Peyton Manning Picks the Steelers Apart

With The Pittsburgh Steelers already smarting from their season ending loss to Denver at the hands of Tim Tebow, they have to face the same the Broncos again to open the 2012 season. This time it's with Peyton Manning. Fresh off of neck surgery, he uses what's above the neck as well as his arm to pick the depleted Steelers defense apart. 31 to 19 was the final score, but the Denver Broncos had enough to defeat a soft defence and very little pressure on Peyton Manning. It was a disappointing performance fo the Steelers, but they'll bounce back in week 2.

Pittsburgh Steelers (RIP) Rest In Pieces

The 8-8 Denver Broncos and Tim Tebow beat the 12-4 Pittsburgh Steelers 29-23 and eliminated them in the first round of the NFL AFC wildcard playoffs in OT. The severely injured Steelers limped into Denver only to be carried out on a slab. The NFL's #1 defense played it's worst game of the season and a hobbled Big Ben Roethlisberger was careless enough with the ball to help the Denver defense secure a 23-23 tie and move the game into overtime.

Tebow connected with Demaryius Thomas on the first play from scrimmage after the overtime kickoff to secure the win for Denver. You could tell as the game progressed, the Broncos wanted it more. Tebow had his best game of the season and took advantage of a soft Steelers defense. The Broncos will face the New England Patriots next on the road to an improbable miracle run to an AFC championship and maybe the Super Bowl!