Even though the Steeler Nation is fairly large, I suspect I may be the only person in Ireland flying a Steelers flag on my car. It sure makes it easy to spot amongst the other Toyota Corollas in parking lots.

They only show four games a week on Sky Sports here, but I’ve been lucky as almost all the Steelers games have been shown, and of course, all the playoff games. I did have to splurge for NFL Game Pass last week to watch the Divisional Playoff, and I can’t say enough about the HD quality of the internet broadcast.

I haven’t lost any interest in American Football, though I have picked up a healthy interest in GAA and certainly rugby. I’m convinced a squad of rugby lads would run all over an American football squad, because I’d assume an American football player wouldn’t have the cardiovascular fitness to keep up the entire match. And as a fan, there really is something to be said for an entire game of fairly sustained non-stop action, minus one half-time break.

That being said, it’s gonna be a hell of a game tomorrow night. Go Steelers!