The Steelers played the Falcons at the Georgia Dome on October 22nd. Unfortunately for us, the offense was pretty generous with the football and turned it over 4 times. The Falcons were able to turn those mistakes into points and a 41-38 win over our Steelers. It was an exciting game that went into a “single possession” overtime (the league needs to change that rule!). The Falcons won the toss, put together enough yards to kick a field goal and that was that.

The Steelers offense couldn’t be stopped by the Birds, only by their own mistakes. They had almost 400 yards of total offense that included 5 touchdown passes, three by Ben before he got knocked from the game, and two more by Charlie Batch. Charlie played great again in place of Ben! Very nice to have such a great, local guy as a backup. Way to go Charlie!

In spite of the disappointing loss, the event was a lot of fun for the THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS of Steelers fans who packed the Dome. Most estimates put the number at about 40% Steelers fans which translates into roughly 28,000 Steelers fans!!!! It was about as close to a home game as you can get!

Barnacle’s and the Steel City Mafia hosted a Steelers Fan Pep rally on Saturday night with special guest Greg Lloyd. We had a great time, tipped a few beers, and got some great autographed memorabilia. Greg was great and spent almost three hours with us. Thank you Mr. Lloyd!

See some photos of both events by clicking “Pictures” link to the top of this page.

HERE WE GO STEELERS, HERE WE GO!!!

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