From Oilers to Texans, Houston's road to the Super Bowl once again goes through a ...
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"The road to the Super Bowl goes through Pittsburgh." Former Houston Oilers coach Bum Phillips' iconic quote is once again applicable to a Houston team trying to reach the Super Bowl. If the Houston Texans are going to make a Super Bowl run this year, it'll have to start with a win over a team that is synonymous with Houston's playoff past. While Monday will mark their first playoff game against each other, this won't be the first time a team from Houston has faced Pittsburgh in the postseason. The Steelers faced the Oilers in the postseason three times between 1978 and 1989, including consecutive years with a Super Bowl berth at stake. Unlike their extremely intense rivalry with the...