PITTSBURGH (AP) – Pittsburgh Steelers fans furiously twirled their Terrible Towels in the chilly Heinz Field stands to create a blurry sea of black and yellow after their team beat the New York Jets to win the AFC title.
Pittsburgh’s going back to the Super Bowl for the third time in six years.
The Steelers are bound for Dallas after defeating the Jets 24-19 on Sunday night. They’ll face the Green Bay Packers, who beat the Chicago Bears to take the NFC crown.
More than 66,000 of the Pittsburgh faithful showed up and partied at halftime with their team up 24-3. Then they breathed a collective sigh of relief when the Steelers held on after struggling in the second half.
Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (RAWTH’-lihs-bur-gur) raised an arm in the air as time expired.
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