Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cleveland Browns Football Game

I went to go see the Pittsburgh Steelers play against their rivals, the Cleveland Browns. The game was the last game of the season (Sunday, December 30, 2012) and I was able to go last minute (and for little money) because they didn't make the play-offs. It also was in the middle of a major snow storm (which meant I was in many layers of clothing and had to get creative to try and stay warm, but I was still absolutely freezing! Most people didn't make it to half-time before they had to leave because they were so cold. It continued snowing throughout the entire game.

Here's the stadium as I walked up to it to go inside

for the game. Luckily, I was able to get all of my

professional camera equipment in so I was able to 

get some great shots!

The Hall of Champions where all of their Super Bowl

trophies are on display. The Steelers have the most

out of any team in the NFL.

You immediately know your in Heinz Field 

by all the Heinz symbols everywhere.

The Heinz family and company are all 

from Pittsburgh.

This is my favorite shot of the day! You can see the 

golden bridges and the snowy mountain sides off in 

the distance that Pittsburgh is famous for.

 Though it was freezing there still were way

more fans in the stadium than I expected.

Pittsburgh is known for having the most

die-hard, faithful fans of any professional team.

 Seen here is head coach Mike Tomlin

 (in the black baseball cap).

 My seat was in the end zone, so I was able to get some

nice shots when the team was at my end zone with the ball.

Here is quarterback "Big Ben" Roethlisberger.

 I was thrilled to get some nice shots even though I was 

really far away from the action. I miss my days 

running up and down the sidelines at the University

of Alabama (Roll Tide) shooting the games

for the college newspaper.

This was a huge tackle and a turning point 

for the momentum of the game.

 Fans waving their famous "terrible towels" and cheering.

 After I left, I was able to get a few nice

shots of the city. Here is the home field of the 

Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team.

 And these last two shots I got as I drove away

from the city after I left the game.
So excited that they turned out nicely.

Here are the skyscrapers of the city of Pittsburgh.

 And the stark difference of how it used to be such an 

industrial city and the home of most of the steel 

production in America.