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The night before playing the first regular season NFL game in Dublin-Dalin, Pittsburg steelers Coach Mike Tomlin, former US Ambassador to Ireland and the late Dan M, president of influential Stellers. Gave an emotional speech to his team about the importance of Roney.
After less than 24 hours, Tomlin and Steelers held a 24–21 victory for an emotional roller-coaster.
“We certainly had a chip on our shoulder,” Rashar TJ Watt Said. “Mike T. Last night gave a speech on the importance of the Roney family in Ireland and Mr. Roney, how important the game is for his ambassador and his family here.
“We are very proud of him, and was very big to be able to go there and play steel football.”
Steellers did so that with most major defensive performances, which included six sacks, two interception, 14 quarterbacks and 10 tackles. They were hung through a late bounce by the Vikings that brought Carson ventzTeam within three digits using a deformed pass by security Deshon Elliot To seal the victory with second balance.
“I know he is smiling at us today,” Tomlin said about the former ambassador. “This is just an honor for fulfilling its vision, to bring NFL football to Dublin.”
Nominated as a steeler home game, a crowd of about 75,000 was mostly Stellers fan, and they were hurried from the minute when Gates were opened three hours before the kickoff.
“I thought the atmosphere was outstanding,” Quarterback Aron roders Said. “I come out quickly. Most NFL stadiums have two hours when the stadium opens, and it starts trickling. Someone returns to the locker room like 11:00, man, man, man, there is already a ton. I was so. I was, yes, we are not in the states now.
“… very terrible towels there, but I felt that maybe some good old Irish mixture, waving those towels a little bit. The music was very good. The fans were calm. The ground was ancient.”
The entire game-day experience was the incarnation of the Pittsburgh traditions and the Irish heritage of the Roney family. During the warm -up, an Irish group, The Cleda House Band, performed the live set between the top -40 hits of the Irish artists and a DJ mix between the songs. The game also had demonstrations from both the US and the Irish national anthem.
“This has always been their dream,” tight end Connor Haward Said about Roney. “Even on the way to the stadium here, you may get cold. I got cold to see all the steeler fans and then this opportunity and then with the national anthem, such as listening to American national anthem and then listening to the national anthem of Ireland. Two protests, one more lit, but it was really good.”
As they do at the across the Accure Stadium, the steeler also played “Pittsburg Polka” before the kickoff. Later, the stadium launched an Irish rock band formed in Limarick, with a crowd -led Singalong for “zombie” by Cranberry in the fourth quarter.
After scoring a field goal to take an 18 -point lead in the final quarter, the videobords were dark and started playing the steeler’s defensive anthem “Renegade”, “Renegade”,.
Sunday’s victory ended the three -day visit to the island for Steellers, which arrived on Friday and riding an hour to the Carton House for his weekend residence. In Dublin, Steellers practiced in property a few hours after arriving, using earlier similar areas by the Irish National Rugby team before the matches in Dublin. He also organized a broad walk-through on Saturday.
Earlier in the week, the Rogers had expressed their desire to reach Ireland first, but on Sunday clarified that he just wished that he would live longer in one of his three career international games.
Between practices, the team had free time to detect Dublin.
“It was a short journey, but from the moment we landed, the security people at the Carton House were going to cheer up,” Roders said. “Guinness downtown was good in Dublin. It would be a good flight, which is expected to return annually by us or two other teams.”
Although most journey was a positive experience, Stellers Backup Quarterback Skilar thompsonWhich was not determined to play because he is on the injured reserve, Was robbed on Friday nightBut he was in a game in a sweat on Sunday.
Asked if Dublin did enough to earn another NFL game, Rodgers were certain.
“100 percent,” he said. “Yes.”
