The 2015 NFL season is now officially in the books after Emmanuel Sanders and the Denver Broncos emerged victorious to secure the franchise’s third trophy in eight Super Bowl appearances—unfortunately doing so at the expense of Jerricho Cotchery, another former Steeler who admittedly had a rough game, and the Panthers.
Not that they haven’t already started, but that means that the Pittsburgh Steelers and the rest of the league—with perhaps the exception of the Broncos for a day or two—are now in offseason mode and already gearing up for the 2016 season, in which they will look to dethrone the reigning champion, with the last team to successfully defend its crown being the 2004 Patriots.