Zac Taylor visits local bar to celebrate with the fans

[*jason*]

(01-17-2022, 07:18 PM)Hammerstripes Wrote: Yeah, you're probably the only one.  I don't know the ages of the people on this board, but if you've been a fan as long as I have (1981) then you realize the enormous burden that this win lifted off the franchise's back.

I go back to the 81 season myself... I was really young then, and didn't really understand the game. I remember the 88 season reasonably well, but I don't overly remember the last playoff win against Houston. I'm sure I watched it, but they were reasonably good my entire childhood, and I took it for granted.

The bottom line is all the celebrating is for us... The fans. Those there from day 1, those like you and I that remember success in the 80s, and the younger crowd that only knew various levels of disappointment (some hope mixed in, but in the end; disappointment). They players and coaches know that was just one game.

Hell even the Steelers fans over in smack talk that rubbed our nose in all sorts of shit were genuinely happy for us... The fans. We're among the hardest of the hardcore.