By Bob Smizik | Monday, 12:30 am. The decades-old slogan that the NFL loves and which begins, ``On any given Sunday,’’ is losing some of its steam this season, what with there being so many dog teams in the league. But even if it’s true that on any given Sunday there’s a whole...
By Bob Smizik | Sunday 5:30 p.m. It was a return to yesteryear as well as last year. Like the old days, the defense bailed out the offense and the Steelers took a gigantic step in the right direction yesterday at Heinz Field with a 27-17 win over the Minnesota Vikings. The more than 65,000 people who...
Minnesota -- how could a team with horns on its helmet call "tails?" -- won the toss and elected to receive. The temp is up to 55, and the sun makes it feel warmer. Game on. FIRST QUARTER 1:03 p.m.: The Vikings gave the defense three very different looks, including a little no-huddle. And you...
4:15: Deferring on the road? Hmmmm. Interesting choice. 4:17: Sorry, CBS' Jim Nantz, but a one-point defeat of Tennessee on the road in Houston isn't The Upset of the Year. But, for Steelers fans, it either means the Titans feel vulnerable just in time for the playoffs. . . or they'll be...