normally I would say good effort by the opponent (whomever it is on any given sunday that Pittsburgh undoubtedly destroys) but since its the Ravesn I say good riddance. What a sham team that was, covering up a rookie QB and generating about 80 passing yards a game in the playoffs. That team had no business anywhere near the AFC championship game. I hope they flew straight back to Bawmore to get the stink out of Pittsburgh.
It probably takes a Baltimoron homer to appreciate how consistently hard they played in all 19 games this year. Every game was a struggle, even the ones where the final score may not have reflected the closeness of it. They stole one game from a better team in the playoffs and came close against a superior team that will represent the conference in the Super Bowl. They never took a week off (even in the two games where they were pummeled) and, in its own ugly way, it was pretty amazing to watch.Yesterday, they just came up against a team that does everything (with the possible exception of punting) a little better than they do. The Steelers have a better defense, better QB and better receivers. It mostly came down to Ben (playing through the pain) outplaying Flacco by a wide margin; his ability to avoid the first wave of the pass rush and hit a big third down pass was pretty impressive once again to me. I was also extremely impressed again with the Stillers' secondary. They had Mason and Clayton blanketed all night, much as they did in the earlier contests.