What dirty play??  All I saw was good hits.  Hard.. Hell yeah... but the Ravens hit just as hard.  The Double tackle on Ben that whacked out his lower back??  Questionable at best.  Hands to the face and we got called for a retalliation?  Hmmmm. Twisting Hines' leg?   Come on !!   Dirty play.  Sounds like sour grapes and you're eatin' 'em.  I think the Refs did a great job.  I totally respect the Ravens and think they are not that far behind.  Just about where Ben was when NE knocked him out of the playoffs in his first year.  You have to admit, regardless how it turned out, it was a well played, hard hitting, smash mouth football game ... period.  If you are a tue fan.. then this had to be a game for you not matter how it turned out.  I'm a die hard Steeler fan but would have rightfully given the Ravens their due had they won.  Take five and reflect on what you wrote.

Get over yourself!  It was a clean hit.

there was a lot of calls the Ravens got away with today double hit to Ben after he threw the ball touchdown called back face mask not called but when we got mad about it we got the flag so get over yourself the helment play you refer to was pure accident Mcgahee put his shoulder down right before the hit there was no way to stop that impack. be a man and stop whinning you wouldn't be whinning if the Steelers lost

GO STEELERS
WIN ANOTHER RING !!

The steelers will loose the superbowl for sure because there not the better team and they will not be the better team on feb 1st.. they got away with alot of luck today and will not be so lucky in 2 weeks.

Wacco for Flacco.

Hey im a ravens fan through and through but there was no dirty play on either side. These two teams have alot of respect for each other and will always battle hard. I hate the steelers manily because of there fans we went to the game this year in pittsburgh and got spit on twice but that dosent take away from the fact that clack for pittsburgh hit willis very very hard but very very legal. So stop crying we lost flacco will just keep getting better and we will be contenders again for many years to come.

"The National Football League is doomed to failure unless something is done and QUICK about the Pittsburgh Steelers and their DIRTY play. They get away with it and nothing is ever done about it. WAKE UP, ROGER GOODELL!!!!!! GO ARIZONA!!! GO THE REST OF THE NFL!!!"

Dirty play?  Lemme guess...you will petition Goodell that the players wear leotards next year.  It was incidental.  Never mind the fact that there were at least three late hits (according to the rules) on Big Ben but where are your protestations about that?  No my friend, its not dirty play you are concernced with...its the fact that you obviously favor a less successful team.  Are you from Cleveland....or better (worse) yet...DETROIT.  My suggestion:  Run to LensCrafters or the Optical Shop at your local Wal-Mart...

truenflfan = truetroll

It only seems Pittsburgh "plays dirty" when you come from a city that can't produce a winner.  The Steelers are THE Real Deal and will soundly defeat the poor, unappreciated little birdies.   Hope there is enough Kleenex in Phoenix when this one is over.  A true NFL Fan appreciates what the Steelers bring; real "made-in-the-USA" smash-mouth football.  We breed that in Western PA and the Steeler Nation will show it again in Tampa.  This is only the beginning.  There will be no happy ending for Phoenix's "Cinderella" story.  I doubt if the little birdies even make it to the playoffs next year.

HERE WE GO STEELERS HERE WE GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

trunflfan,

I see Janey and Bobby and Mary.  There's Jimmy and Johnny and Suzy.  This ain't Romper Room, step aside and let the big boys play a real game of football.  BTW, you think the Steelers have the refs on their side.  How many freaking sacks would Harrison have had if he weren't held on 4 out of 5 pass plays this year? 

steelers = #1 defense in NFL....one of the weakest offensive lines in the nfl...no standout burner/acrobatic catcher (fitzgerald/boldin)...yet they are in the superbowl....

cards= two talented wr(best wr tandem in nfl)...they have been playing defense for like a few games and not everyone is ont he cards banwangon....i just dont get it! Defense wins games and the steelers have the best in the nfl. All cards have are trick plays (as seen in the cards vs. eagles game) and larry fitz and boldin...

does anyone remember where the cards where when they plays on thankgiving and against the patriots? and u guys think the cards will win cus they having a lucky streak...LOL! I beleive in Tomlin! lets go steelers!

Don't be a hater!

ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND? THE HELMET TO HELMET WAS INCIDENTAL. The refs are not on pittsburghs side. Did anyone notice Harrison being held on 95% of the plays in the afc championship? Cause the blind ass ref's sure didnt!

Football must not be your sport if you believe that was a dirty hit. Underwater ballet would probably be a better fit for you. Perhaps you've had a bad experience hitting or being hit in organized football. The hit was brutal and so is the game.

If you watch the replay with you eyes open then you'll see that McGhee and Clark lowered thheir helmets at the same time.......Yes the other guys name is Clark if you watched it.

True NFL Fan.... If you were a true fan.... you would know the "Guy" is Ryan Clark.... True fan huh.......

There should be fines and suspensions handed down, goodell is to chicken to do it now, bet you he waits until after the SB. You now Rooney has already called him.

Fines and suspensions handed down for what?  Playing football?  Why is it everyone cries dirty when the Steelers make a hit but don't have the same fury when it is a Steeler being hit?  Seems to me Big Ben took a similar hit a few weeks ago and the Steelers didn't run around crying foul play.  Come on, get real, and let the boys play football.  Guess the truenflfan won't ever be watching another football game.

Go back under your bridge, TROLL

truenflfan...you're such a loser and hoser!  Good never watch another NFL game...that'll really impact the league.  You're a joke, dude.  Get over the fact that your boy Harbaugh took over a team that had an established, well run defense that kept them in most games.  Flacco only had to "not" lose games and the D would cover for him.  Well that didn't happen today.  Take away the fact that Willis goes down hard and you still lost the game.  The really bad news for you is this...Ray Ray is getting old and it is showing.  He's still better than 90% of the MLB in the league, but he's lost a step.  Bart Scott will likely sign elsewhere and Suggs will likely stay put, but the Ravens are slowing losing their top rated Defense.  Offensively, Flacco isn't a bad QB, but he's not Big Ben.  Your two playoff victories came about due to the Raven D, not it's O.  Well so long, nfltruefan, it was nice hearing from you in this forum and since you'll not be a fan of the NFL next year as you stated should Clark not be fined/suspended, which won't happen, don't let the Superbowl hit you on the butt on your way out the door...loser and chump!

that's OK...Candy asses like you and the Ravens should stick to watching softball or jacks anyhow....those are legitimate hard hits...otherwise there would have been a flag thrown. This is "tackle" football!! I am sure that the cheap shot that Ben took was perfectly legit in your eyes??

LEARN THE GAME!!!!!!!!  He hit a Running Back...TEXTBOOK!!!!  If you knew the game you would know that this is how DB's (I have 3 college DB's) are tought to hit from the time they are little boys.  He did not lead with his head (helmet) he lead with his shoulder...Proper tech.  If Clark had lead with his head his neck would be BROKEN...the helmets hitting was a result of the momentum (simple physics)...as I said before LEARN THE GAME...by the way if there is a rule about how you are supposed to tackle a running back I would really like to see it...

Truefan,

Take a Midol.

The helmet to helmet rule does not apply to a 200 lb safety trying to tackle a 230 lb running back.  If that were the case, every other hit would be flagged.  The rule applies to QBs in the act of passing or to defenseless receivers.  In every other instance, the contact is legal.

Football Mom, you are so cool!

 search Ryan Clark big hit on McGahee on youtube 0:45 i could watch it all day and not see where a ref should do anything. Clark stayed level through the tackle but at the last second mcgahee bent down. Maybe he should be cited? of course not because althought his injury was a shame because he was a key part in the ravens playing no one should be blamed for that it was a hard hit in a hard game. that's why they make the big bucks.

obvious that you have never played a contact sport in your life... keep playing with your joystick and thinking you know football.

If it was dirty the players on the Ravens would have made a big event out of it. Fact is even McGahee said it was JUST FOOTBALL.

It's funny that whenver a team dominates another it has to be the refs, no calls, dirty play or something. How about your team just got beat. As a Steeler fan I have never complained about calls. Has anyone here read the rules. When a player (other than QB) has the ball in his possesion not in the act of catching, THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS HELMET TO HELMET!!!! Morons!!! Ray Lewis nailed Willie Parker and got a lot of Helmet but Steelers fans aren't crying!!!

Never count Al Davis out, right! lol

Congrats to the Cards on what they've accomplished, but honestly, they haven't faced anything even close to the defense the steelers line up every sunday. If you think Warner has the mobility to evade the Steelers pass rush for 60 minutes you are delusional. Their scoring machine won't work against the Steelers with no run attack and Warner on his kiester. 

What?!  You guys rode the old St Louis Cardinals out the door.  You sound like you cheered on the St Louis Rams after their departure and now you want to ride the band wagon of AZ?  C'mon man, don't be a hoser, stay true to your team and....wait, who is your team?  Or are you simply a Kurt Warner fan?  I hope you follow him all the way back to the Iowa Barnstormers...wait was that a real team, no..no, they aren't around any more.  True enough, this is a cool story about the upstarts making good, but don't let the Panthers meltdown last week let you think these Cardinals will be able to win back east, outside and against the #1 defense in the league.  The Steelers will have at least 3 sacks, 2 picks and 1 force fumble...tallying up to at least 17 points from those turnovers...remember you live by the TO you die by it and that's how the Cards have been winning.  Now, they'll have a taste of that against the Black and Gold Steel Curtain Defense:  The Next Generation.  

nobody beats the cards????  i thought they lost 7 games this year??

It was helmelt-to-helmet but it was accidental.  Clark lowered his shoulder and McGahee move forward in such a way as Clark's and his momentum caused the helmet-to-helmet.  Nobody's fault.

Yeah GO RAIDERS! Win more than 5 games next season!

btw The steelers have won more game THIS YEAR than the raiders have in 2006, 2007, and 2008 combined.

Raiders fans can't spell NFL or count past five.  You're asking for too much uurf...

HERE WE GO STEELERS HERE WE GO!!!!!

Yep and they'll need him (Destiny) and his cousins, Hope and Prayers to even have a chance.  How about playing the toughest schedule in the NFL and finishing with the second best record in the AFC (12-4) and running the table against one of the hottest offenses in the league (SD) last week and against the number 2 defense in the league (Baltimore).  No my dear, DESTINY is on the side of the Pittsburgh Steelers winning a league leading sixth Lombardi Trophy.  GO STEELERS!!!!

Arizona cardinals will go to Tampa with Bob Hope's brother, No Hope!  GO TROY!

He gets his hair cut, he might get some respect...

He has more respect than the likes of you will ever know.  Obviously you're not too knowledgable about football or you would already know that.

Wow Ratt intelligent football conversation.   You must be the ideal fan for your team.... Nothing but football knowledge

I've got enough knowledge about football that it should not allow hippies to play the game.  Where are the days of the clean shaven and short hair cuts with the likes of Bradshaw, swann, real true players of the game.

Wow, so only if you have the right haircut you are a "true player"? Who cares about his nativeness to America Samoa..... he needs to fit your profile of a "true player".  The guy you are talking about is the most honest, modest and one of the hardest working in the NFL.  But he is not a true player, because he wears his hair long because of his culture.   Again, intelligent.

what difference does hair make that doesn't make or break a player his talent is what got him where he is and he has lots of it.  go steelers you deserve it

so if Lynn Swann or Terry bradshaw would have had longer hair they wouldn't have been great players? no they were great no matter what

get a life ratt

better get your trading cards out and check the long hairs and giant fros on the Steelers in the 70s, RATT.

Stupidest comment by far in a forum full of doozies.

Damn, Ratt, are you sure you even want non-white players in this league.  How about barring players missing teeth, those who have minor dental issues or don't attend Sunday services.  What a joke you are, dude.  Go back to reading the Beetle Bailey, you homer!

He isn't a hippie it is cultural and religious otherwise he would probably choose to have it cut. 1 less thing for them to grab. Then again it is probably good incentive for him to be so fast and unpredictable. Besides, with that cut you can spot him from at least the other side of the field

Did he really do that?  If so, combine that with the stupid act last week of picking up the phone on the Giants side line.  Makes you wonder if he's not losing it, huh?!

With the week off, they will lose their edge.  X factor?  You don't think the Steeler players think they can, or will, win it all?  The Steeler players will be better prepared than the Cardinals.  Know that they will not be distracted by all the SB hype.  Most of them just played in a SB just three years ago, so that'll be the X-factor, watch and see.

The Falcons were good and a little lucky to get as far as they did with a rookie QB--Rookie of the year--or not. Az did not beat Carolina; Delhomme handed them the game with six picks and a fumble. Az's defense is not THAT good. The Eagles have been gassed for the last 4 games and a lot of hope, but they ran out of gas and luck yesterday. The Steelers are a whole nuther story! Here we go Steelers here we go!

Wow...that was a hell of a pick.  Too bad it won't pay off.  Sorry to rain on your parade.

It's gonna suck to get this close and lose on that bet! The Steeler defense is gonna take over in the first quarter and coast in the 2nd half. This one will be over before halftime.

I had ten on them them to win their conference at 30 to 1 too. Been buying a ticket on conference and SB for the last eight or ten years, and living with disappointment. This has been a great season for a Cards fan, and the game ain't over 'til it's over as they say. Don't need to make excuses anymore about the Cards.

It may as well be a million to one!   Go ahead and throw away that ticket, its WORTHLESS!

Not yet.

I can assure you that NOBODY from Arizona will cry if the Cardinals lose. Can you say the same thing?

Really, soupMom?!  That's terrible.  You guys don't know how to be true fans yet, I guess.  I lived in Phoenix for two years and the problem is there are no true Cardinal fans.  Everyone in the PHX are from somewhere else.  True fans would be heart broke to see their team lose in the big show.  Guess you don't realize that this is not something that happens too often...unless you are a Pittsburgh, Dallas or NE fan.  So sad you said what you said.  Think about it!

Oh golly, on the Cardinals Haters Bandwagon much?

It's awesome to be a Cardinals fan. Sure, we want the team to win, but we enjoy the game as much. I want them to beat Pittsburgh, even more so after reading all your childish comments... but the fun of watching the Cardinals play for another season and seeing them achieve so much more than people like you and all the announcers on TV and presswriters ever thought they could... that is good enough for me.

Someone wins every game, someone loses every game. 31 teams don't win the Super Bowl every single year. True fans believe in their team, win or lose. I could have walked out of that stadium yesterday with my head held high and would have enjoyed the game JUST as much if the Eagles stole it with their last play. I'm glad the Cardinals pulled it off and I will enjoy the Super Bowl, win or lose.

Soupmom,

If they aren't a Cards fan and don't watch them play regular, they just don't understand. Cards are more fun to watch than any other team as far as I am concerned. We pay over 200 a year just to watch the Cards play on DTV.