Final Score: Steelers 27, Bengals 17

“It feels good. We’ll enjoy this for about 12 hours and get ready to get back to work.” — Ben, on the Steelers winning the AFC North title.

From Will Graves at the AP this morning:

Ben Roethlisberger spoke quietly while teammates raucously pulled on AFC North champion T-shirts around him. The Pittsburgh quarterback has been here before.

“Hopefully, the journey is not over,” Roethlisberger said. “I’m not going to talk about journeys and where we are. We’re still going.”

Even if they might be a little short-handed. Actually, make that a lot short-handed.

The Steelers reclaimed a spot the NFL franchise has considered practically a birthright this millennium with a 27-17 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday night. They turned away a late charge on Antwon Blake’s timely strip of Bengals wide receiver AJ Green and Antonio Brown’s ensuing 63-yard catch and run for the clinching score.

Pittsburgh (11-5) earned their first division title since 2010 and sixth since 2000 by sweeping the season series from the Bengals (10-5-1). The Steelers are the No 3 seed in the AFC and will host Baltimore in the wild-card round Saturday night. Pittsburgh split two games with the Ravens this season, each team winning at home.


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“He played his butt off. My hat’s off to that guy, man. He didn’t bat an eye. He wasn’t perfect — but neither was any of us, also. Tough dude. I told him after his first touchdown I appreciated him because a lot of guys would have tapped out in that situation.” — Ramon Foster on Ben.

And from Chris Adamski at the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:

Ben Roethlisberger missed pregame warm-ups Sunday because of what the Steelers called “a minor stomach virus.”

By the time the virtual AFC North championship game ended, it was the Bengals who were left feeling sick.

Roethlisberger, though visibly weakened and speaking softly, felt much better after the game than he did before it.

“We won,” he said after a 27-17 against Cincinnati that clinched the AFC North division title, “so I feel pretty good.”

Sunday’s performance — 24 for 38, 317 yards, two touchdowns, one interception and one lost fumble — wasn’t Roethlisberger’s finest this season. But it did cap the […]

…for Steeler Nation!

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays from Ben, Ashley, Benjamin Jr. & Baylee!

Steelers to say ‘Thank You Fans’ on Sunday with prizes and giveaways before and during the game. Arrive early and be ready for the huge AFC North showdown.

“We enjoy calling Heinz Field home. We have the best fans in all of football. We love it when they get loud, and rowdy and make it hard on the other team. We look forward to having another one of those type of games this week.” — Ben.

From Teresa Varley, Steelers.com today:

The AFC North title will be on the line Sunday night when the Steelers host the Cincinnati Bengals at Heinz Field, and the atmosphere will be electric.

Steelers’ fans are encouraged to arrive early for the 8:30 p.m. kickoff, and wave their Terrible Towels at kickoff when a nationwide audience will be watching, showing the world why Steelers fans are the best.

The support of Steelers’ fans all throughout the year is a huge boost to the players and coaches, and on Sunday night the organization is showing their appreciation for fans as it’s the ‘Thank You Fans’ game.

The first 5,000 fans to arrive will receive a Steelers Nation Unite Terrible Towel, and all 65,000 in attendance will receive a special ‘Thank You Fans’ scratch off ticket where they can win a variety of prizes.

In addition, throughout the game fans will be selected to win prizes that range from in-stadium food and beverage to Heinz Field concert tickets and one lucky winner will take home a 55” inch flat screen television.

So, arrive early and be ready to cheer on the Steelers as they battle for the AFC North title.


You can read more here.

Five Steelers Selected to the 2015 Pro Bowl Squad, including #7!


From Steelers.com this evening:

Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell, wide receiver Antonio Brown, center Maurkice Pouncey, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, linebacker Lawrence Timmons have been selected to the 2015 Pro Bowl team, announced tonight by the NFL. The Steelers are sending multiple players to the Pro Bowl for the 14th straight season and for the 23rd time in the last 26 seasons.

The Pro Bowl will be played Sunday, January 25, 2015, at University of Phoenix Stadium in Phoenix, Arizona, and will be televised live on ESPN at 8 p.m. (ET). For the second time ever, the Pro Bowl is “unconferenced,” so players were selected without regard to conference by a combined voting of fans, players and coaches.

Roethlisberger has been selected to the Pro Bowl for the third time in his NFL career (2008, ’12, ’15). He has established Steelers single-season franchise records for completions (384) and passing yards (4,635) in 2014, while adding 30 passing touchdowns and a 103.8 passer rating. Roethlisberger has registered a 100.0 or better passer rating in 10-of-15 games in 2014 – a franchise record – and tied for the NFL lead – along with eight 300-yard games. In Week 8, Roethlisberger threw for a single-game franchise record of 522 yards – tying as the fourth-most in NFL history. He set an NFL record for the most passing touchdowns (12) in back-to-back games (Weeks 8-9).


You can read about the other selectees here.

And thank you to everyone sending their congrats via email, Twitter & Facebook!

The colors of Christmas for some Steelers fans are Red, Green, Black & Gold!


Our December Fan Photos post with a little holiday flair:


Brian Confer, Dick Ognen, and Brad King give their traditional Christmas trees some serious Steelers Style!




Ashley Bright and Brian Stephenson put the Christmas spotlight on their favorite Steelers players.




Bella wants to know why she always gets stuck putting on the lights, while Malibu looks ready to howl out a few Christmas songs. And Taz is just catching a few ZZZZZ’s while he’s waiting for Santa….or maybe waiting for next Sunday’s game?


We have more photos of the season to share from the best fans in the world, including some Lil’ Fans, a Lil’ Teammate, and a dog who was born to be a Steelers fan!


Thank you so much to all who sent their photos to share with us & Merry Christmas Steeler Nation!

Final Score: Steelers 20, Chiefs 12

“We are going to move on. We’re going to enjoy this win, but we’re not going to say that we’re a finished product by any means.” — Ben.

The Steelers’ third straight win means they have at least a wildcard play-off spot and will win the AFC North title for the first time since 2010 if they beat the Cincinnati Bengals at Heinz Field next Sunday.

Ben passed for 220 yards, Le’Veon Bell ran in for a one yard touchdown and Shaun Suisham kicked two field goals as Pittsburgh ran out winners.

“I’m not looking past this next game, there’s no way!” — Ben.

Antonio Brown also caught seven passes and scored a touchdown for Pittsburgh, who have won seven out of nine games.


You can listen to Ben’s post-game interview here.

You can see photos from today’s game here.