PITTSBURGH - The Steelers know better that to make vacation plans for the latter part of January - because they expect full play football until the end of the month.
With a victory of 31-24 on Saturday on the Baltimore Ravens, return the Steelers claimed a trip 15th of AFC title. View of Pittsburgh had to overcome this season, this appearance will be more successful than most.
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said that "we do not take this granted,". "We are very humbled and honoured it to pass to the AFC Championship game and be recognized as the true champions of the AFC North." "We respect the Ravens Devils."
The Steelers beat the Ravens, Devils too. 21-7 At halftime ultimately Pittsburgh scored 17 consecutive points after riding a classic unit at the finish to move within a victory for a return trip to Super Bowl.
The Steelers face the Jets, who headed to New England 28-21 in the forthcoming AFC Championship game Sunday night.
Although the Ravens have committed three losses of ball in the third quarter, the Steelers (13-4) deserve credit for forcing the miscues and scoring 24 points in the second half – to coincide with the full Baltimore he gave in his three previous games.
Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger threw for two touchdowns and orchestrated a unit of 65 yards in the Act of closing which included a 58-yard pass to rookie Antonio Brown on third-and-19. They comprise a 2-yard touchdown run by Rashard Mendenhall with 1: 33 left for winning points.
Soon after, the Steelers and a delusional public at Heinz Field began preparing for his fourth appearance in the AFC title game in the past seven years.
"It is great." To be so down and exit at halftime, I know that many people were probably telling us, "linebacker LaMarr Woodley said." "We came back and we fought." Displays what type of equipment are. When the offense, the defense will pick them. And when the defense is inactive, crime will collect. "That's what his teammates."
For the first 30 minutes both drives could share blame 14-point deficit. Defense of Pittsburgh left a unit of 68 yards and allows two conversions of third down for another touchdown March. The commits two losses of ball, including a fumble by Roethlisberger Baltimore defensive end Cory Redding became a score.
"It wasn't our best day today," said Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward, who scored a touchdown. "But anytime we have Ben in the field, it is a winner." Cannot be (Tom) Brady or all other guys, but it cannot cover boy for what he has done. History shows that it is a winner tested against Baltimore. "It's a winner proved in the playoffs."
Roethlisberger has won his last seven starts, since 2006, against the Ravens. He began the season serving a suspension of four games and expected finish it fly high trophy Vince Lombardi Super Bowl.
To get there, will have to beat a team defeated Pittsburgh earlier. The New York Jets limited to Steelers 22-17 in December.
The Saturday night, Roethlisberger mattered to think in a rematch.
"Want to play teams will lose the to." Right now that isn't in my mind, he said." "I'm going to enjoy this victory and see what happens."
Roethlisberger knows all about playing in the AFC and the Super Bowl Championship, but there are others of this equipment in preparation for his first such this deep incursion in the postseason.
Safety Ryan Clark, said: "what is funny is coach Tomlin, at the start of the playoffs, putting names on the Board of all boys who were playing major roles for us now that was here for the last Super Bowl run: Antonio Brown, Emmanuel Sanders, Rashard Mendenhall, Ziggy Hood."
"" Said that guys like James Farrior and Troy Polamalu would do. ""But the difference would be that make these young boys, I added Clark. «Look at the contributions made by Ziggy (four tackles and a sack), great catches made by Antonio.» These guys really came through for for us and now that is what you need. We know that Ray Lewis and Ed Reed will do their things by Baltimore. But what are their young guys going to do? "I think he won that battle."
And now the Steelers are ready for another shot at the AFC Championship.
"It starts with the top." Starts with the Rooneys - amazing people, amazing family, owners of impressive, "said Roethlisberger." "I believe that all players really respected coaches, from the boy head all the way to our position of guy." We are a family, have I been here, and will continue to fight and do anything, one to the other. "
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