Return of the Legend

In the 21st century, the Steelers best defensive player was Troy Polamalu, no doubt, but the toughest was certainly Steel Curtain Linebacker, James Harrison. Harrison had a wacky start to the begining of his career. James Harrison was the Greg Lloyd of the 2000's. In 2002, he started his career with the Steelers as an undrafted free agent Linebacker. After the '02 season, he left the Steelers, but returned just two seasons later. Two-thousand and four was the first season James Harrison actually played. Two years later, James Harrison and the Steelers won the Superbowl. One year later, in 2007, he had 76 solo tackles, 8.5 sacks, and his first pro bowl appearance. In 2008, Harrison again made it to the pro bowl and posted a career high, 16 sacks. In 2009, he had the greatest season of his career. He had ten sacks, five fumble forces, made it to his third straight pro bowl, won his second super bowl, had the second longest touchdown in the Superbowl and was the AP Defensive Player of the Year. In 2010 won the AFC Championship and made it to the pro bowl for the fourth time in a row. In 2011, he made it to his fifth and last pro bowl. Harrison is famous for many plays and hits, and here's a tip: if you're a drunk fan, no matter what, don't run on the field while James Harrison is in the same stadium. He end his career with the Steelers in 2012 with 667 total tackles, 66 sacks, six interceptions, five straight pro bowls, three AFC Championship wins, two time Superbowl Champ, and an AP Defensive Player of the Year. In 2013, he signed with the Bengals, and the Steelers went 8-8. The Steel Curtain lost it's toughness after losing, Lawrence Timmons, Larry Foote, Joey Porter Ryan Clark, Aaron Smith, James Farrior, Brett Kiesel, and James Harrison, well the Steelers brought back the bearded monster (Kiesel) and the toughest S.O.B. in the league. Harrison will be a mentor, leader, and playmaker!

James Harrison Highlights!

James Harrison Hates Browns!

For Pittsburgh Fans

Pittsburgh fans were the luckiest fans there are and may be again. We (Pittsburgh fans) are known as the City of Champions due to numerous sports championships thanks to the Steelers Pirates and Penguins. When you think about Pittsburgh and it's sports history we have a lot to brag about: Mario Lemieux, six Lombardi trophies (most ever), five World Series victories, three Stanley Cups, the Steel Curtain, Roberto Clemente, Willie Stargell, Crosby, Roethlisberger, Polamalu, Malkin, Bettis, Ward, McCutchen, Terry Bradshaw, Franco Harris, Mike Webster, Paul Coffey, Fleury, The Terrible Towel and much more. In 1979, both the Steelers and the Pirates shared the great pride of Pittsburgh that year both being sports champions; in 2009 the Steelers and Penguins both also became sports champions.

                            

Since the Pirates were known as the Alleghenys to the Steelers sixth ring, Pittsburgh has been a sports city, more like a sports Heaven! In 1900, a young athlete named Honus Wagner started his career  with the Pittsburg Pirates, 111 years later, his rookie card sold for 2.8 million dollars! Like that there has been many great times in Pittsburgh, but there has also been some down times like the death of Clemente of Chuck Noll, or the Pirates 20 year playoff drout. In 2011, the Steelers lost in Wild Card game to Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos, since the the Steelers haven't made it to the playoffs, the Pens haven't seen the Stanley Cup, and the Pirates... well nothing different. This is known to many people as The Curse of Tebow. Well, so far in 2014, the Steelers right now have a winning record and are looking good with James Harrison and Brett Kiesel returning, and LeVeon Bell and Antonio Brown creating another explosive offense. The Pirates on the are also doing incredibly well, they are the best team in Pittsburgh right now. The Buccos have already clinched the playoffs still fighting for first place in the division and they also have Josh Harrison leading the NL in batting average with Andrew McCuthchen and Sterling Marte not far behind him. And for the Penguins, Crosby and Geno are hoping to have Lord Stanley looking down on Pittsburgh this year. My point by all of this is, Pittsburgh is an incredible sports city, but it also has some bad years and 2014 is looking like a phenomenal one.

                        

Best Wheel of Fortune Play

This was incredible...

Drew Brees Look-A-Like

Drew Brees and Ruther B. Hayes

Which Was the Best Sports Movie Scene Ever?

Rocky IV (No Easy Way Out)

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Rocky III (You Ain't so Bad!!!)

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NFL 2014 Preview

 AFC                                           NFC
AFC North                                                  NFC North

Pittsburgh Steelers (4) ----- 9-7-0                                  Green Bay Packers (1) ----- 13-3-0
Baltimore Ravens ----------- 6-10-0                               Detroit Lions ----------------- 9-7-0
Cincinnati Bengals --------- 6-10-0                                Chicago Bears --------------- 8-8-0
Cleveland Browns ---------- 3-13-0                               Minnesota Vikings ---------- 6-10-0

AFC West                                                    NFC West

Denver Broncos (1) -------- 14-2-0                                 Seattle Seahawks (3) ------- 12-4-0
San Diego Chargers (5) ------- 11-5-0                            San Francisco 49ers (6) ---- 10-6-0
Kansas City Chiefs ---------- 6-10-0                               Arizona Cardinals ------------ 9-7-0
Oakland Raiders ------------- 6-10-0                                St. Louis Rams --------------- 5-11-0

AFC East                                                      NFC East

New England Patriots (2) --- 13-3-0                                 New York Giants (4) ------- 10-6-0
Miami Dolphins --------------- 6-10-0                                Philadelphia Eagles ---------- 9-7-0
New York Jets ----------------- 6-10-0                               Washington Redskins ------- 6-10-0
Buffalo Bills -------------------- 3-13-0                               Dallas Cowboys -------------- 4-12-0

AFC South                                                    NFC South

Houston Texans (3) ----------- 10-6-0                                 New Orleans Saints (2) ---- 13-3-0
Indianapolis Colts (6) --------- 9-7-0                                   Carolina Panthers (5) ------- 12-4-0
Tennessee Titans --------------- 3-13-0                                Atlanta Falcons --------------- 8-8-0
Jacksonville Jaguars ----------- 0-16-0                                Tampa Bay Buccaneers ----- 5-11

AFC/NFC
Wild Card

Indianapolis Colts vs. Pittsburgh Steelers     /     San Francisco 49ers vs. New York Giants
Houston Texans vs. San Diego Chargers     /     Seattle Seahawks vs. Carolina Panthers

Divisional

Indianapolis Colts vs. Denver Broncos     /     San Francisco 49ers vs. Green Bay Packers
San Diego Chargers vs. New England Patriots     /     Carolina Panthers vs. New Orleans Saints

Championship

Denver Broncos vs. New England Patriots     /     San Francisco 49ers vs. Carolina Panthers

Superbowl

Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers

Superbowl Champions

Denver Broncos

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NFL MVP

Aaron Rodgers - Packers

NFL Defensive Player of The Year

Clay Matthews III - Packers

NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year

Sammy Watkins - Bills

NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year

Jadeveon Clowney - Texans

Coach of the Year

Bill O'Brien

This is my (Matt Gauntner's) NFL Preview. I hope I'm right!

AFC vs. NFC

This rivalry goes way back to the beginning of football: NFL vs. AFL. The two leagues didn't combine until 1970 creating the American Football Conference and the National Football Conference. Since 1970, the two conferences have played each other in the pro bowl, which is where the best players from each team create a team. The AFC won 21 while the NFC won 22. The pro bowl is no longer conference vs conference. This doesn't mean the NFC is better. You'll also have to look at the facts and stats.

NFC

• Won more Pro Bowls (22-21)
• Won more Super Bowls (22-26)
• Greatest Coach of All-Time (Vince Lombardi)
• Greatest Football Player of All-Time (Jerry Rice)
• Greatest Defensive Player of All-Time (Lawrence Taylor)
• Greatest Tight End of All-Time (Tony Gonzalez)
• Greatest Cornerback of All-Time (Deion Sanders)
• Greatest Kick Returner of All-Time (Devin Hester)
• All Time Rushing Leader (Emmitt Smith)
• Best Defense Ever (1985 Chicago Bears)

AFC

• Winningest Superbowl Team (Pittsburgh Steelers, 6)
• Only undefeated team (1972 Miami Dolphins, 17-0)
• Greatest Quarterback of All-Time (Peyton Manning)
• Greatest Running Back of All-Time (Jim Brown)
• Greatest Offensive Lineman of All-Time (John Hannah)
• Greatest Defensive Lineman of All-Time (Bruce Smith)
• Greatest Kicker of All Time (Adam Vinateri)
• Greatest Punter of All-Time (Ray Guy)
• Highest scoring Offense (2013 Denver Broncos)
• Tom Brady

   Those were some examples of which conference has the right to brag about, the NFC honestly got the better of it. For now. A good question is does the NFC nowadays have an easier chance of winning against the AFC instead of their fellow AFC teams, for example the Superbowl Champion Seahawks dominated the Broncos 43-8, but just barley beat the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship game, 17-13. Is that because NFC teams are more of a challenge?

  Here is a list of all 32 teams in 2013, along with their statistics...

RK	TEAM	YDS	YDS/G	PASS	P YDS/G	RUSH	R YDS/G	PTS	PTS/G
1	Denver	7317	457.3	5444	340.3	1873	117.1	606	37.9
2	Chicago	6109	381.8	4281	267.6	1828	114.3	445	27.8
3	New England	6152	384.5	4087	255.4	2065	129.1	444	27.8
4	Philadelphia	6676	417.3	4110	256.9	2566	160.4	442	27.6
5	Dallas	5458	341.1	3954	247.1	1504	94.0	439	27.4
6	Cincinnati	5891	368.2	4136	258.5	1755	109.7	430	26.9
	Kansas City	5396	337.3	3340	208.8	2056	128.5	430	26.9
8	Green Bay	6404	400.3	4268	266.8	2136	133.5	417	26.1
	Seattle	5424	339.0	3236	202.3	2188	136.8	417	26.1
10	New Orleans	6391	399.4	4918	307.4	1473	92.1	414	25.9
11	San Francisco	5180	323.8	2979	186.2	2201	137.6	406	25.4
12	San Diego	6293	393.3	4328	270.5	1965	122.8	396	24.8
13	Detroit	6274	392.1	4482	280.1	1792	112.0	395	24.7
14	Indianapolis	5468	341.8	3725	232.8	1743	108.9	391	24.4
	Minnesota	5508	344.3	3427	214.2	2081	130.1	391	24.4
16	Arizona	5542	346.4	4002	250.1	1540	96.3	379	23.7
	Pittsburgh	5400	337.5	4017	251.1	1383	86.4	379	23.7
18	Carolina	5069	316.8	3043	190.2	2026	126.6	366	22.9
19	Tennessee	5390	336.9	3496	218.5	1894	118.4	362	22.6
20	Atlanta	5490	343.1	4243	265.2	1247	77.9	353	22.1
21	St. Louis	4877	304.8	3125	195.3	1752	109.5	348	21.8
22	Buffalo	5410	338.1	3103	193.9	2307	144.2	339	21.2
23	Washington	5915	369.7	3751	234.4	2164	135.3	334	20.9
24	Oakland	5340	333.8	3340	208.8	2000	125.0	322	20.1
25	Baltimore	4918	307.4	3590	224.4	1328	83.0	320	20.0
26	Miami	5007	312.9	3567	222.9	1440	90.0	317	19.8
27	Cleveland	5430	339.4	4047	252.9	1383	86.4	308	19.3
28	NY Giants	4920	307.5	3588	224.3	1332	83.3	294	18.4
29	NY Jets	5090	318.1	2932	183.3	2158	134.9	290	18.1
30	Tampa Bay	4432	277.0	2820	176.3	1612	100.8	288	18.0
31	Houston	5556	347.3	3813	238.3	1743	108.9	276	17.3
32	Jacksonville	4701	293.8	3441	215.1	1260	78.8	247	15.4

By the looks of stats, list, super bowl wins, pro bowl wins, the NFC is the best conference in the NFL (for now).