The Pittsburgh Steelers made history by advancing to Superbowl XL. The Steelers defeated the Denver Broncos 34-17 with trademark defensive pressure on the opposing quarterback and smart play by their own QB.
The Broncos never really threatened and unfortunately Denver QB Jake Plummer was pressured into two interceptions and a fumble that will give more ammunition to his critics. Word is that Jake will lose you the game if pressured and well.....he lost under pressure. Denver coach Mike Shanahan should take some of the blame for this loss. He didn't make the adjustments necessary to get his team back into the game. But with the way the Steelers have been playing I don't know if any adjustment would have changed the outcome.
I credit the Pittsburgh Steeler's hunger for winning and their Nerves-of-Steel coach Bill Cowher for keeping them focused on the ultimate prize. The Steelers are the first sixth seeded team to make it to a Super Bowl, and they did it by beating AFC seeds one(Indianapolis), two(Cincinnati) and three(Denver). Pittsburh was not your average sixth seed in the playoffs and they showed why.
Conratulations 2005 AFC Champion Pittsburgh Steelers, and good luck in Super Bowl XtraLarge.
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