30 Copyright 2008, CBSSports.com http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/view/5835508 en-us One day they'll learn, never give me a forum to post my thoughts to. Be afraid, be very, very afraid. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:00:27 EST http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/12002780?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/12002780?source=rss_blogs_NFL It was a statement game for both teams. The Patriots, who had the Steelers number since 2001, needed the win to stay in the hunt for the playoffs, the Steelers needed this win to, not only get the monkey off their back, but to also quiet some critics ... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:12:49 EST http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/12002780?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11985076?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11985076?source=rss_blogs_NFL It was the words of an old gypsy woman, who muttered an ominous curse in revenge of...oh wait, wrong curse. Perhaps it seems like a curse, having lost 6 matchups out of their last seven meetings. Somehow, the Patriots have seemed to have had the Stee ... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 6:57:24 EST http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11985076?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11921408?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11921408?source=rss_blogs_NFL It was in October when the names of 133 players, coaches and contributors who were eligible and nominated for induction into the NFL Hall of Fame. This morning, the day before Thanksgiving, this list narrowed to 25. Included in this list, three well ... Thu, 27 Nov 2008 10:36:53 EST http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11921408?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11906321?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11906321?source=rss_blogs_NFL Spending time in the military and being stationed overseas can be beneficial. Not only do you get the opportunity to see the sight, experience a place you may never, otherwise have an opportunity to experience, meet new people, and for better or wors ... Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:54:16 EST http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11906321?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11860512?source=rss_blogs_General#comments General http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11860512?source=rss_blogs_General Early Sunday mornings are set aside to clear out the spam from my numerous email accounts. I happened to notice that, along with the regular emails that have informed me that my ex-husband was killed on a dangerous stretch of road in Nigeria, somethi ... Wed, 26 Nov 2008 6:23:46 EST http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11860512?source=rss_blogs_General http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11821598?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11821598?source=rss_blogs_NFL When I was younger, I had one favorite commercial, I can still say it's my all time favorite. The camera catches Mean Joe Green walking into the tunnel, limping and hurt. Behind him, a small boy, a bottle of Coca Cola in his hand, sympathetic, of ... Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:10:34 EST http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11821598?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11820000?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11820000?source=rss_blogs_NFL It seemed fitting, on the night that the Steelers organization honored defensive coordinator, Dick LeBeau for his 50th year in the NFL, that the game would finish the way that it did. ... Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:05:49 EST http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11820000?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11803486?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11803486?source=rss_blogs_NFL Cinci's offense just got a little weaker for tonights game, according to the Bengals website, Chad has been deactivated for tonight's game in Pittsburgh for violation of team rules. Guess Marv finally is getting tough. ... Fri, 21 Nov 2008 6:25:05 EST http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11803486?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11802031?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11802031?source=rss_blogs_NFL Rumor has it that Hines Ward is a marked man going into tonight’s game with the Cincinnati Bengals. The reason, retribution for a season ending injury to the Bengals, Keith Rivers. While the Bengals locker room may be salivating at thoughts of ... Fri, 21 Nov 2008 7:00:05 EST http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11802031?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11610436?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11610436?source=rss_blogs_NFL On a wing and a prayer. Isn’t that what most Hail Mary passes are, throw it up there and hope for divine intervention to come your way and get it in the hands of your receiver in the end zone? Make no mistake, there were two receivers there, th ... Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:09:19 EST http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11610436?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11585651?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11585651?source=rss_blogs_NFL It's finally here, the Sunday I waited two years to watch. It was the one game that I had contemplated getting tickets and driving to Pittsburgh to see. It's the game that I got all excited about when I saw the Colts on the Steelers schedule, ... Mon, 10 Nov 2008 4:17:33 EST http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11585651?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11491940?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11491940?source=rss_blogs_NFL Did you know that going into Monday nights game against the Redskins, Mike Tomlin and the Steelers were undefeated in Monday night games? Actually under Tomlin, the Steelers were 3-0 on Monday night games, before last night. ... Sun, 09 Nov 2008 14:52:00 EST http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11491940?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11419282?source=rss_blogs_General#comments General http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11419282?source=rss_blogs_General It's Halloween, and no doubt, if you've perused the papers and online news sites, you've probably come across some quaint little stories about hauntings and other mischief that tends to occur around this time of year, I know, I have. Ofte ... Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:39:02 EDT http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11419282?source=rss_blogs_General http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11396891?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11396891?source=rss_blogs_NFL After having participated in the “game of the year”, where it seemed that the majority of eyes were following the outcome of the Giants/Steelers game, the Steelers will once again be center stage, along with the Washington Redskins, for t ... Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:04:59 EST http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11396891?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11360663?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11360663?source=rss_blogs_NFL With Steelers longsnapper going out for the season with a torn ACL, the Steelers aren't looking to depend on James Harrison (or other Steeler starter) to perform the duties for the rest of the season. According to the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, the ... Thu, 30 Oct 2008 7:51:47 EDT http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11360663?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11339993?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11339993?source=rss_blogs_NFL Memo to Bruce Arians: Play not to lose and you probably will. When something is working, it’s usually a good idea to go with it until it stops working. ... Tue, 28 Oct 2008 5:26:43 EDT http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11339993?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11279750?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11279750?source=rss_blogs_NFL Some have called this the game of the year, I’m not sure why, but if some in the media want to hype it that way, go for it, though I doubt if the teams will bite. I’m looking at it as more of a game of eeriness, shall we say. Perhaps that ... Sun, 26 Oct 2008 11:51:44 EDT http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11279750?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11268120?source=rss_blogs_General#comments General http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11268120?source=rss_blogs_General So I'm going to take a break from my regularly scheduled football blog to bring you this political announcement, what glitters isn't always gold. Okay, I stole the line from "All the Gold In California". However, both the Republican ... Sun, 26 Oct 2008 21:38:04 EDT http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11268120?source=rss_blogs_General http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11219541?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11219541?source=rss_blogs_NFL Steelers corner, Bryant McFadden, who was injured during this past Sundays game will be out on Sunday against the New York Giants. McFadden showed up at the training center today with his arm in a sling and an apparent soft cast on his arm. McFadden, ... Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:19:24 EDT http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11219541?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11209973?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11209973?source=rss_blogs_NFL There were three teams pulling for a Bengals win on Sunday, the Bengals, the Browns and the Ravens. For the Bengals it would be a way to break their losing streak. For the Browns and Ravens, a Steelers loss would tighten the gap in the AFC North. Of ... Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:16:12 EDT http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11209973?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11157752?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11157752?source=rss_blogs_NFL There are things that you can say are a given. Crisp cool autumn mornings in Western PA and the Ohio valley at this time of year. The brilliant changes of foliage that is associated with fall. A congested parkway going into the city on a weekday morn ... Sun, 19 Oct 2008 22:05:53 EDT http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11157752?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11137881?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11137881?source=rss_blogs_NFL While the NFL front office is planning one spectacular Christmas party, partly due to two fines levied against Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward for god only knows what, criticism on the new direction under commissioner Roger Goodell is coming from a ... Sat, 18 Oct 2008 19:53:40 EDT http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11137881?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11119053?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11119053?source=rss_blogs_NFL When Ben Roethlisberger added to his wish list a tall wide receiver, the Steelers responded with bringing in not one, but two at the beginning of the season. The first was bringing Dallas Baker up from the practice squad and the other, drafting Limas ... Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:41:58 EDT http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11119053?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11077792?source=rss_blogs_General#comments General http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11077792?source=rss_blogs_General I quit, I've had enough, no more!!! ... Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:52:20 EDT http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11077792?source=rss_blogs_General http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11006171?source=rss_blogs_General#comments General http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11006171?source=rss_blogs_General When you think of the Pittsburgh Steelers and mention the "men of steel", your thoughts tend to go to the old Steel Curtain defense of the 70's, the toughness of the LeBeau Blitzburgh defense, the endurance of the bruising or quick runn ... Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:00:30 EDT http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/11006171?source=rss_blogs_General http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/10948341?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/10948341?source=rss_blogs_NFL They said they were screwed. That when they lost Rashard Mendenhall and Carey Davis during the Baltimore Ravens game in week four, that they lost their running game and the Steelers were going to struggle. The demise of the Pittsburgh Steelers was ov ... Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:29:03 EDT http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/10948341?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/10884803?source=rss_blogs_General#comments General http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/10884803?source=rss_blogs_General What does Deanna Favre, Elizabeth Edwards, Georgia Frontiere and my aunt have in common? They each had been diagnosed with Breast Cancer. Unfortunately, the cancer had taken both the lives of St. Louis Rams owner Georgia Frontiere and my aunt. ... Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:19:36 EDT http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/10884803?source=rss_blogs_General http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/10883779?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/10883779?source=rss_blogs_NFL Those of us watching the continuing saga, "those are the days of our Steelers" may be happy to note, that Gary Russell was officially signed off the practice squad and will fill in the depth of the running back corp. It was almost a given t ... Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:58:27 EDT http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/10883779?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/10854108?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/10854108?source=rss_blogs_NFL It will be a short week for the Pittsburgh Steelers as they meet the Jacksonville Jaguars in Jacksonville. Given the season ending injuries to Rashard Mendenhall and Kendall Simmons, along with the Willie Parker already out, Steeler fans are watching ... Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:05:11 EDT http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/10854108?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/10842775?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/10842775?source=rss_blogs_NFL As we spent the day wondering who would replace the rookie running back Rashard Mendenhall, the Pittsburgh Post Gazette had been following the Steelers progression in getting a replacement in quickly. ... Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:03:50 EDT http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/10842775?source=rss_blogs_NFL 100 http://images.sportsline.com/images/cbsdm/spec/cbssportscom.gif http://momluvsfootball.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/view/5835508 100