You can tell when it’s football season in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The lights are shining down on Heinz Field, terrible towels are waving, fireworks are setting off and Steelers nation is set for what they hope is another championship season. The Tennessee Titans came into Pittsburgh with one thing in mind-win the game and begin the season 1-0 but it didn’t turn out for them the way they had hoped. Ben Roethlisberger, two-time Superbowl quarterback, led his team to another nail biter coming back in the fourth quarter to force overtime. Tied 10-10 in the fourth quarter, Roethlisberger completed a bomb to Hines Ward; however, Ward did something out of the ordinary for the Superbowl forty MVP and fumbled the ball. The Titans gained control of the football but just let the clock run out forcing the game to overtime. Steelers nation held their breath while the coin flipped in the air because the Steelers haven’t lost a home opener in six years. There is one rule about overtime in football whoever scores first wins the game so if your team wins the coin toss it’s a huge advantage. The Steelers won the coin toss and started working their way all the way down the field without much help from Willie Parker and the running game. Once Roethlisberger and his teammates reached within field goal range they sent out their automatic ace Jeff Reed to kick the winning 33-yard field goal. Finally, after three plus hours the Pittsburgh Steelers pulled out the victory and look like they could be on their way to another winning season. Although, one negative note was that Troy Polamalu, one of Pittsburgh’s best defenders tore his MCL and is inactive for up to six weeks.

Deborah Hilton
Card Swap Sports Analyst