Bill Cowher

Bill Cowher
William Laird Cowheris a former professional American football coach and player in the National Football League. In Cowher's 15 seasons as head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the team won eight division titles and made 10 playoff appearances. Cowher led the Steelers to the Super Bowl twice, winning one. He is the second coach in NFL history to reach the playoffs in each of his first six seasons as head coach, a feat previously accomplished by Paul Brown. Cowher resigned...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth8 May 1957
CityCrafton, PA
field game playing road wear white
We'll wear white because we're on the road. We're not playing at Heinz Field and, to me, that makes it a road game and we wear white jerseys for road games.
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I would have liked to have seen us hold them to a field goal down there, but I gotta give the kid credit, ... Who was it, Cooley? He made a nice play on that.
field playing
We're not playing at Heinz Field so, to me, it's an away game.
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For every yard that he's gained on the field, this guy, in my mind, has exceeded that off the field ? the kind of guy he is, the way he gives back and what he stands for. I've never been around too many guys like that.
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It's a first. But we were holding them to field goals rather than touchdowns and got a chance to win it in the end.
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We settled for three field goals in the four times down there. It's something we can improve on and something we need to improve on.
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Holding them to a field goal was huge in the beginning of the game.
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I didn't think it was that big a deal what jersey color you're wearing. Maybe that's just me, OK? To me, if you're not playing at Heinz Field it's an away game. I think anyone can understand that rationale. If it's a sensitive issue to people, I'm sorry.
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We've been somewhat of a desperate team for a long time. I think we need to continue to play that way. Like I said before, we are still the same team that, seven weeks ago, not a lot of people were giving us a chance.
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We just tried to limit Ben's access this week. You'll all have plenty of chances to talk to him.
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We were put in that situation when we lost those three games. We have to come back and win at home against Detroit and go on the road wherever we need to go.
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We mixed it up, you have to. We did a good job, dropping eight or mixing pressure to try to disrupt him, get him out of his rhythm.
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We mixed it up and did a good job of dropping eight and bringing pressure and trying to disrupt them and get them out of their rhythm. They hit some big plays there in the fourth quarter, and we were fortunate to get out of there with the win.
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We missed him. Yeah, we won some games, but this guy is one of the best at his position in the National Football League and is recognized as such.