CAN THE SUPER BOWL CHAMP STEELERS REPEAT?
Its tough. Its happened only eight times since the first Super Bowl in 1967. However, the Steelers have pulled it off twice (IX, X and XIII, XIV) and are the only franchise in NFL history to capture six Super Bowl titles. “We simply are just going to prepare and attack the challenges that lie ahead for us,” says Steelers head coach MIKE TOMLIN. “We have to be a driven group. We have to seek greatness.” MILESTONES ON THE HORIZON Records are made to be broken. . .So what records will be set this season? Some milestones that can be reached this season: On Kickoff Weekend, Minnesota QB BRETT FAVRE will start his 270th consecutive game, believed to be tied for the longest starting streak in NFL history with JIM MARSHALL (Marshall started 270 games in a row for Minnesota from 1961-79. He played 12 games with Cleveland in 1960, but official records of starters were not kept before 1961. However, the Browns internal records indicate that Marshall did not start the final 11 games of that season
