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All four teams led by strong mentors

By Len Pasquarelli
ESPN.com

Thursday, January 20, 2005

In the 2001 AFC championship game, the Pittsburgh Steelers out-gained the New England Patriots by 47 yards, owned a plus-eight advantage in first downs, averaged nearly one yard per snap more than their opponent, and still managed to lose the title contest by a 24-17 count. The culprit: A Chernobyl-like special teams meltdown in which the Steelers allowed Troy Brown to return a punt 55 yards for a touchdown following a bizarre penalty on the Pittsburgh coverage unit, and in which the Patriots a ...

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