Are the steelers in football purgatory? heck yes

I don't remember ever claiming the Steelers beat the Patriots in the playoffs .

 

Yeah, the Patriots smoked the Steelers 28-3 in the 1996 playoffs. I guess Cowher didn't have his team ready to play, or they were playing down to the competition .

 

Crazy in 1996,the steelers were almost top 10 in PPG on offense despite awful QB play all season long after losing Neil O'Donnell in free agency

 

Yeah thank to the Bus Charles Johnson, that awesome OL, and that D. Still got spanked in the playoffs.

 

losing the last 2 regular season game cost a first round bye for the steelers so it cost them big time

 

That's the game Kordell went 0-10 passing.

 

I remember when we used to own the Patriots. Terry was 5-1 head to head against them. Thats when the only patriot fans were from boston.

 

To think Brady Was going to lose that first playoff game against Pittsburgh when he was replaced by Bledsoe.

He'll never admit it, but I bet that's what really fueled his ire for playing the Steelers from then on.

 

After this loss Donahoe told the media he thought the team looked flat, and that really pissed Cowher off.