Well, I was pretty disappointed right after the game ended...and I spent a day grousing about it whenever someone would mention it. But it's really not so bad. They came back from 18 down and made it a game. There was a great finish...and they came up just short.
I'll bet that any Cleveland or Cincinnati fan would love to say they had a playoff game to lose this year. And after an abysmal first half, Ben Roethlisberger righted the ship and ended with a flourish.
So the Steelers lost the game. And lost to the same team in the same season twice at home for the first time ever. Not the end of Steeler Nation by any stretch. Let's look past the bad losses to Arizona, Denver and the Jets and focus on the good games.
Two exciting wins over Cleveland, two wins over the hated Bengals, a shutout win over Seattle and a demolition of Baltimore.
There were records set by Roethlisberger and Hines Ward. And our rookie coach, Mike Tomlin, acquitted himself just fine. Not bad at all - 10-6 and the playoffs in his first season.
Santonio Holmes emerged as a big play receiver and Heath Miller is a good pass-catching tight end. Willie Parker was leading the league in rushing before his injury caused him to miss the season's last two games.
The defense was a bit spotty, but I am sure that Tomlin and Dick LeBeau will figure that out. Then there's the draft, and we all know the Steelers traditionally manage to get good players and restock each and every year.
Do you really have any doubt that the Steelers will be back next year with another great, entertaining season? I sure don't. With any luck, we won't have to wait too long before Tomlin gets the Rooneys ring number six. And won't we all enjoy that ride?
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