2007-08 Steelers Tickets
Fans looking to buy Steelers tickets can expect their team to fly under the radar, but still play great football. All the elements of their 2005 Super Bowl win are there. The transition from Bill Cowher to Mike Tomlin appears smooth, for now. Yes, they struggled a bit last year, but that can be chalked to an NFL win hangover. Their 6-2 finish proves that Pittsburgh continues to play great football - and their hard work with little showboating wins titles. Expect this underdog to go far into the division this season.
Previous Seasons
The 2005-2006 Pittsburgh Steelers defense added another year to its storied history, ranking first in the AFC for fewest yards allowed to opposing teams. The Steelers’ offense struggled during the first games of the season with the absence of young quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, but the passer’s return to the field has helped push the Steelers into the playoffs. This trip to the postseason marks the tenth appearance in head coach Bill Cowher’s 14 seasons in the Steel City.
Fans in Pittsburgh are proud of one of the longest-running winning traditions in professional football. The Steelers have been a part of the National Football League since 1933. Originally known as the Pirates, Pittsburgh’s football team did not enjoy a great deal of success until the 1970s. However, since the birth of the infamous “Steel Curtain” under head coach Chuck Knoll at the beginning of the decade, the Steelers have been to the playoffs 22 times and won four Super Bowls. Led by defensive tackle “Mean” Joe Greene, the Steelers became the NFL’s premier defensive team.
Defense was not the only aspect of the Steelers’ era of dominance; the team’s offense was one of the finest in the NFL, too. Quarterback Terry Bradshaw, running back Franco Harris, and wide receiver Lynn Swann have all been inducted into the Hall of Fame for their contributions to the Pittsburgh offense. These three members of the team retired near the beginning of the 1980s, but Knoll continued coaching through 1992 and guided the Steelers to four playoff appearances during the decade. However, any coach would have struggled to duplicate Pittsburgh’s success of the previous 10 years.
Since Knoll’s retirement, the Steelers have looked to the leadership of head coach Bill Cowher. His coaching has helped the Steelers’ defense remain an overpowering NFL force, and the Steelers have only suffered through three losing seasons during Cowher’s 14-year reign. However, Cowher has yet to coach the team to another Super Bowl victory with the only recent championship appearance ending in a loss to the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl XXX. Pittsburgh’s Heinz Field offers a home to some of the league’s most notorious fans whose consistent braving of late-season freezing temperatures to cheer for their beloved team makes Steelers football tickets especially difficult to obtain.
As the Steelers head to the playoffs, the team will look for scoring fr
m Jerome Bettis, the team’s star running back. Most fans expect Bettis to retire following the end of the season, and he will finish his career in fifth place on the NFL’s all-time rushing list. If wide receivers Antwaan Randle El and Hines Ward can continue to aid Roethlisberger’s passing game, the Steelers could add another productive postseason to their already impressive resume.
