The New Jersey Nets lost 18 games in a row

There will be cries to bench Aaron Rodgers, to fire Mike McCarthy, to bring back Brett Favre, to have Ted Thompson shipped to Saskatchewan.The Steelers went 40 days without winning a game. That’s 35 days longer than George O’Leary’s tenure at Notre Dame, 30 days longer than Rasheed Wallace’s tenure with the Atlanta Hawks, and 16 days longer than Donte Stallworth’s stint in a Miami prison.If Noah started building his ark after the last Steelers win, he would be done by now.The last time the Steelers won a football game, Ken Griffey, Jr. was still in his thirties. Ken Ober, Foge Fazio, Tommy Henrich, and the D.C Sniper were still alive. Taylor Swift was still a teenager.Lots of things happened in between. Al Groh, Charlie Weiss, Lawrence Frank, and Dick Jauron joined the ranks of the unemployed.The New Jersey Nets lost 18 games in a row. Talk about a losing streak.Hank Baskett became a father.Britney Spears turned 28.Tiger Woods…well, let’s not even get started with him.In Pittsburgh, things turned ugly during the losing streak. There was civil unrest in the streets Ryan Clark was getting sacks full of hate mail every week. Mike Tomlin was branded as the second coming of the tyrant, Jon Gruden.The citizens urged Dick LeBeau to retire.

They called for Bob Ligashesky to be fired. They demanded that Bruce Arians be dragged off to Market Square, where he would be hanged, drawn, and quartered.New rivalries were spawned. We all remember John Madden’s Raiders and Don Shula’s Dolphins. We all know about Jerry Jones’ Cowboys and Bill Belichick’s Patriots. No more chants of “Six-and-seven! Boom-boom-bom-bom-bom. Six-and-seven! Boom-boom-bom-bom-bom.” No more jokes about Super Bowl hangovers and locker room scuffles and players being thrown under bus by The Bus himself.The Steelers have won a football game.Grandfathers will be bouncing grandchildren on their knees someday, telling them about the Sunday late-afternoon game back in December 2009 when the Steelers beat the hated Packers. FSN will show retrospectives of this game during baseball rain delays. ESPN Classic will rerun the game every year on the eve of training camp.It has been reported that Ben Roethlisberger’s game-worn spikes will soon be on display at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.Those who were lucky enough to attend the game in person would be wise to save those ticket stubs inshoe boxes for the rest of their lives. Names like Wallace, Foster, and Burnett will never be forgotten.For many of the players, if not all, it will be the highlight of their careers.

It will be memorialized on DVD and with a special commemorative issue of Sports Illustrated. Executives at ESPN are already working on an NFL Filmsdocumentary about this gameHere we go Steelers, here we go. Wave those Terrible Towels proudly.There will be riots in the Southside and Oakland tonight Pittsburgh schools will all be on a two-hour delay. Courts and post offices will be closed for a day of celebration. The city council will meet only for one hour, to discuss rewriting the budget so the city can afford another parade.O happy day Joy to the world Christmas come early.Steelers win.(Steelers win!). AirTran Airways Announces New Service Between Columbus, Ohio, and FortLauderdale, Fla.-New Service begins March 5, 2009-ORLANDO, Fla., Jan.