3. Sunday January 22nd 2006 AFC Championship Game at Denver Broncos 34-17
After all the AFC Title game losses, this time on the road against the Broncos, finally the Steelers got it right. The defense pummeled Jake Plummer, and Ben Roethlisberger was just about perfect as the Steelers built a 24-3 halftime lead. They put it on cruise control from there, as Denver closed it to 27-17, but Roethlisberger ran it in late to seal the win and put the Steelers into Super Bowl XL against the Seahawks. It also put Jerome Bettis on a trip back home to Detroit, home of the Super Bowl at Ford Field.
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Anthony Battaglia
May 29, 2015 at 2:04 am
Matt, I seriously think you’ve overlooked the 1993 MNF game vs the AFC back to back defending Conference Champs, Buffalo Bills. It was a statement game for Bill Cowher’s Steelers who were eliminated in the play-offs by the Bills @ Three Rivers. Final score : 24-0.
Matt Loede
May 29, 2015 at 4:12 am
Hi Anthony,
Thanks for the comment – the 93 Bills game was on the long original list for sure and was one of the last ones to get taken off to get the list to 20 games. I think the reason I stayed away from it was due to the aftermath of that game. The following week they were beat up bad by the Broncos, and then lost the next Sunday night to the Oilers. Overall after beating the Bills the team went 3-4 and had to claw their way into the playoffs. Just seemed like the team was never the same after that win, which again is kind of why I kept it off the list. Thank you again for the comment!