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I wrote, earlier this month, about the AFC North and how I saw the division playing out, based solely on the list of opponents that was provided to us earlier this year. I had the Steelers and Ravens both finishing the year 11-6 and battling for the division crown. I’m not wavering from that prediction, but the schedule makers did everything in their power to make it as complicated as possible.
Steelers News
I wrote, earlier this month, about the AFC North and how I saw the division playing out, based solely on the list of opponents that was provided to us earlier this year. I had the Steelers and Ravens both finishing the year 11-6 and battling for the division crown. I’m not wavering from that prediction, but the schedule makers did everything in their power to make it as complicated as possible.
I wanna look even further ahead than that. Now that we have a good idea of what the AFC North teams will look like, I wanted to make some way-too-early projections on how the division will shake out this season. Who will be the kings in the North this year?
I would argue that EVERY SINGLE PICK they made, besides the Logan Lee pick, should’ve been off the board before we got them. It was a masterclass in patience by Pittsburgh this year.
Pittsburgh Stuff
Since that 5-0 start, the club has gone 6-11, losing each of their last six games, making them 11-11 heading into tonight's game against the Brewers.
Later tonight, when the Boston Red Sox come to PNC Park for a game against the Pirates, Russell Wilson will be throwing out the ceremonial first pitch.
Hozier is bringing his ‘Unreal Unearth Tour’ to The Pavilion at Star Lake in Burgettstown, PA on Monday, July 29th, 2024 at 8:00 pm.
PGHistory
I had to get the full story from the horse’s mouth. In this case, the horse is Jason Kirin, a writer and researcher of Pittsburgh’s history of violence against sex workers; work he does in honor of his grandmother, Shirley Cavanaugh, who is the subject of the aforementioned book.
On a cold winter day in 1986, Frank Furko walked into the Animal Rescue League in Pittsburgh, thinking he would take a look at the dogs and maybe adopt one if he could find one that was nice. While he was there, a little, pudgy, orange tabby cat caught his eye.
By the end of the day on March 13th, nearly two feet of snow covered the region, courtesy of what is now referred to as the Storm of the Century.