5. Sunday January 15th 2006 AFC Divisional Playoff at Indianapolis Colts 21-18
One of the most wild playoff games in the history of the game, the heavily favored Colts, who were 14-2, allowed the Steelers to come into the RCA Dome and shock Peyton and company winning 21-18. This game had it all, a huge blown call, a Jerome Bettis fumble that nearly cost the Steelers the game, and a Mike Vanderjagt field goal miss that sent the Steelers to Denver for the AFC Title Game. No one gave the underdog Steelers much of a shot, but they built a lead, and their defense never allowed Peyton Manning time to get comfortable, leading them to get the upset win.
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Anthony Battaglia
May 29, 2015 at 2:04 am
Matt, I seriously think you’ve overlooked the 1993 MNF game vs the AFC back to back defending Conference Champs, Buffalo Bills. It was a statement game for Bill Cowher’s Steelers who were eliminated in the play-offs by the Bills @ Three Rivers. Final score : 24-0.
Matt Loede
May 29, 2015 at 4:12 am
Hi Anthony,
Thanks for the comment – the 93 Bills game was on the long original list for sure and was one of the last ones to get taken off to get the list to 20 games. I think the reason I stayed away from it was due to the aftermath of that game. The following week they were beat up bad by the Broncos, and then lost the next Sunday night to the Oilers. Overall after beating the Bills the team went 3-4 and had to claw their way into the playoffs. Just seemed like the team was never the same after that win, which again is kind of why I kept it off the list. Thank you again for the comment!