Super Bowl XLIII: ‘Steel Curtain’ is back in Pittsburgh

 
BY ALAN ROBINSON
Published: January 30, 2009

TAMPA , Fla. — The Doomsday Defense. The Purple People Eaters. The Steel Curtain. Exceptional defenses generate colorful, distinctive nicknames that define a style and forge an image that guarantees they will be mentioned for generations.

There’s no such catchy nickname for these Pittsburgh Steelers , except the not-so-original Steel Curtain II — which, if nothing else, proves Steelers fans love m...


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