To get you prepared for the AFC Championship game between the Steelers and Jets, we’re going deep into the advanced stats in three separate posts to see where each team has the advantage. As usual, Football Outsiders and Advanced NFL Stats provide all the number-y goodness. Before I start into the charts, I want to […]

Much of the talk this week has been about the New York Jets defense and rightfully so. The unit has helped lead the team to road victories over the Indianapolis Colts and New England Patriots, two of the most prolific offenses in recent history. It has been a run through the AFC that few predicted […]

Before we fully step in to analyzing the Jets/Steelers matchup for all the AFC marbles this week, I thought we needed one more post to close out the classic game between the Steelers and Ravens last Saturday. Regardless of what happens against New York, the thrilling victory at Heinz Field against the Ravens will be […]

And it all comes down to this. Who would have ever thought the Steelers would be hosting the AFC Championship game in 2011? Despite all the issues in the offseason….the Roethlisberger suspension, the Holmes trade, the Colon injury…the road to the AFC title still travels through Heinz Field.  Certainly, everybody thought the Steelers were headed […]

When the Baltimore Ravens walked off Heinz Field at halftime, they were already warming the bus for a trip to Foxboro next week. Unfortunately for them, Steelers football is 60 minutes.  Thanks to a Joe Flacco choke job that will be painful for Baltimore fans to talk about for years to come, the Steelers stormed […]

The wildcard round is over, and like every year I am left with a couple of questions… Who knew Seattle had a football team? Who thought the Jets would have another game winning drive in them? But that was last week, now we have our divisional match-ups. The one match-up nobody should be too surprised […]

To get you prepared for Saturday’s big Divisional Round matchup between the Steelers and Ravens, we’re going deep into the advanced stats in three separate posts to see where each team has the advantage. As usual, Football Outsiders and Advanced NFL Stats provide all the number-y goodness. For this third part, I’m focusing on special […]

To get you prepared for Saturday’s big Divisional Round matchup between the Steelers and Ravens, we’re going deep into the advanced stats in three separate posts to see where each team has the advantage. As usual, Football Outsiders and Advanced NFL Stats provide all the number-y goodness. Since this is part 2, I might as […]

A cool 35 minutes discussing the upcoming divisional playoff games and such. Some really bold predictions for Steelers/Ravens thrown out by the guys. Music by Herr Styler   

To get you prepared for Saturday’s big Divisional Round matchup between the Steelers and Ravens, we’re going deep into the advanced stats in three separate posts to see where each team has the advantage. As usual, Football Outsiders and Advanced NFL Stats provide all the number-y goodness. In this first part of three, I’m going […]

Since the Cleveland Browns were reincarnated as the Baltimore Ravens in 1996, the Steelers are 18-12 against their archrivals. The point spread (599-545) will show that the games have been extremely close on the scoreboard. However, a close look at the rivalry says that the Steelers have decidedly had the upper hand in recent years. […]

So pumped for next Saturday. Don’t care if it is a tougher matchup for the Steelers or not. It is going to be epic. Nothing worth winning ever came easy.   

The regular season is over and the playoffs are finally here. The Pittsburgh Steelers have a first round bye, so this week at Blitzburghblog.com we will be focusing on the 4 games this Wild Card Weekend…and see who we think will be playing in the Super Bowl. (We know it’s early…but what the hell) Jump […]

Bam and George break down the 2010 All-WPA teams and talk Wild Card weekend including which teams they’d like to see travel to Heinz Field in a week. All-WPA teams here: http://www.advancednflstats.com/2010/12/2010-all-wpa-teams-defense.html Music by Companion http://www.facebook.com/pages/Companion/130485556996387

Week 17   This week the Pittsburgh Steelers (11-4) travel to Cleveland to play the Browns (5-10), in a game that could clinch not only the AFC North title… but also the #2 seed and a first round bye. This is actually one of the few games this week that matter, and in my mind […]