Steeler-mania!

Steelers vs. Titans
Week 1 - September 10, 2009

So, after all the Steelers games I've been to in the past, I finally got the cahones to take my camera. I'm always afraid I'll forget it, lose it, break it, or have it confiscated. I don't know why.
But after I finally got my new camera last year, and it's so small - I decided to give it a whirl.

And right off, I have to thank the random dude in the Limus Sweed jersey for picking my purse (with camera inside) up off the damn sidewalk down by the river and tapping me on the shoulder to hand it back. My purse strap had broken and I didn't even know it. (And no, I wasn't that drunk!)
So, thanks random Steelers fan. You're the coolest of cool!
Steeler fans rock, by the way.

Okay, first off we have a few pics of the fandemonium that is Steeler football. What a bunch of lunatics. The walk to the stadium (from where we park way back at the parking garage near Firewaters Restaurant, which is a hike - past PNC Park and on) is a nice one if you take the route by the river.

There are tons of boats, ships, yachts - whatever. This is just a small example:



Just inside the entrance to Heinz Field:



Once in the stadium, I took this pic from the first level, looking down on one of the gates as the fans are going in:



One of the many parking lots where folks tailgate and such:



My uncle Shawn was there, playing before the game with the Kittanning Fireman's Band:



A beautiful shot of Heinz Field just as people are taking their seats and the players are warming up:



Another shot of the stadium:



A shot of the beautiful city of Pittsburgh:



The Steelers bench during the National Anthem:



Troy Polamalu on the jumbotron. Couldn't resist:



Ready to go...
And yes, the seats are high up there in peanut heaven, but man - you can see everything from up there:

The big, bad Steeler "D" (had to get Harrison #92 in a shot for the hubby):

A difficult shot of the stadium, taken by merging three photos. Not great, but you get the jist of it:

Shot of fans whooping it up:

Offense on the move:

Waiting for the next play, or possibly a tv commercial break:

Huddling:

Another commercial break?

Most popular jersey?

#43 - The jersey I also wore.

GO STEELERS!!!!