Schedule stuff: Steelers will be well-rested for meeting vs. 49ers
After losing the Short End of the Straw Bowl at Baltimore, the 49ers’ remaining schedule presents two more challenges.
View ArticleSteelers’ LB Harrison suspended in advance of meeting vs. 49ers
With quarterback Ben Roethlisberger already in a walking boot, news broke this morning that Pittsburgh linebacker James Harrison will likely be on an unplanned pre-Christmas vacation when the Steelers...
View ArticleThe Steelers have a counter to the Harbaugh brothers
Cardinals defensive coordinator Ray Horton and Steelers defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau aren’t brothers. But the two are very close and they might counter whatever benefit Jim Harbaugh might get from...
View Article49ers-Steelers summit brings NFL dynasties to mind
Somehow, the images from the 1970s still seem fresh: Terry Bradshaw flinging long passes, Lynn Swann leaping high to make acrobatic catches, Franco Harris plowing forward for important yards. Then...
View ArticleSteelers offense presents problems
The Steelers might present more problems offensively despite their glorious history of defensive success. The Pittsburgh team that plays the 49ers Monday night presents a multiple offense that can run...
View ArticleReport: Roethlisberger will start vs. 49ers
Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is expected to start against the 49ers on Monday night, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported tonight.
View Article49ers’ defense faces tough task: it’s no stretch
After the Cardinals' 21-19 victory over the 49ers a week ago Sunday, Arizona head coach Ken Whisenhunt noted that his team made some "stretch-the-field plays that we thought we could attack them with."...
View ArticleThe drive that turned the game around
The 49ers were all set up for a repeat of last week’s Arizona 21-19 loss, when the 49ers offense completely bogged down in the second half and Arizona started to hit on some big plays. In their last...
View Article49ers’ win over Steelers erases doubts, fears
"Monday Night Football" exposed the great 49ers fadeout as a fraud. Once the lights stayed on at Candlestick, the 49ers undid Pittsburgh, as well as the theory that they had tapped out their energy...
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