Bill Cowher Allen Quotations

This will be a good barometer for us because this is by far the best team we've played and maybe will play. They are a football team that is not used to losing at all. For them to come off a tough loss against Carolina has really probably compounded the challenge that we have.

But our players know. This is still Baltimore. They still have some good players, and their coach challenged them and they responded.

There will be a lot of excitement in that stadium, their first playoff game in a long time. It's a big, big challenge for us.

No team has ever been where we are. That's not going to discourage us. Does it make the challenge great? Absolutely. But at the same time, we have to seize the opportunity.

I think throughout the course of these playoffs, I think we're a football team. We have had really great weeks of work. We're playing our best football at the right time of the year. It was tough to do what we had to do to go to the three places and win those games. They were all challenges in themselves.

This was a big challenge for our team coming in and kind of weathering the storm early in the game. These are two very evenly matched teams, as was proven this year. We're fortunate and feel good about moving on.

Rob had a really good camp for us a year ago. He came in and challenged Jeff (Reed, the Steelers' kicker). We really liked him. Sometimes it just takes being at the right place at the right time.

I didn't get out of coaching to get back into it. This is my next challenge and I'm planning to work hard at it.

We certainly have to play better than the last time we played them. It's going to be a challenge for us.

I remember the game very vividly, and I'm sure Dom recalls it as well. You always remember your first win. It was always a big challenge to win in the Astrodome. Not many teams did.

They're just as hungry as we are. It's a golden opportunity for us, but don't underestimate the challenge that's in front of us. ... You realize how hard it is to get there, but don't lose sight that the goal is to win a championship. Nobody remembers that you lost a Super Bowl. They remember who won a Super Bowl.

We've got a big test ahead of us with this team, ... They lost and they're going to come in with a big chip on their shoulder. It's going to be a big challenge for us.

It's not like there haven't been times when we have brought in other long-snappers. The guy we brought in is good. He's the best guy we've brought in to challenge Mike.

This will be our third time playing them. They're explosive. They played well defensively down the stretch. There will be a lot of excitement in that stadium. It's a big challenge for us. We certainly have to play better than the last time we played them and better defensively than how we played today.