When I think back to the Steelers’ glorious 2008 run to a Super Bowl XLIII victory, I still can't believe they went undefeated in the AFC North, an accomplishment that helped earn them a division title and a No. 2 seed in the postseason.
Sure, the Browns were still the Browns, and the Bengals were still a few years away from not being quite so Bengals-like, but what about those Ravens?
Thanks to the hiring of head coach John Harbaugh and the drafting of quarterback Joe Flacco, both of whom joined a team that already had established defenders named Ray Lewis, Terrell Suggs and Ed Reed, Baltimore was in the early stages of becoming the Steelers biggest nemesis this side of New England.