The Minnesota Vikings started the 2023 campaign on a sour note with a 20-17 defeat to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at U.S Bank Stadium. It was a tough loss, not because it was only by three points or the fact that the Vikings were favored heading into the game, but because of how they lost. Against… read more

Fans do a funny thing when the NFL schedule gets released. They break it down game-by-game and predict their team’s final win total. Any fan who gets too emotionally involved will get way too optimistic. Essentially, beat any team that wasn’t in the playoffs, split games against playoff teams, and add an upset or two…. read more

The Pittsburgh Steelers were in front of their home crowd to start the NFL regular season for the first time in eight years. Unfortunately, the setting did not factor into the game’s outcome and the Steelers defense struggled to slow down the San Francisco 49ers while the offense didn’t make much noise the entire day…. read more

The Pittsburgh Steelers were losers in their first regular season game Sunday, losing to the San Francisco 49ers in Pittsburgh. After the game there was plenty of post-game sound to check out from the black-and-gold. Below you’ll see what the Steelers players and coaches had to say about the game. Everything from Mike Tomlin’s post-game… read more

The Minnesota Vikings began their 2021 NFL season with a tough loss against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in week 1. Fans were eager to see how the team would perform in front of a packed U.S. Bank Stadium, which was honoring players from the decade of excellence and Vikings legend Bud Grant. Unfortunately, the Vikings… read more

There wasn’t much to enjoy in the Pittsburgh Steelers Week 1 loss to the San Francisco 49ers. The 30-7 drubbing left a bad taste in everyone’s mouth, but it wasn’t as if there wasn’t some good stuff which took place at Acrisure Stadium Sunday. T.J. Watt’s three sacks of Brock Purdy put him in a… read more

There are plenty of ways to lose a football game, and the Minnesota Vikings chose its route in a 20-17 week one loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Vikings offense outgained the Buccaneers 369-242 on the stat sheet. Tampa Bay won the turnover margin 3-0, aiding a road upset victory. “Disappointing start to our… read more

The Pittsburgh Steelers weren’t just losers in Week 1, losing to the San Francisco 49ers 30-7 at home, but there was more than just the 0-1 record which is bad news for Pittsburgh. On top of the putrid performance, the Steelers are dealing with a myriad of injuries following the season opener. Following the loss,… read more

The idiom “a knee jerk reaction” means that you respond to something in an equally unthinking way. That’s something as sports fans that we typically do, and if it’s in an unthinking way then I definitely qualify. Knee jerks apply especially if you are a full blood Yinzer, or even just a part Yinzer, who… read more