In the run up to the second Ravens game I argued that it is games against potential playoff teams that can tell us if the Steelers are going to be a playoff team. Given how that game went, followed by crushing another likely playoff team in the Panthers, I’m feeling about as good about Pittsburgh’s chances this year as I have in just about any year. I noted in that same piece that it is a rare thing indeed for a consensus No. 1 seed to win the Super Bowl. Why?
When it comes to success in the NFL, heart matters and the Steelers have just that
