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The Pittsburgh defense should be extremely solid as usual, especially with a healthy Troy Polamalu back at safety after missing eleven games last year. Linebacker LaMarr Woodley finished the season with eight consecutive games with 0.5+ sacks – the most in team history, topping Greg Lloyd’s prior total of six – which also led the way for Woodley to lead the Steelers 13.5 sacks on the year. In addition to Woodley and Polamalu, it is the combined play of the three other linebackers which is the cornerstone of this defense; James Farrior leads the team with 102 tackles, 68 solos, and 34 assists; James Harrison leads in tackles for loss (6) and forced fumbles (5) while coming in second in the sacks column with 10; Lawrence Timmons is third on the sacks list with 7, while following right behind Harrison in tackles for loss (4) and forced fumbles (4) as well. Actually, five of Pittsburgh’s top tacklers account for 12 of the team’s 14 forced fumbles, a stat that can definitely shift the momentum and win you some games.

Behind quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, who seems to get better each year, the offense was pretty outstanding last year, and could continue to get even better, as a consistent running game would make the 2010 version of this team very dangerous. Roethlisberger (337 of 506, 4,328 YDS, 26 TD) became the team’s first quarterback to throw for 4,000 yards in a season, which was due greatly to his having two 1,000-yard receivers and a 1,000-yard rusher – wide outs Santonio Holmes (79 REC, 1,248 YDS, 5 TD) and Hines Ward (95 REC, 1,167 YDS, 6 TD), running back Rashard Mendenhall (242 carries, 1,108 YDS, 7 TD) – thus marking the first time in Pittsburgh’s history that the team had a 4,000-yard passer, two 1,000-yard receivers, and a 1,000-yard rusher. Additionally, Ward, Holmes, and tight end Heath Miller (76 REC, 789 YDS, 6 TD) all recorded 70+ receptions, the first time three teammates have done so in franchise history. Ward has also caught at least one pass in a team-record 178 consecutive games, good for sixth on the all-time NFL list, in addition to Mendenhall becoming the seventh running back in franchise history to rush for 1,000 yards. Given the breakout season of second-year back Mendenhall, and the fact that Willie Parker (98 carries, 389 YDS) may be going elsewhere as an unrestricted free agent, look for Mewelde Moore (35 carries, 118 YDS) to up his game and see a significant increase in playing time as Mendenhall’s backup if the Steelers do not make a free agent pickup at running back themselves.

With all this historic and longtime NFL franchise has going for it, last year’s fall from the playoff picture was obviously out of the norm. Given that fact, if you really want to be there when they return to the list of the NFL’s elite, you need to order your 2010 Pittsburgh Steelers tickets now and experience a great day of football excitement at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Pittsburgh Steelers 2010 Regular Season Schedule