The Pittsburgh Steelers are opening with a two-game road trip against the Denver Broncos and the Atlanta Falcons. That probably doesn’t pique the interest of many people outside of the cities involved, but there will be plenty of storylines for the media to play up leading into both games. CBS Sports’ Will Brinson broke down the top 10 revenge games, and both the Broncos and Falcons against the Steelers made the list.
Starting with the Falcons in Week 1, Brinson had that revenge game listed at No. 9 on his list. Here is what Brinson wrote:
“The nuances of the revenge game also feature the need to examine fired head coaches, especially when they turn into offensive coordinators, and ESPECIALLY when they head back to their previous job to take on their old team in the first week of the next season.