Tomlin Ready for First Playoff Game

He took over a team that finished .500 a year after winning the Super Bowl and featuring star players set in their ways with a built-in comfort level from the only coach most of them had played for.
Mike Tomlin’s first season with the Steelers has been better than predicted when the team convened for training camp at St. Vincent College in July — a 10-6 record with an AFC wild-card game tonight against Jacksonville at Heinz Field.

“It’s different from Coach (Bill) Cowher. This is Coach Tomlin’s team,” said receiver Hines Ward, a Cowher favorite and the Steelers’ career leader in receiving yards, receptions and touchdown receptions.

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