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Flashback Friday: Steelers, Blitzburgh Defense Dominate Raiders In 1994 Slugfest

In the history of the Pittsburgh Steelers, few defenses are above the 1994 Blitzburgh group that dominated teams week after week.

That season, Pittsburgh allowed the second-fewest points per game in the league at just 14.6, which helped the Steelers in the third year under head coach Bill Cowher go 12-4 and reach the AFC Championship Game.

Led by star pass rushers Kevin Greene and Greg Lloyd, and a terrific inside linebacker duo in Levon Kirkland and Chad Brown, the Blitzburgh defense changed the league under Dom Capers, punishing teams week after week. That included a long roadtrip to Los Angeles on Nov.