big game, or watching the betting lines from Las Vegas oddsmakers. But the closest thing to a sure thing may come from a camel in New Jersey.
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