SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- History could be working against the Steelers this week.
Not only are they breaking in a new starting quarterback, they're doing so in a game on the West Coast, which might as well be the Bermuda Triangle for the Steelers.
Plenty of good Steelers teams have headed west, only to find themselves lost -- or at least with another loss added to their ledger.
The Steelers are just 26-49-1 when playing outside of the Eastern Time Zone since the 1970 merger. Overall, they're 19-39 in franchise history on the West Coast, dating back to the first game they played there in 1941 against the Los Angeles Rams.