There are some, myself included, who believe if Tom Brady had just been born about a decade earlier, the Pittsburgh Steelers would have a lot more than six Super Bowls. Ben Roethlisberger and company would certainly have made it to more AFC Championship games, and Super Bowls, without the Patriots and Brady getting in their way.
That is just wishful thinking, as Brady has been a thorn in the Steelers’ sides since the early 2000s, but if you truly want to know why the Steelers haven’t won more Lombardi trophies in the Super Bowl era, look not at New England, but at the team’s defense.