Note to Pittsburgh Steelers: Mike Shanahan Rarely Loses Football Games After The BYE

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Broncos Return From Bye
Published 10/15/2007 by Kim at Predominantly Orange | A Blog For Denver Broncos Fans
The Broncos (2-3) face a difficult game this week against the Pittsburgh Steelers (4-1). The Broncos are giving up 2.5 times more rushing yards than the Steelers. Like Denver, Pittsburgh just came off their bye week, and I m sure they re ready to rack up some more wins. So what did Broncos players do during their four days off? Some planned to stay in town while others were going to catch a flight out of Denver. Mike Shanahan didn t care what his players did as long as they stayed out of trouble and got some rest. Shanahan has a good record coming off of the bye week (9-3) , so he must give his players a good pep talk before they go on their mini vacations. Here s a breakdown of some of the players plans courtesy of the ...

The Curse of Tommy Maddox?
Published 10/18/2007 by Cotter at One For The Other Thumb
... The Bye Week ~ Here's another one that could cut either way. Both the Steelers and Broncos had byes last week. For the 4-1 Steelers, this could mean that they are now well rested, healthier, and ready to play hard like they have all year. But it could mean something else for the 2-3 Broncos. For the Broncos, this Bye week could've been a wake up call. A "hey, if we don't get our shit together, we ain't making the post season" realization. Plus, as our friends at Behind The Steel Curtain point out, the Broncos are 9-3 coming off bye weeks in the last 12 years. Further, they haven't lost one coming off a bye for at least the last 4 years (since an '02 loss to Oakland...an eventual Super Bowl participant that year FYI). Not that this guarantees anything...just something else to consider. ...