Although I am sure this statement will be hard to believe for so many individuals of a certain age reading this article, but I assure you it doesn't make it any less of a true statement.
Back in the day, before yours truly was even born, the Pittsburgh Steelers franchise was viewed in the same regards as the modern day Cleveland Browns. Granted, that was fifty years and six Lombardi Trophies ago, but it happened.
So what happened? What was the defining moment that completely changed the fortunes of a seemingly snake-bit franchise?