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Wednesday, January 04, 2006

Can The Pittsburgh Steelers Break The 6th Seed Jinks ?

The Pittsburgh Steelers face one of the most impossible tasks in sports history. Since the NFL went to the six-team playoff format in 1990, the six seeds are 1-14 in first-round playoff games and have been outscored 31-16 in the process. "History will not determine the winner of this game," veteran defensive lineman Kimo von Oelhoffen said. One number that's in Pittsburgh's favor this weekend, is that no sixth seed has ever had a better record than the 11-5 mark the Steelers have this year. Since 1990, road teams are 18-42 in the wild-card round of the playoffs. "Maybe we can change that," receiver Hines Ward said. "We know the task at hand is going to be hard, there's no question. But if we keep taking the same approach we've been taking the past couple of weeks we'll be fine." But, now the season starts over with everyone even. However, the Pittsburgh Steeelers will have to do something no other team has ever done to win the Super Bowl. "Nobody's ever done it," center Jeff Hartings said. "We're going to try to make history and be the first ones. But the bottom line is to get in the playoffs. Now, anything can happen." Get the rest of the story. That's Pittsburgh Steelers news

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